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New Microscope Uses "Silver Nanoparticle" to Reveal Hidden Details

In a finding that could help speed the understanding of diseases ranging from cancer to osteoporosis, researchers in Utah are reporting development of a new microscope technique that uses "silver nanoparticle" ...

25 Feb 2009

Super-Thin Films of Carbon Poised to Revolutionize Electronics

Super-thin films of carbon with exotic properties, now taking the scientific world by storm, may soon mean a new era of brighter, faster, and smaller computers, smart phones, and other consumer electronics. Brighter digi...

25 Feb 2009

World's Smallest Periscope to Look at Cells and Other Micro-Organisms

A team of Vanderbilt scientists have invented the world's smallest version of the periscope and are using it to look at cells and other micro-organisms from several sides at once.

25 Feb 2009

CEMMNT Upgrades TEM with Gatan Tridiem ER Energy Loss Filter

CEMMNT is pleased to announce that it has recently upgraded its Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM) with a Gatan Tridiem ER energy loss filter (GIF). TEM and Gatan filter provide a wealth of information about mater...

24 Feb 2009

BTU International Receives $2 Million Order for Thin Film Solar Equipment

BTU International (Nasdaq: BTUI), a leading supplier of advanced thermal processing equipment for the alternative energy and electronics manufacturing markets, announced the receipt of an order from a new, major, thin fi...

24 Feb 2009

Nanotechnology Revolutionising the Production of Hydrogen Peroxide

EU-funded scientists have developed a simpler, cleaner method of producing hydrogen peroxide (H202), which is widely used as an antiseptic and disinfectant. The results could lead to the on-site production of hydrogen peroxide in smaller quantities and at weaker concentrations, thereby avoiding the risks associated with the transport and storage of large amounts of highly concentrated H2O2.

24 Feb 2009

10 Emerging Technologies with Potential to Shape the Way We Live and Do Business

The editors of Technology Review, MIT's magazine of innovation, have announced their annual list of 10 emerging technologies with the potential to shape the way we live and do business. These revolutionary innovation...

24 Feb 2009

Optomec Prints Carbon NanoTube Based TFT using Aerosol Jet System

Optomec announced today that its Aerosol Jet system has been used to fully print Carbon NanoTube (CNT) based Thin Film Transistors (TFT) with operating frequencies over 5 Gigahertz (GHz). The work was conducted in collaboration with the University of Massachusetts and Brewer Science, Inc.

From Optomec 24 Feb 2009

IBM, Applied Materials, and UAlbany NanoCollege to Jointly Develop Process Modeling Technology for Manufacturing 22 nm Chips

IBM (NYSE: IBM), Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMAT) and the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE) of the University at Albany (UAlbany NanoCollege) today announced an agreement to jointly develop proces...

From Applied Materials Inc. 24 Feb 2009

PDS Biotechnology Corporation Finalizes Commercial Licensing Agreement with Merck Eprova AG

PDS Biotechnology today announced that the company has obtained an exclusive license from Merck Eprova AG to utilize Merck Eprova's proprietary chiral lipid DOTAP Chloride in Versamune(TM)-HPV and other products in d...

24 Feb 2009