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SouthWest NanoTechnologies (SWeNT) has developed two new grades in its SMW line of Specialty Multi-wall CNT. These materials are used as additives that enable higher electrical conductivity in polymer compounds and improved cathode performance in Lithium Ion batteries.
Posted: Jun 13th, 2012
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Following on from the outstanding performance of the Leica TCS SP5 series, Leica Microsystems is once again at the forefront of confocal innovation with the new Leica TCS SP8.
Posted: Jun 12th, 2012
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JPK Instruments, a world-leading manufacturer of nanoanalytic instrumentation for research in life sciences and soft matter, reports on the use of AFM to study the nanoscale interactions of biological systems at the Intelligent Polymer Research Institute (IPRI) and ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science (ACES) of the University of Wollongong in the group of Dr Michael Higgins.
Posted: Jun 12th, 2012
Read moreKaneka and imec report a large area (6 inch semi-square) heterojunction silicon solar cell with a certified power conversion efficiency of 22.68% with an electroplated copper contact grid on top of the transparent conductive oxide layer.
Posted: Jun 12th, 2012
Read moreGLOBALFOUNDRIES, a worldwide leader in the technology roadmap race, has agreed to manufacture devices for ST using ST's proprietary Fully Depleted Silicon-on-Insulator (FD-SOI) technology in both the 28nm and 20nm nodes.
Posted: Jun 11th, 2012
Read moreHaydale Limited and Cheap Tubes Inc today announce that they have reached agreement for CTi to act as the exclusive agent for the supply of the Haydale HDPlas nano products in the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
Posted: Jun 11th, 2012
Read moreSparta Armor will have the exclusive right to use NaturalNano's Halloysite Natural Tubes in a range of products intended to improve body armor and vehicle protection.
Posted: Jun 9th, 2012
Read moreMaterials science giant participates in Series C financing, taps Nanocomp as partner for next-generation armor and lightweight core structures.
Posted: Jun 8th, 2012
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The CRAIC Apollo is designed to add Raman spectroscopy to modern optical microscopes. With the ability to measure Raman spectra of micron-scale samples, the CRAIC Apollo is a powerful tool to identify and characterize materials, pharmaceuticals, semiconductors and biological samples.
Posted: Jun 8th, 2012
Read moreThe United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has accepted Izon Science Patent No. 11/721047 for an invention for detecting, measuring and controlling particles. The patent covers the novel elastomeric size-tunable nanopores used in Izon Science's qNano and qViro instruments.
Posted: Jun 7th, 2012
Read moreAs part of its ongoing expansion, Asylum Research, the technology leader in scanning probe and atomic force microscopy (SPM/AFM), announced today that it has appointed Spectra Research Corporation (SRC) as its exclusive distributor in Canada.
Posted: Jun 6th, 2012
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PI (Physik Instrumente) LP, a leading manufacturer of precision motion control equipment is now offering the PI miCos vacuum positioning systems product line. An overview of these high-end micro-positioners and nano-positioners is given in a new brochure, available for download from the PI website.
Posted: Jun 6th, 2012
Read moreMentor Graphics Corporation today announced that Mentor and Samsung Electronics have expanded their 20nm collaboration announced in March to include Calibre signoff design kits for 20nm, including multiple approaches to double patterning (DP) and advanced fill capabilities.
Posted: Jun 6th, 2012
Read moreSolid State Equipment LLC (SSEC), a manufacturer of single wafer wet processing equipment for the semiconductor industry, has joined SEMATECH's 3D Interconnect program at the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE) of the University at Albany, and will partner with SEMATECH to develop robust, cost-effective process and metrology solutions for readying high-volume via-mid through-silicon via (TSV) manufacturing.
Posted: Jun 6th, 2012
Read moreVeeco Instruments Inc. today introduced three new models of its market-leading TurboDisc metal organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) systems for the production of high brightness light emitting diodes (LEDs).
Posted: Jun 6th, 2012
Read moreApplied Materials, Inc. today announced its new Applied Varian VIISta Trident system, the semiconductor industry's most advanced single-wafer, high-current ion implant system.
Posted: Jun 6th, 2012
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