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IBEA Researchers Make Significant Advance Towards a Synthetic Genome - New Technology

Researchers have significantly advanced methods to improve the speed and accuracy of genomic synthesis

20 Nov 2003

Commonly Used Plastic Could Lead To Cheap Electronic Memory - New Product

Engineers have invented a combination of materials that could lead to cheap and super-compact electronic memory devices for archiving digital images or other data. Posted November 13 2003

20 Nov 2003

Ultrathin Stearic Acid Films Grown on Liquid Mercury - New Technology

Researchers have grown ultrathin stearic acid films on liquid mercury. This unique scenario allowed them to study the structures that result at extremely low levels of surface coverage. Details of the structures and how they differ from those grown on water are provided. Posted November 15 2002

19 Nov 2003

Scottish Enterprise and MMI Form Nanotechnology Incubator - News Item

Scottish Enterprise and Medical Marketing International have just announced that they formed a partnership and will establish a business incubator facility for nanotechnologies. They will concentrate on biotechnology and naotechnology and the common areas of the two fields. Posted December 10 2001

19 Nov 2003

QinetiQ Nanomaterials and BOC to Form Nanomaterials Alliance - News Item

QinetiQ Nanomaterials and BOC have enetered into an alliance to develop nanomaterials. Both hope that the joint effort will help to realise the true potential of nanomaterials more quickly. Posted August 2002

From Intrinsiq Materials 19 Nov 2003

Pure Copper Six Times Stronger than Normal, with No Loss in Ductility - New Technology

Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have succeeded in producing a form of pure copper that is six times stronger then normal with no loss in ductility. They have achieved this using a combination of traditional metallurgical techniques and nanotechnology. Posted November 2002

19 Nov 2003

Precision Lenses for High Energy Particle Accelerators - New Product

The CSIRO have developed a magnetic lens for focussing high energy ions from particle accelerators in micrometre size targets for use in materials analysis. The machine built by the CSIRO has uses in geology, biology, medicine, electronics, superconductors and nanotechnology. Posted Feb 1 2002

From CSIRO 19 Nov 2003

Zyvex Receives Phase II SBIR Award From NASA - News Item

Zyvex Corporation has been granted the Phase II award of a NASA SBIR program with the objective of developing ultra-high-strength, low-weight composites for aerospace applications. Posted November 12 2003

From Zyvex 19 Nov 2003

Four New Products Released By Zyvex - New Product

Zyvex Corporation, a leader in nanotechnology products and services, today announced four new product releases: Zyvex Dried Film™ (ZDF) Carbon Nanotube Solutions, Zyvex Microgrippers, Zyvex NanoSharp™ Probes, and Zyvex MEMulator™ Software. Posted Ocotber 2 2003

From Zyvex 19 Nov 2003

NIST Measurements of Nanosized Magnetic Sensors Question the Size of BMR Effect

Measurement results presented by NIST do not corroborate reports of dramatic changes in electrical resistance attributed to ultra-small magnetic sensors that exploit a quantum phenomenon. Posted November 3 2003

19 Nov 2003