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Putting Bacteria to Work as Tiny Weavers of Nanoscale Biomaterials

Two Virginia Tech engineers have put bacteria to work as tiny weavers of biomaterials and medical implants. Paul Gatenholm and Rafael Davalos, faculty members with the Virginia Tech Wake Forest University School of Biomedical Engineering, have developed a new technology for controlling the motion of bacteria that produce cellulose.

11 Nov 2008

AIXTRON Receives Order for a Close Coupled Showerhead MOCVD Reactor from Ohio State University

AIXTRON AG today announced an order for a Close Coupled Showerhead (CCS) MOCVD reactor from the Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, USA, received in the third quarter 2008. The CCS tool in the 3x2" wafer co...

From AIXTRON SE 11 Nov 2008

The Knowledge Foundation Announces Detection Technologies and nanoKAP to be Live Webcast from Phoenix, AZ

The Knowledge Foundation announced today that their upcoming two conferences, Detection Technologies and nanoKAP, will be live webcast from Phoenix, AZ from November 12-14, 2008. Utilizing the very latest web confere...

11 Nov 2008

National Microelectronics Institute and GSA to Form Organizational Alliance

The Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA), an organization focused on accelerating the growth of the global semiconductor industry, and the National Microelectronics Institute (NMI), the trade association representing the ...

11 Nov 2008

Wyncrest Group Announces Plans to Target Acquisitions in Solar Nanotechnology

Wyncrest Group, Inc. today announces plans to target acquisitions in solar nanotechnology. WynGreen, a strategic Green Technology Division, is positioning the company to grow with the promise of solar nanotechnology. ...

11 Nov 2008

Micralyne Recognized for Their Success as Spin Off Innovation Company from University of Alberta

Micralyne Inc., a world leading independent MEMS Manufacturer, was recently recognized by TEC Edmonton for their success as a spin off Innovation Company from the University of Alberta.

From Micralyne Inc. 11 Nov 2008

Innovation Conference Featuring Presentations from Emerging Technology Companies in Nanotechnology

The Houston Technology Center (HTC), a business accelerator that assists Houston-based emerging technology companies, is hosting its Gulf Coast Innovation Conference, which will feature presentations from emerging techno...

11 Nov 2008

Using Charged Nanoparticles, Researchers Found New Way to Stimulate Patchiness in Phospholipid Membranes

Like water and ice cubes mixed in a glass, a group of organic compounds called lipids can coexist as liquid and solid in membranes. This patchiness in phospholipid membranes is fundamental to their use as biomolecules an...

11 Nov 2008

Scientists Discover New Technology Dramatically Improving Effectiveness of Antibacterial Treatments

Scientists at the University of Liverpool have developed a new technology which can dramatically improve the effectiveness of antibacterial treatments.

11 Nov 2008

Mission Ends for NASA Mars Phoenix Lander and the Only Atomic Force Microscope in Space

NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander that contained the only atomic force microscope in space, has ceased communications after operating for more than five months

11 Nov 2008

Observing the Behavior of Single Nanoparticles of a Catalyst

Cornell researchers have developed an ingenious microscopic method to observe the behavior of single nanoparticles of a catalyst, down to the resolution of single catalytic events. Their observations have shown that n...

11 Nov 2008

JPK Instruments Singled Out As the Fastest-Growing Company in the Nanotechnology Industry

JPK Instruments, a world-leading manufacturer of nanoanalytic instruments for the life science and soft matter sectors, has been singled out as the fastest-growing company in the nanotechnology industry for the second year in a row.

From Bruker BioAFM 11 Nov 2008

Understanding How Nanoparticles Change Form Help Solve Global Energy Needs

Researchers at Cornell University recently made a major breakthrough when they invented a method to test and demonstrate a long-held hypothesis that some very, very small metal particles work much better than others in various chemical processes such as converting chemical energy to electricity in fuel cells or reducing automobile pollution.

11 Nov 2008

Breakthroughs Represent Future of Graphene Nanoelectronic Research

Graphene is a perfect example of the wonders of nanotechnology, in which common substances are scaled down to an atomic level to uncover new and exciting possibilities. Graphene is created when graphite — the m...

11 Nov 2008

Veeco Introduces Thermal Analysis Module for its Line of Scanning Probe Microscopes

Veeco Instruments Inc., a leading provider of instrumentation to the nanoscience community, today introduced the Veeco Instruments Thermal Analysis (VITA(TM)) module for its industry leading line of Scanning Probe Microscopes (SPMs).

From Veeco 11 Nov 2008

Nanotechnology News

Putting Bacteria to Work as Tiny Weavers of Nanoscale Biomaterials

AIXTRON Receives Order for a Close Coupled Showerhead MOCVD Reactor from Ohio State University

The Knowledge Foundation Announces Detection Technologies and nanoKAP to be Live Webcast from Phoenix, AZ

National Microelectronics Institute and GSA to Form Organizational Alliance

Wyncrest Group Announces Plans to Target Acquisitions in Solar Nanotechnology

Micralyne Recognized for Their Success as Spin Off Innovation Company from University of Alberta

Innovation Conference Featuring Presentations from Emerging Technology Companies in Nanotechnology

Using Charged Nanoparticles, Researchers Found New Way to Stimulate Patchiness in Phospholipid Membranes

Scientists Discover New Technology Dramatically Improving Effectiveness of Antibacterial Treatments

Mission Ends for NASA Mars Phoenix Lander and the Only Atomic Force Microscope in Space

Observing the Behavior of Single Nanoparticles of a Catalyst

JPK Instruments Singled Out As the Fastest-Growing Company in the Nanotechnology Industry

Understanding How Nanoparticles Change Form Help Solve Global Energy Needs

Breakthroughs Represent Future of Graphene Nanoelectronic Research

Veeco Introduces Thermal Analysis Module for its Line of Scanning Probe Microscopes

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