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Companies to present at the largest marketplace for emerging technologies in the U.S.

NSTI and CTSI today announced that more than 100 leading companies looking for research and development, funding, and commercialization partners will be showcased in the 4th Annual TechConnect Summit, taking place May 4-6, 2009 in Houston, Texas.

April 22, 2009 Read more

Chemicals industry questions value of stakeholder dialogue in Europe

The current format of stakeholder dialogue practised in Europe 'has no value in itself', according to a leading figure in the chemicals sector.

April 22, 2009 Read more

Chemists succeed in making the first ever piece of chiral palladium metal

The findings are significant because they lead to an entirely new class of materials. These are metallo-organics - they combine the variety of organic molecules with the special properties of metals.

April 22, 2009 Read more

IMEC presents functional 22nm SRAM cells fabricated using EUV technology

Today, IMEC presented the world?s first functional 22nm CMOS SRAM cells made using EUV lithography.

April 22, 2009 Read more

Researchers discover nanoscale motors that amplify sound inside the ear

Utah and Texas researchers have learned how quiet sounds are magnified by bundles of tiny, hair-like tubes atop 'hair cells' in the ear: when the tubes dance back and forth, they act as 'flexoelectric motors' that amplify sound mechanically.

April 22, 2009 Read more

New imaging technique that scrambles light may lead to sharper images, wider views

An imaging method developed by Princeton researchers could lead to lenses that show all parts of the scene at once in the same high detail. The new method could help build more powerful microscopes and other optical devices.

April 22, 2009 Read more

Simplicity key for European innovation institute

Applications to host the first Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs) chosen by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) will be rejected if they exceed 40 pages, according to the institute's board.

April 21, 2009 Read more

'Research in Germany' auf der Hannover-Messe mit einer 'World of Nano'

Als eines der 17 Zukunftsfelder der Hightech-Strategie fuer Deutschland wurde die Nanotechnologie aufgrund ihrer hohen wissenschaftlichen Dynamik und wirtschaftlich internationalen Bedeutung als Thema einer Schwerpunktkampagne ausgewaehlt.

April 21, 2009 Read more

New discovery to improve the performance of the nanotubes in solar cells

A research team from Northeastern University and the National Institute of Standards and Technology has discovered, serendipitously, that a residue of a process used to build arrays of titania nanotubes -a residue that wasn't even noticed before this - plays an important role in improving the performance of the nanotubes in solar cells that produce hydrogen gas from water.

April 21, 2009 Read more

Conference offers insight into exploration of nanoelectronics

New methods for exploring the behavior of the high-performance electronics materials and devices that will shape the future of the electronics industry will be the focus of the International Conference on Frontiers of Characterization and Metrology for Nanoelectronics, to be held the week of May 11-15, 2009, at the University at Albany.

April 21, 2009 Read more

European Commission launches public nanotechnology consultation

In recognition of the importance of the issue of safety of nanotechnologies, the Commission is organising a one-day scientific hearing, which will take place on 10 September 2009 in Brussels.

April 21, 2009 Read more

Nanofiber fabric could speed up the recovery of injured athletes

Researchers at the University of Manchester have developed a way of spinning biodegradable nanofibers into a 'fabric' that could be used in the body as an artificial tendon.

April 21, 2009 Read more

Future applications and markets for quantum dots

IntertechPira has annoounced an e-learning webinar on Future Applications and Markets for Quantum Dots.

April 21, 2009 Read more

Nanotechnology conference NanoBusiness 2009 to relocate from New York City to Chicago

The move reflects NanoBusiness 2009?s focus on revitalizing the economy through nanotechnology innovation, and is expected to attract a larger base of traditional companies with an eye towards the acceleration, deployment and commercialization of nanotech innovations.

April 21, 2009 Read more

Innovation could make lab-on-a-chip devices easier to use, cheaper to make

Researchers have designed a lab on a chip capable of being programmed to perform a variety of jobs, a step toward more widespread use of the miniature analytical tools used to measure everything from blood glucose to viruses, bacteria to genes.

April 21, 2009 Read more

IMEC's design strategy for brain implants paves the way to multi-electrode deep-brain stimulation

At this week's Design, Automation and Test in Europe (DATE) conference, IMEC presents a new design strategy for brain implants, which it used to create a prototype multi-electrode stimulation and recording probe for deep-brain stimulation.

April 21, 2009 Read more