Posted on: Oct 13th, 2009
European researchers who created an ultra-fast, extremely high-resolution video camera have enabled dozens of medical applications, including one scenario that can record 'thought' processes travelling along neurons.
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Posted on: Oct 13th, 2009
The University at Albany today announced an extensive schedule of events and activities to be held during its month-long celebration of NANOvember.
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Posted on: Oct 13th, 2009
KIT-Wissenschaftlern ist es nun erstmals gelungen, kleinste optische Nanoantennen aus Gold gezielt und reproduzierbar anzufertigen.
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Posted on: Oct 13th, 2009
Canadian engineers suggest that research is needed into the risks associated with the growing field of nanotechnology manufacture so that appropriate protective equipment can be developed urgently.
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Posted on: Oct 13th, 2009
Diamon-Fusion International, Inc., global developer and exclusive licensor of patented hydrophobic nanotechnologies, announced today the launching of DFI's nano-coating by Viglacera, a highly reputable and one of the largest sanitary ware producers in South East Asia.
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Posted on: Oct 13th, 2009
The SOI Industry Consortium today announced an initiative to deliver a silicon on insulator (SOI) educational event in conjunction with ARM TechCon3 to help the electronics industry reap the benefits of SOI.
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Posted on: Oct 13th, 2009
Researchers at Oregon State University and other institutions have developed a new plasmonic nanorod metamaterial using extraordinarily tiny rods of gold that will have important applications in medical, biological and chemical sensors.
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Posted on: Oct 13th, 2009
Improved magneto-nano sensor chips are up to 1,000 times more sensitive than current methods of cancer detection - can scan any bodily fluid with high accuracy and search for up to 64 different cancer-associated proteins simultaneously.
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Posted on: Oct 13th, 2009
Recently, at Arizona State University's Biodesign Institute, N.J. Tao and collaborators have found a way to make a key electrical component on a phenomenally tiny scale.
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Posted on: Oct 13th, 2009
Nanosphere, Inc., a leader in the development and commercialization of advanced molecular diagnostics systems, announced today it has received 510(k) clearance from the FDA for its influenza A + B and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) test and the Verigene SP System, with complete sample-to-result automation.
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Posted on: Oct 13th, 2009
The international engineering company M+W Zander has been awarded a contract for approximately 550 million Euro from GLOBALFOUNDRIES, the world's first truly global leading-edge semiconductor manufacturing company, to engineer and construct its new semiconductor wafer facility 'Fab 2'.
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Posted on: Oct 13th, 2009
Eine Arbeitsgruppe aus Chemikern und Physikern der Universitaet des Saarlandes hat ein grundlegend neues Verfahren entwickelt, mit dem graphenbeschichtete Oberflaechen hergestellt werden koennen.
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Posted on: Oct 13th, 2009
EcoActive Surfaces, Inc., announced today the results of independent laboratory testing that demonstrate dramatic killing of viruses on surfaces treated with the advanced antimicrobial surface coating OxiTitan VLR.
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Posted on: Oct 13th, 2009
The European Environmental Bureau (EEB), Europe's largest federation of environmental citizens' organizations, launched a report outlining the critical governance structures needed for the safe development and use of nanotechnologies.
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Posted on: Oct 13th, 2009
Max Planck Innovation, the technology transfer organization of the Max Planck Society, grants Leica Microsystems, Wetzlar, an exclusive license for implementing the latest generation of optical microscopes with a resolution far below the diffraction limit (nanoscopes).
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Posted on: Oct 12th, 2009
UC Santa Barbara and the Institute of Microelectronics (IME) of Singapore have entered into a 'green electronics' research collaboration agreement focused on developing ultra-efficient nanoscale transistors and exploring their circuit-level functionality.
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Posted on: Oct 12th, 2009
Today KLA-Tencor Corporation, the world's leading supplier of process control and yield management solutions for the semiconductor and related industries, extended its product offerings in the CMOS image sensor (CIS) market by announcing the 8900 defect inspection system.
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Posted on: Oct 12th, 2009
Leica Microsystems, Wetzlar, erhaelt von Max-Planck-Innovation, der Technologietransfer-Organisation der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, die Exklusivlizenz fuer die Umsetzung der neuesten Generation optischer Mikroskope mit Aufloesung weit unterhalb der Beugungsgrenze (Nanoskope).
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Posted on: Oct 12th, 2009
In an effort to make graphene more useful in electronics applications, Kansas State University engineers made a golden discovery - gold 'snowflakes' on graphene.
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Posted on: Oct 12th, 2009
Asylum Research has announced that their Cypher Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) has been awarded the prestigious Frost + Sullivan North America Best Practices Product Innovation Award for 2009.
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Posted on: Oct 12th, 2009
IBM Research today announced it has received an 'Advanced Sequencing Technology Award' from the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) to design a silicon-based 'DNA Transistor' that will advance genome sequencing technology and generate progress in health care diagnosis and practice.
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Posted on: Oct 12th, 2009
Cadence Design Systems, Inc., the leader in global electronic design innovation, today announced that Shanghai Huahong Integrated Circuits Company Ltd. (SHHIC), a leading Chinese fabless semiconductor company, has adopted a broad range of Cadence solutions and services for the design of advanced chips targeting China's fast-growing electronics market.
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Posted on: Oct 12th, 2009
The award was awarded to Leonid Keldysh (Russia), Alfred I. Cho (USA) and to RIBER S.A. Company (France).
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Posted on: Oct 12th, 2009
The completed building will consist of a 28,000-square-foot basement, an 8,000-square-foot sub-basement, and four above-ground levels each measuring about 12,000 square feet. The total building is about 90,000 square feet including hallways, utilities and common spaces.
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Posted on: Oct 12th, 2009
Global pioneer adapts Graetzel Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell technology to give consumers renewable energy options for battery-dependant electronics.
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Posted on: Oct 12th, 2009
Acceleration sensor measures movement with high accuracy over the whole automotive temperature range to enable vehicle self-adjusting features, advanced safety and security, and enhanced GPS.
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Posted on: Oct 12th, 2009
Shrink Nanotechnologies, Inc. today announced a strategic alliance with Inabata America Corporation to market and sell the Company's OptiSol Solar Concentrator technologies and ShrinkChip Rapid Prototyping Solution.
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Posted on: Oct 12th, 2009
The Cockcroft Institute, a partnership between the Universities of Liverpool, Lancaster and Manchester, has been awarded 16.4million pounds to further research into accelerator science and technology.
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Posted on: Oct 12th, 2009
Springer and the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) announce the publication of strategic reports planning the next 40 years of progress in science and technology.
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Posted on: Oct 12th, 2009
Dow Corning and AIXTRON AG today announced that Dow Corning is extending its SiC epitaxy capabilities with the latest generation AIXTRON Planetary Reactor platform AIX 2800G4 WW for 10x100 mm and future 6x150 mm SiC wafers.
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