Luminescent Technologies, a computational metrology and inspection solution provider for the semiconductor manufacturing industry, has reported that its extreme ultraviolet (EUV) defect printability simulator (DPS) software has been adopted for EUVL Infrastructure Development Center (EIDEC)'s EUV mask development program.
By Will Soutter
13 Jul 2012
Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) and Synopsys have reported that a wide range of Synopsys DesignWare IP is available for SMIC 40-nm low-leakage (40LL) process technology.
By Will Soutter
13 Jul 2012
Researchers at Tokyo Institute of Technology have synthesized blue-fluorescent molecular nanocapsules through simple mixing of bent organic blocks and eco-friendly green metal ions.
By Will Soutter
13 Jul 2012
Researchers at Corporación Tecnológica Tecnalia have published a study in the prestigious science magazine, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, which reveals the loss of nanomaterials caused by water on surface treatments employed in numerous consumption and construction products.
A multi-institute research team has developed a hybrid porous scaffold with improved osteoinductivity.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
13 Jul 2012
A Harvard University-led engineering team has developed a materials platform dubbed as self-regulated mechano-chemical adaptively reconfigurable tunable system (SMARTS) that can be customized to maintain any preferred parameter such as pressure, wetness, temperature, and pH by responding to the changes in environment through a compensatory chemical feedback.
By Will Soutter
13 Jul 2012
The Air Force Office of Scientific Research has awarded a US $2.9 million grant to a multidisciplinary team of researchers led by Professor Paras Prasad from the University at Buffalo (UB) to develop nanomaterials that react to external stimuli of light and heat by changing the shape of their internal structure.
By Will Soutter
13 Jul 2012
Dr. Kostya Novoselov, one of the discoverers of graphene, spoke about its unique properties and potential applications to 247Bull.com, the online publisher of significant market trends and economical events. Dr. Novoselov discovered graphene along with fellow researcher Andre Geim in 2004. The duo won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 2010.
By G.P. Thomas
13 Jul 2012
Scientists at Drexel University's College of Engineering have developed a scalable solution for rapidly and effectively storing electrical energy in huge quantities by integrating the principles of supercapacitors and batteries.
By Will Soutter
13 Jul 2012
A research team from Rice University has resolved a long-standing debate on how silver nanoparticles kill bacteria.
By Will Soutter
12 Jul 2012
A team of researchers from the University of Cambridge and National Physical Laboratory (NPL) has achieved a significant progress in utilizing nano-devices to generate well-defined electrical currents.
By Will Soutter
12 Jul 2012
imec and Tokyo Electron have reported that they will speed up their Directed Self-Assembly (DSA) operations at imec’s new 300 mm fab-compatible DSA process line. The two companies have been working on DSA development over the last two years.
USON has announced the offering of tailor-made videoconference consultations to demonstrate the built-in mathematical functions of its Optima vT Leak and Flow Tester to equipment makers serving the nanotech industry and looking for quicker leak test cycle times and continuous quality improvements without comprising Gage R&R.
Gul Amin, in his doctoral thesis at Linköping University, demonstrated the process of growing white LEDs directly on paper. White LEDs made from a conducting polymer and zinc oxide (ZnO) can be produced directly on paper. Patent is pending for this method. Amin has received his Ph.D. at the Physical Electronics and Nanotechnology group, Campus Norrköping.
By G.P. Thomas
12 Jul 2012
A team of scientists from the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) and the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki has developed a simple, eco-friendly, low-cost technique that is capable of rapidly producing silver nanoparticles, an important nanomaterial used in drug delivery, contaminant solvents, catalysts and electronic devices.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
12 Jul 2012