Posted on: Sep 15th, 2009
Addressing a major transition in mask design at the 2Xnm logic (3Xnm half-pitch memory) node, the new Teron 600 platform will introduce programmable scanner-illumination capability and offer significant improvements in sensitivity and computational lithography power over the current industry-standard platform, TeraScanXR.
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Posted on: Sep 15th, 2009
Scientists at Oregon State University have developed a new 'adjuvant' that could allow the creation of important new vaccines, possibly become a universal vaccine carrier and help medical experts tackle many diseases more effectively.
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Posted on: Sep 14th, 2009
Out to prove that there is more to Finnish technology than Nokia handphones, Finland is seeking collaborations with India in biotechnology and nanotechnology and will also set up a Finnish Innovation Centre in New Delhi.
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Posted on: Sep 14th, 2009
In a speech Tuesday before the 8th annual NanoBusiness Conference in Chicago, Congressman Dan Lipinski called for enhanced support for cutting-edge research into nanotechnology, which has the potential to be a revolutionary force for job creation and economic growth.
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Posted on: Sep 14th, 2009
NanoBio Corporation today announced compelling preclinical data for NB-201, a nanoemulsion-based topical lotion for the treatment of burn wounds.
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Posted on: Sep 14th, 2009
Oil-and-water-based nanoemulsion could be more effective than commonly used lotions.
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Posted on: Sep 14th, 2009
On September 10, 2009, the European Commission (DG Health and Consumers) organized in Brussels a Scientific Hearing on the risk assessment of nanotechnologies. The presentations at this meeting have now been posted on the DG Health and Consumer's website.
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Posted on: Sep 14th, 2009
RoseStreet Labs Energy scientists announced a leap forward in generating hydrogen gas directly from sunlight by a photoelectrochemical cell (PEC).
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Posted on: Sep 14th, 2009
The world's hardest plastic nano-composite material that can be used in missiles and aeroplanes has been discovered by a team of five Bangalore researchers headed by CNR Rao, scientific advisor to the Prime Minister of India.
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Posted on: Sep 14th, 2009
Speaking at the 11th Annual Rodman Renshaw Healthcare Conference in New York City, AlphaRx Inc. Director Dr. David Milroy presented a company overview focusing on the Company's product pipeline, nano drug delivery platform and the significant developments anticipated within the next 12 months.
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Posted on: Sep 14th, 2009
MicroDynamics announces the release of the new MD-MicroQC, a lightweight, durable surface inspection Microscope.
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Posted on: Sep 14th, 2009
Molecules of hydrogen are difficult to steer with electric fields because of the symmetrical way that charges are distributed within them. But now researchers at ETH Zurich have found a clever technique to get a grip on the molecules.
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Posted on: Sep 14th, 2009
Being able to swing through the air like Spiderman on strands of 'spider silk' may be one step closer with researchers at Deakin University discovering a way to strengthen plastic nanofibres with one of the world's strongest materials, carbon.
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Posted on: Sep 14th, 2009
The Arizona Technology Council today announced the first digital edition of its TechConnect magazine to complement the highly popular print offering.
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Posted on: Sep 14th, 2009
QD Vision, developer of nanotechnology-based products for lighting and displays, has accepted invitations to highlight advances in quantum dot technology at nine major industry events in the next six months.
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Posted on: Sep 14th, 2009
Synopsys, Inc., a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design, verification and manufacturing, today announced that TSMC has adopted Synopsys' HSIM hierarchical FastSPICE circuit simulator for its sub-40-nanometer memory intellectual property characterization flow.
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Posted on: Sep 14th, 2009
Kohlenstoff-Nanotubes zeigen unterschiedliche Reibungseigenschaften parallel und quer zur Nanotube-Achse.
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Posted on: Sep 14th, 2009
Die PTB hat erstmals Graphen auf Galliumarsenid sichtbar gemacht - Kombination zweier einzigartiger Elektronikmaterialien gelungen.
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Posted on: Sep 14th, 2009
CombiMatrix Corporation announced today that it has received a contract from the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory for $1,476,000 to develop automated instrumentation that uses semiconductor microarray technologies for detecting chemical, biological and environmental hazards that can impact the health of deployed military personnel.
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Posted on: Sep 14th, 2009
Atoms have the habit of jumping through solids - a practice that physicists have recently been able to follow for the first time using a brand new method. This scientific advance was made possible thanks to the utilisation of cutting-edge X-ray sources, known as electron synchrotrons.
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Posted on: Sep 14th, 2009
At the Photomask Technology Conference 2009 in Monterey/CA Carl Zeiss introduces the next generation of their actinic AIMS mask qualification system.
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Posted on: Sep 14th, 2009
IMEC, Europe's leading nanoelectronics research center, and Kaneka Corporation, the Japanese leading manufacturer of chemical specialties and solar cells, have announced a bilateral cooperation. Under the agreement, Kaneka will incorporate its European Photovoltaics Laboratory at IMEC in Leuven, Belgium.
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Posted on: Sep 14th, 2009
Biopolis Shared Facilities and Carl Zeiss announce strategic partnership and collaboration.
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Posted on: Sep 14th, 2009
Waseda and A*STAR to foster closer ties through scientific collaborations and student exchange.
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Posted on: Sep 14th, 2009
In finally answering an elusive scientific question, researchers with the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have shown that the selective placement of strain can alter the electronic phase and its spatial arrangement in correlated electron materials.
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Posted on: Sep 13th, 2009
Researchers from the Eindhoven University of Technology and the University of Ulm have made the first high-resolution 3D images of the inside of a polymer solar cell. This gives them important new insights in the nanoscale structure of polymer solar cells and its effect on the performance.
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Posted on: Sep 13th, 2009
Imagine a polka-dotted postage stamp-sized sensor that can sniff out some known poisonous gases and toxins and show the results simply by changing colors.
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Posted on: Sep 13th, 2009
How much difference can a tenth of a nanometer make? When it comes to figuring out how proteins work, an improvement in resolution of that miniscule amount can mean the difference between seeing where atoms are and understanding how they interact.
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Posted on: Sep 13th, 2009
The same properties of nanoparticles that make them so appealing to manufacturers may also have negative effects on the environment and human health. However, little is known which particles may be harmful. Part of the problem is determining exactly what a nanoparticle is.
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Posted on: Sep 11th, 2009
The School of Chemical Engineering at the University of Birmingham is using multiple NanoSight nanoparticle characterisation systems to study viruses and catalyst nanoparticles.
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