Emerging nanotechnologies to be showcased at the National Institute of Standards and Technology on April 8
Conference to provide insight into NIST s studies of nanoelectronics, nanofabrication and nanometrology
Mar 11th, 2008
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IMEC reports methodology to analyze process variability compatible with DFM tools
IMEC reports a variability-aware modeling (VAM) flow that analyzes process variability of sub-45nm technologies which enables designers to optimize their system design for timing, energy and yield versus expected application load.
Mar 11th, 2008
Read moreMEDi 2008 Returns to Connecticut Convention Center, September 9-10
MEDi 2008, the most comprehensive medical device conference and exhibition, will be held at the new Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford, Tuesday and Wednesday, September 9-10. MEDi 2008 will showcase the latest developments in nanomedicine, drug delivery vehicles, drug/device combination products, robotic surgery, orthopedic implants and prosthetic devices, artificial organs and eHealth, while also providing conferences addressing important issues and business challenges related to the manufacture and commercialization of these devices.
Mar 11th, 2008
Read moreEuropean Consortium to push the speed limit of silicon based transistor up to 0.5 TeraHertz
A powerful European consortium held the kick-off meeting of the EU-funded project labeled DOTFIVE and titled 'Towards 0.5 TeraHertz Silicon/Germanium Heterojunction Bipolar technology (SiGe HBT)'.
Mar 11th, 2008
Read moreTo sort, simply stretch
Researchers in Sweden have come up with a straightforward method for sorting particles in microfluidics - simply stretching the microchannel.
Mar 11th, 2008
Read moreNo labels, no new safety testing: Nanotechnology foods pose toxic risks
Food, packaging and agricultural products containing manufactured nanomaterials pose a toxic health risk and should be suspended from sale until new safety testing, laws and appropriate labelling are created, a new report says.
Mar 10th, 2008
Read moreThinner, stronger and more flexible research
You wouldn't normally associate golf balls with condoms but for University of Queensland researcher Dr Darren Martin, it is all about covering things.
Mar 10th, 2008
Read moreExpert explains challenges facing nanotechnology
Filling the major gaps that exist in the understanding of the health, safety, environmental and societal impacts of nanotechnology is critically important to its long term success, a researcher said yesterday. Lori Sheremeta, research officer at the Canadian Institute for Nanotechnology, was making a presentation on ?Nanotechnology Stewardship? on the concluding day of the first international symposium on applied nanomedicine, hosted by Qatar Foundation.
Mar 10th, 2008
Read moreHandheld DNA detector
A researcher at the National University at San Diego has taken a mathematical approach to a biological problem - how to design a portable DNA detector. He describes a mathematical simulation to show how a new type of nanoscale transistor might be coupled to a DNA sensor system to produce a characteristic signal for specific DNA fragments in a sample.
Mar 10th, 2008
Read moreMeasurement technique probes surface structure of gold nanocrystals
Researchers at the University of Illinois have demonstrated a sensitive probe that can identify and characterize the atomic structure of gold and other nanocrystalline materials.
Mar 10th, 2008
Read moreNew television series 'Nanotechnology: The Power of Small'
The Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies (PEN) and National Science Foundation (NSF) will host the Washington, DC, premiere event for the television series "Nanotechnology: The Power of Small" on Wednesday evening, April 2.
Mar 10th, 2008
Read moreCATRENE announcing first call for project proposals
CATRENE, the recently approved EUREKA Cluster for Application and Technology Research on NanoElectronics is extending an invitation to Europe?s high tech industry, small and medium sized enterprises as well as research institutes and academia to participate in its first call for project proposals.
Mar 10th, 2008
Read moreWorkshop on research on the safety of nanomaterials: reviewing the knowledge gaps
Workshop on safety of nanomaterials on April 17-18, 2008 in Brussels, Belgium.
Mar 10th, 2008
Read morePledge on regulation of nanotechnology products
After Wayne Swan took the budgetary axe to the $21.5million Australian National Nanotechnology Strategy in January, Science Minister Kim Carr yesterday vowed to establish a system for regulating the commercial fruits of nanotechnology.
Mar 10th, 2008
Read moreAll done with mirrors: microscope tracks nanoparticles in 3-D
A clever new microscope design allows nanotechnology researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to track the motions of nanoparticles in solution as they dart around in three dimensions. The researchers hope the technology, which NIST plans to patent, will lead to a better understanding of the dynamics of nanoparticles in fluids and, ultimately, process control techniques to optimize the assembly of nanotechnology devices.
Mar 10th, 2008
Read moreInnovative injection process without the needle
The Berlin-based company Capsulution Nanoscience AG, has signed a cooperative contract with the Tuebingen-based biotechnology company EMC microcollections GmbH and Charite University Berlin. The aim of this three-year long cooperation is the development of the topical vaccine, i.e. vaccines which, by simple application to the surface of the skin, can be used to treat cancer or to prevent infectious diseases.
Mar 10th, 2008
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