10-05/06 :: May/June 2010


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tiple diodes for enough electron energy and good solar absorption (using multiple photons for one electron reaction like natural photosynthesis).


This is in stark contrast to conventional semiconduc- tor particle system with randomly loaded catalyst, in which the electron-hole separation and charge transport usually relies on diffusion, and typically with low efficiency and limited stability.


Xiangfeng Duan and his colleagues – Yongquan Qu, Lei Liao, Rui Cheng, Yue Wang, Yung-Chen Lin, Yu Huang – believe this concept will have important implications for future green chemistry and sustai- nability science, and can impact significantly in areas such as environmental remediation, artificial photosynthesis and solar fuel production. Yongquan Qu, Lei Liao, Rui Cheng, Yue Wang, Yung- Chen Lin, Yu Huang and Xiangfeng Duan: Rational De- sign and Synthesis of Freestanding Photoelectric Nanode- vices as Highly Efficient Photocatalysts, In: Nano Letters, Vol. 10(2010), Issue 5, May 12, 2010, Pages 1941-1949, DOI:10.1021/nl101010m: http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/nl101010m


End of April the international micro- and nanotech- nology community met in Dortmund, Germany on the occasion of the 16th international Micromachine Summit. This year, about 100 delegates from some 20 nations held a meeting about „AAL-Ambient Assisted Living“ and discussed improvements and political strategies of the countries with a view to funding and the utilization of new technologies. The aim of AAL-technologies is to open up age-based assistance systems for more quality of everyday life. In future, micro- and nanotechnologies will be able


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to help long-term care patients for example with telemedicine. http://www.mms10.org


Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Ma- nufacturing Engineering and Applied Materials Research (IFAM) in Bremen developed a new bio- material. It promotes bone growth and is biodegra- dable. They presented a screw which is biocom- patible and also biodegradable over time. The engineers at IFAM have developed a granulate from the biomaterials which can be precision-processed using conventional injection molding methods, obviating the need for any post-processing such as milling.


The complex geometry is achieved in a net-shape process, producing a robust screw. The properties of this prototype come very close to those of real


Surgeons use interferential screws to fasten cruciate ligaments in the knee. From the left: made of polylac- tic acid, hydroxylapatite and medical stainless steel. © Fraunhofer IFAM, Germany


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