Bismuth for Bone Cement: Water-soluble cluster is key to the formation of a hybrid material

01-Nov-2010 - Organic–inorganic hybrid materials, uniting the advantages of their organic and inorganic parts, are used for a wide variety of applications. However, making a homogeneous composite material is only possible if a solvent can be found in which both components are soluble. Materials containing the ...

Bayer Technology Services collaborates with the University of Erlangen-Nürnberg

Basic research in the field of high-performance materials

16-Jul-2010 - Bayer Technology Services GmbH (BTS) and the Excellence Cluster for the Engineering of Advanced Materials – Hierarchical Structure Formation for Functional Devices (EAM) at the University of Erlangen-Nürnberg have signed a cooperation agreement. The focus is on basic research in the field of ...

How the first step affects the (watery) result

German Scientists from Jena and Erlangen-Nürnberg show the way to a more effective creation of hydrogen

28-Jun-2010 - Energy from hydrogen - scientists from all over the world work on this solution to overcome the energy crisis. Amongst other things they try to use the sunlight as driving force for the splitting of water into hydrogen and oxygen. In trying to copy the photosynthesis in the laboratory a team of ...

Bridging the gap

25-Aug-2009 - Scientists from Spain and Germany have shown electron transfer through extended tetrathiafulvalene bridges in electron donor-acceptor conjugates. Nazario Martín and colleagues from Universidad Complutense, Madrid and Dirk Guldi and his team from the University of Erlangen have worked together to ...

NIST develops novel ion trap for sensing force and light

03-Jul-2009 - Miniature devices for trapping ions are common components in atomic clocks and quantum computing research. Now, a novel ion trap geometry demonstrated at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) could usher in a new generation of applications because the device holds promise as ...

The spontaneous and sophisticated side of self-assembly

19-Feb-2009 - Complex macromolecular nanostructures can be made in one pot, thanks to a method developed by German scientists. Andreas Hirsch and colleagues at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, in Germany, used metal complexation and hydrogen bonding interactions to encourage molecular building blocks to ...

Catalyst Tape - Sticky teflon: recovery of fluorine-containing catalysts with a teflon strip

06-Jun-2005 - Cake doesn't cling to pans with a nonstick coating, fried eggs don't stick to a teflon pan. So nothing sticks to teflon? Not so! Teflon can also be very "sticky", which is a desirable property, particularly to John A. Gladysz and Long V. Ding (University of Erlangen-Nüremberg), who can "gather ...

A molecule that looks like a toy top can serve as a motor for nanoscale components

20-Oct-2004 - One of the challenges of modern synthetic chemistry is the construction of rotating molecular motors. These act as drives for structural elements with dimensions on the nanometer scale, just a few millionths of a millimeter. One molecule that can now fulfill these requirements consists of a ...

Breaking down pollutants with sunlight

Carbon-doped titanium dioxide as an effective photocatalyst

21-Oct-2003 - The sun is a virtually inexhaustible source of energy, which isn't just useful for the production of electrical energy (solar cells). For example, when converted into chemical energy, it can be used to break down pollutants. Researchers at the University of Erlangen-Nürnberg have now developed ...