Posted on: Aug 17th, 2009
Nano Solar Technology Ltd. (NST), a newly formed Russian High-tech firm, has ordered a 120 MW end-to-end Oerlikon Solar's Micromorph line for production of thin film solar modules.
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Posted on: Aug 17th, 2009
Using tiny crystals called quantum dots, Johns Hopkins researchers have developed a highly sensitive test to look for DNA attachments that often are early warning signs of cancer.
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Posted on: Aug 17th, 2009
At Booth 11, Vistec is going to present both Vistec as a company as well as their latest technologies including the recently launched Vistec EBPG5200.
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Posted on: Aug 17th, 2009
This software package enables highly automated detection, investigation and analysis of samples.
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Posted on: Aug 17th, 2009
By studying gold nanoparticles of highly uniform size and shape, scientists now understand how they lose energy, a key step towards producing nanoscale detectors for weighing any single atom.
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Posted on: Aug 17th, 2009
Ein Team von der University of Bristol und dem Max-Planck-Institut fuer Kolloid- und Grenzflaechenforschung in Golm hat es jetzt erstmals geschafft, ein Protein ohne Zuhilfenahme eines Loesungsmittels zu verfluessigen.
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Posted on: Aug 17th, 2009
Cabot Corporation's Aerogel business today announced that its patented and patent-pending Nanogel aerogel Compression Pack product has been selected by Heerema Marine Contractors, to insulate 50-km of subsea flowlines for the BP operated Block 31 NE - PVSM project located offshore Angola.
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Posted on: Aug 17th, 2009
mPhase Technologies, Inc. has accepted an invitation to participate on the Thought Leadership Panel at the Smart Grid Implementation Summit on August 19 in Washington, D.C. at 8:15 AM.
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Posted on: Aug 17th, 2009
Fully automated SPM SOLVER NEXT has been selected by independent experts of R+D Magazine as the 2009 R+D 100 Award winner.
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Posted on: Aug 17th, 2009
Cadence Design Systems, Inc., the leader in global electronic design innovation, today announced that Global Unichip Corporation (GUC) has integrated the CPF-based Cadence Low-Power Solution into its PowerMagic methodology to optimize the design of its customers' complex low-power ASIC implementations in advanced technology.
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Posted on: Aug 17th, 2009
The new NT9100S combines the renowned performance of Veeco's NT Series of white light optical profilers with new features and options to enable rapid, three-dimensional surface measurements on 6-inch crystalline silicon PV cells.
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Posted on: Aug 17th, 2009
U.S. researchers have created tiny oxygen-sensing devices made from carbon nanotubes. They say the devices demonstrate the potential application of nanotechnology in low power, wearable gas sensors and could benefit those working in confined spaces where monitoring of oxygen concentrations is essential for survival.
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Posted on: Aug 17th, 2009
DNA logic gates can now detect more than just DNA segments, and by exploiting nature's design, their preparation could be simpler than ever.
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Posted on: Aug 17th, 2009
Strasbaugh announced today that a U.S. customer has placed an order for an nTellect (Model 7AF) wafer grinding system. The nTellect will expand the production capacity of a U.S. fab where two other nTellect grinders are already installed and in production.
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Posted on: Aug 17th, 2009
Electrons that are trapped in very small structures of only a few nanometer, demonstrate fascinating features. These could be useful for novel computers or semiconductor lasers.
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Posted on: Aug 17th, 2009
Nanochemists from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Nano-Science Center, Department of Chemistry at University of Copenhagen have developed nanoscale electric contacts out of organic and inorganic nanowires.
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Posted on: Aug 17th, 2009
Modumetal's advanced functional-gradation and nanolamination processes to be used to improve thermal barrier protection and turbine efficiency in power facilities.
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Posted on: Aug 17th, 2009
You probably have cocaine in your wallet, purse, or pocket.
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Posted on: Aug 17th, 2009
University of Utah mathematicians developed a new cloaking method, and it's unlikely to lead to invisibility cloaks like those used by Harry Potter or Romulan spaceships in Star Trek. Instead, the new method someday might shield submarines from sonar, planes from radar, buildings from earthquakes, and oil rigs and coastal structures from tsunamis.
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Posted on: Aug 17th, 2009
Today, scientists at IBM Research and the California Institute of Technology announced a scientific advancement that could be a major breakthrough in enabling the semiconductor industry to pack more power and speed into tiny computer chips, while making them more energy efficient and less expensive to manufacture.
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Posted on: Aug 17th, 2009
Bulgaria's planned nanotechnology center has fallen pray to the need to curb state expenditures.
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Posted on: Aug 16th, 2009
Better tools for manipulating DNA in the laboratory may soon be possible with newly discovered deoxyribozymes (catalytic DNA) capable of cleaving single-stranded DNA.
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Posted on: Aug 16th, 2009
Because the new device, called a 'spaser', is the first of its kind to emit visible light, it represents a critical component for possible future technologies based on nanophotonic circuitry
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Posted on: Aug 16th, 2009
Scientists in Indiana describe what they believe to be a simple and effective state-of-the-art oil stain remover. They have developed a new coating for glass, plastics, and a range of other materials that would enable consumers to wipe away those pesky oils with plain water.
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Posted on: Aug 16th, 2009
A special three-day symposium focusing on the weird subatomic particles that could help answer some compelling questions begins in Washington, D.C. today through August 18 at the 238th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society.
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Posted on: Aug 16th, 2009
The American Chemical Society, the world's largest scientific society, puts unsung heroes like in the limelight once a year, and is announcing the newest inductees into its Heroes of Chemistry 'hall of scientific fame' that recognizes the achievements of chemists in industry.
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Posted on: Aug 16th, 2009
Researchers at the University of California, Merced, and its sister campuses in Berkeley and Santa Barbara, will attempt to do just that thanks to a five-year $2.25 million grant that will fund a new UC-wide solar energy research program.
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Posted on: Aug 14th, 2009
Moving nanotechnology to market also involves addressing challenges regarding information and communication management. This year's 5th NanoRegulation Conference will bring together executive representatives from industry companies and associations, authorities, NGOs and politics to discuss how to add transparency to the black box of nanotechnologies.
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Posted on: Aug 14th, 2009
This week's most interesting nanotechnology news.
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Posted on: Aug 14th, 2009
Das Thema 'Intelligente Materialien und Systeme' hat Zukunft - darueber sind sich Wissenschaftler und Politikerinnen einig. Deshalb lud die Foerderagentur fuer Innovation KTI zum Innovations-Briefing zum Thema 'Smart Materials'.
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