New method to analyse fundamental component in the fabrication of next-generation electronic circuits is unveiled.

Researchers from the Laboratorio Associado CICECO (UA) and the National Institute for Materials Science (Japan) report, in Nature Communications, how it is possible to use advanced methods of transmission electron microscopy to understand the behaviour of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) exposed to an electrical current. Characterising this behaviour will allow not only the design of more reliable nanoelectronic circuits but also the development of novel technological concepts such as the fabrication of endoscopes with minimal dimensions for use in Medicine.

Scientists are reporting development and successful initial tests of a potential new delivery system for the biological signaling agent responsible for the effects of Viagra. It could be used to deliver the substance, called nitric oxide or NO, to treatment conditions ranging from heart disease to skin ulcers and other wounds that fail to heal, according to a report in the Journal of the American Chemical Society.

Microscopy at the Frontiers of Science is the second joint meeting of the two Iberian Microscopy Societies and it will cover all aspects of Microscopy applied to Life Sciences, Materials Sciences and all other Fields of Sciences in which Microscopy plays a fundamental role.

A world leader in nanoelectromechanical (NEMS) research, systems extremely attractive and useful for application in computer memories, nanogenerators, etc., University of Aveiro will coordinate an international team led by Dr. Andrei Kholkin research coordinator at CICECO-UA. The project entitled NANOMOTION, has been highlighted by the European Commission with funding over of 3M €.