Samsung Electronics announced that its new Semiconductor Research and Development Center has started advanced logic process development, an important part of Samsung's drive in the foundry business. ...read article
Infineon Technologies AG and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company announced that they are extending their development and production partnership to a 65nanometer embedded flash process technology targeting next generation automotive, chip card and security applications. ...read article
Abraxis Health, a fully-integrated personalized healthcare division of Abraxis BioScience, Inc., today announced the dedication of its new manufacturing facility in Phoenix, Arizona. ...read article
MemPro Ceramics Corporation received notice that The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded the company a $147,000 grant to continue the development of innovative ceramic nanofiber technology. ...read article
ExxonMobil Chemical's affiliate TonenGeneral and Toray Industries have agreed to establish a global joint venture for the battery separator film business. It will develop, manufacture and sell lithium ion battery (LIB) separator film and introduce next-generation films to the market. ...read article
Just three weeks after G24 Innovations (G24i) successfully launched the world's first commercial application of Dye-Sensitive Solar Cells (DSSC), the global pioneer of DSSC announced that it has signed a formal agreement with three of China's most prestigious institutes to accelerate industrial development of the technology. ...read article
While neckties have been worn by medical professionals for centuries, they have been clinically proven to harbor enough harmful bacteria to transmit illness. Well before the swine flu outbreak, Florida-based SafeSmart developed a line of antimicrobial ties that has been widely accepted in healthcare, food service and other industries. ...read article
This week, NanoSight, providers of unique nanoparticle characterisation technology, attended the fourth annual UK NanoForum and Emerging Technologies conference and exhibition which brought together over 100 senior international delegates and 350 UK delegates to network and identify potential business and collaboration opportunities in the world of nanotechnology. ...read article
Ampulse Corporation, a developer and manufacturer of solar cell solutions based on proprietary and patented crystalline-silicon (c-Si) thin-film technology, today announced it has closed an $8 million Series A funding co-led by Globespan Capital Partners and El Dorado Ventures, and joined by existing investors Battelle Ventures and its affiliate fund, Innovation Valley Partners. ...read article
Particulate Systems, a brand of Micromeritics Instrument Corporation, and Surface Measurement Systems Limited are pleased to announce a Global Strategic Collaboration starting October 2009. ...read article
NanoLogix, Inc. announces that the company has recently filed BNP (BioNanoPore) national patent applications in China, Japan, India, Brazil, Russia and the EU. These applications were filed in order to obtain intellectual property protection for the company's technology in countries viewed as representing the largest potential international market for BNP rapid detection, a revolutionary sandwiched-membrane Petri-based technology that can reduce microorganism detection times by 100-400%. ...read article
Marco Beckmann, CEO of Nanostart AG, the global nanotechnology investment company based in Frankfurt, will be presenting the company and its portfolio holdings to an audience of approx. 80 selected investors and analysts on November 5 in New York City's Manhattan Club. ...read article
Novellus Systems announced today that it has developed a new tungsten deposition process, called LRWxT, that can effectively reduce contact and line resistance at the 3Xnm technology node compared to conventional tungsten chemical vapor deposition (CVD-W) technology. ...read article
Ultratech, Inc., a leading supplier of lithography and laser-processing systems used to manufacture semiconductor devices, today announced that it has received a follow-on order for its AP200 lithography system, which features an innovative dual-side alignment (DSA) system for through-silicon via (TSV) applications. ...read article
FEI Company announced that Phenom-World, a majority-owned subsidiary of NTS Group B.V. (NTS) of Eindhoven, The Netherlands, has acquired FEI's Phenom product line. ...read article
As well as presenting a technical paper and exhibiting from its range of Zetasizer light scattering solutions and Viscotek size exclusion chromatography systems, Malvern Instruments is sponsoring the 'Protein Aggregation' track at the next Cambridge Healthtech Institute PepTalk conference (January 11-15, 2010, San Diego, California). ...read article
The project's purpose is to establish new materials and process technologies to be used in production of low-cost, power-efficient, white LED-light sources for the general lighting market. ...read article
Nanocomp Technologies, Inc. today announced it has been awarded an extension to its existing development contract with the U.S. Army Natick Soldier Systems Center in Massachusetts. The new contract modifies one signed in August 2008 between the parties to develop carbon nanotube materials for the purpose of improving body armor. ...read article
The United States Patent #7,601,650 was issued on October 13, 2009 for a variety of methods and techniques for fabricating an improved CNT device such as an AFM probe. ...read article
MagForce Nanotechnologies AG, the Berlin-based medical technology company, today announced the successful completion of final clinical trials demonstrating the efficacy of its Nano-Cancer therapy in patients with recurrent glioblastoma, a frequent form of brain tumor which is highly malignant. The actual study results significantly exceeded the study objective. ...read article
Die Nanostart-Tochter MagForce Nanotechnologies AG hat heute bekannt gegeben, dass die Wirksamkeitsstudie der Nano-Krebs-Therapie bei Patienten mit Glioblastom-Rezidiv, einem haeufigen, boesartigen Hirntumor, erfolgreich abgeschlossen wurde. Die Ergebnisse zeigen, dass das Studienziel dabei deutlich uebertroffen werden konnte. ...read article
AIXTRON AG today announced that Changelight Co., Ltd., ordered an AIXTRON Planetary Reactor system for the production of Gallium Arsenide (GaAs) LED. ...read article
Cambridge Research and Instrumentation, Inc. (CRi), a leader in biomedical imaging, today announced the launch of inForm, advanced image analysis software based on the company's proprietary Machine Learning System. ...read article
Nanometrics Incorporated, a leading supplier of advanced process control metrology systems used primarily in the manufacturing and packaging of semiconductors, solar photovoltaics and high-brightness LEDs, today announced a multi-system order from a leading semiconductor foundry for its Integrated Metrology and NanoCD suite solutions. ...read article
CERAM, a global expert in materials testing, analysis and consultancy announces that it offers a full suite of testing for Yttria-Stabilised Zirconia (YSZ), destined for surgical implants, as defined in ISO 13356 standards. ...read article
Nippon Kouatsu Electric Co. Ltd. and Electrovaya have signed a memorandum of understanding for the development and sales of Electrovaya's integrated advanced battery storage systems for both stationary power and smart grid systems applications, initially targeted for the Japanese market. ...read article
mPhase Technologies, Inc. reported today that it has been granted a United States patent for its concept for a battery that is safer for the environment. ...read article
VIASPACE Inc., an alternative energy company providing products and technology for renewable, clean energy, announced that new technology enabling fuel cells for micro applications has been patented under U.S. Patent Number 7,585,577 'Monopolar Fuel Cell Stack Coupled Together Without Use of Top or Bottom Cover Plates or Tie Rods'. ...read article
