Researchers have developed new microscope technology that enables accurate and precise study of single biological molecules. Called as the standing wave axial nanometry (SWAN) technology, it combines atomic force and optical microscope technologies.
By Will Soutter
6 Aug 2012
Itochu Plastics is all set to take up the distribution of carbon nanotube products from SouthWest Nanotechnologies (SWeNT) throughout Asia as per an agreement between the two companies. The products include carbon nanotube (CNT) pastes, inks and dispersion apart from the single-wall and multi-wall carbon nanotubes.
By Will Soutter
6 Aug 2012
BBI has been the world’s leading supplier of gold colloid since 1986 and this year is proud to show support of the Gold Council as a premier sponsor of their prestigious event being held at the Keio Plaza Hotel, Tokyo, 5th - 8th September 2012.
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen, BASF SE and TU Darmstadt are happy with the first phase results of the joint research project "Nanostructuring and plastic electronics print platform" (NanoPEP) and are determined that they will go on with their combined work. Participating researchers have been working on functional materials based on nanotechnology and related novel printing techniques for processing of these from the summer of 2009.
By Will Soutter
3 Aug 2012
A*STAR’s Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE) and partner companies of its Industrial Consortium On Nanoimprint (ICON) have teamed up in a pilot manufacturing project for mass production of two kinds of patterned nanoimprinted plastic films using roll-to-roll nanoimprint technology.
By Will Soutter
3 Aug 2012
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy and the University of California, Berkeley have been performing extensive research on graphene, one atom thick sheets of pure carbon through which electrons can move at the speed of light around 100 times quicker than they move in silicon.
Knowles Electronics and Vectron International have forged a joint strategic partnership with SiTime. The alliance includes cash infusion by Knowles and Vectron and aims to fuel enormous growth in the MEMS timing market.
By Will Soutter
3 Aug 2012
Market research solutions provider, Research and Markets has included a new book titled "Complex-shaped Metal Nanoparticles" to its product offering. The book is authored by Tapan K. Sau and Andrey L. Rogach and published by John Wiley and Sons.
McCrone Associates, a company specializing in materials analysis, will be represented by its senior research scientists Elaine Schumacher and Craig Schwandt at this year’s Microscopy and Microanalysis Annual Meeting to be held in Phoenix. The scientists will be presenting new applications of Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) and Nanoscopy at the meeting.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
3 Aug 2012
Pixelligent Technologies, a company that supplies nanocrystal additives to semiconductor, industrial and electronic manufacturers, has extended its Baltimore facility to be larger than 13,000 sq. ft. and has expanded its workforce by almost 150%.
Ceres Ventures, a company that deals with development of clean technologies for purification of water, soil and air, has announced that the company’s subsidiary, BluFlow Technologies has devised a proprietary technique to commercialize production of BluFlow nanoparticles and is in the process of acquiring a patent for its BluFlow water treatment technology that already has four patent filings to its name.
By G.P. Thomas
3 Aug 2012
NanoLogix, a biotechnology company specializing in the rapid detection of harmful bacteria, has participated in the USA Today Group B Strep (GBS) Awareness Campaign entitled ‘Your Guide to Group B Strep.
A research group led by Gleb Finkelstein, a physicist at Duke University, has developed a simple system to explore the mechanism behind the travelling of electrons through energy barriers rather than over them.
Applied Nanotech has unveiled a new micron copper particle-based ink material to directly print electronic circuits at a lower cost for display devices, solar cells, mobile devices, and much more.
A research team comprising Chris Ackerson from the Colorado State University and Hannu Häkkinen from the University of Jyväskylä’s Nanoscience Center, has performed the first structural atomistic analysis of a ligand-exchange reaction process of Au102(p-MBA)44, a well-defined gold nanoparticle comprising 102 gold atoms and 44 ligand sites in the molecular overlayer.
By Will Soutter
3 Aug 2012