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Japanese-German micro/nanotechnology forum at the Micromachine/MEMS exhibition in Tokyo

In co-operation with the German Asia-pacific Business Association, IVAM Microtechnology Network launches the third Japanese-German Micro/Nano forum within the framework of the Exhibition Micro Machine/MEMS in Tokyo.

July 23, 2010 Read more

New EU-funded project to develop sustainable solutions for nanotechnology-based products based on hazard characterization

The Nanosustain FP7 project is funded for three years and has the objective of developing innovative solutions for the sustainable design, use, recycling, and final treatment of nanotechnology-based products.

July 23, 2010 Read more

Fabrication of photoluminescent glass capsules containing high concentrations of uantum dots

Researchers in Japan have developed photoluminescent glass capsules containing multiple CdSe/ZnS core/shell quantum dots that retain their photoluminescence properties. With high emission brightness and the durability of glass, the capsule can be used as a fluorescent reagent in a wide variety of bio-applications, from basic research to clinical applications. Its brightness and durability could make it useful as a phosphor for electronics.

July 23, 2010 Read more

Do-it-yourself microtechnology for smaller companies

A European project has developed a one-stop shop to support companies, especially SMEs, in the rapid design and manufacture of novel micro-devices for use in applications ranging from medical diagnosis to mobile phones.

July 23, 2010 Read more

Attocube-WITTENSTEIN Research Awards 2010 verliehen

Preise fuer exzellente, anwendungsorientierte Diplom- und Doktorarbeiten.

July 23, 2010 Read more

A trick of the light

Unusual properties predicted in superconducting thin films could deliver perfect lenses and other novel applications.

July 23, 2010 Read more

Bright lights for live cells

Surface-selective fluorescent labeling enables cell tracking in the body while preserving initial cell function.

July 23, 2010 Read more

Solar, infrared and light emitting diode experts met in Chicago to discuss advances in photonic materials and devices

On July 12 and 13, 2010, experts from across the solar photovoltaics, infrared (IR) photovoltaics and light emitting diode (LED) disciplines met to review and discuss recent progress and future trends in the rapidly advancing fields of photonic materials and devices at the 2010 International Symposium on Optoelectronic Materials and Devices.

July 22, 2010 Read more

Graphene oxide gets green

Rice researchers show environmentally friendly ways to make it in bulk, break it down.

July 22, 2010 Read more

NIST nanoscale dimensioning technique wins R+D 100 award

A radical, new method developed at NIST that transforms the humble, ubiquitous and inexpensive optical microscope into a powerful three-dimensional nanoscale and microscale measurement device has won one of this year's prestigious R+D 100 Awards.

July 22, 2010 Read more

Nanowick at heart of new system to cool 'power electronics'

Researchers have shown that an advanced cooling technology being developed for high-power electronics in military and automotive systems is capable of handling roughly 10 times the heat generated by conventional computer chips.

July 22, 2010 Read more

Some like it hot: How to heat a 'nano bathtub'

Researchers at JILA have demonstrated the use of infrared laser light to quickly and precisely heat the water in 'nano bathtubs' - tiny sample containers - for microscopy studies of the biochemistry of single molecules and nanoparticles.

July 22, 2010 Read more

Nano 'pin art': Novel arrays are step toward mass production of nanowires

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have cultivated many thousands of nanocrystals in what looks like a pinscreen or 'pin art' on silicon, a step toward reliable mass production of semiconductor nanowires for millionths-of-a-meter-scale devices such as sensors and lasers.

July 22, 2010 Read more

Quantum Mechanics not in Jeopardy - Physicists confirm a decades-old key principle experimentally

When waves - regardless of whether light or sound - collide, they overlap creating interferences. Austrian and Canadian quantum physicists have now been able to rule out the existence of higher-order interferences experimentally and thereby confirmed an axiom in quantum physics: Born's rule.

July 22, 2010 Read more

Highest X-ray energy used to probe materials

Scientists for the first time have dived into the effect that an intense X-ray free electron laser (XFEL) has on materials.

July 22, 2010 Read more

Stevens hosts 2010 metro area NEMS/MEMS nanomanufacturing workshop

On July 26th, Stevens will host over 100 students and researchers from local universities and companies for a one-day workshop on NEMS/MEMS with a focus on Nanomanufacturing.

July 22, 2010 Read more