Researchers at Rice University have successfully conducted side-by-side tests involving palladium-gold nanoparticles and iron catalysts for removing Trichloroethene (TCE) from groundwater and have discovered palladium-gold to perform billion times faster than iron.
By Will Soutter
29 Jun 2012
Developer of atomic layer deposition (ALD) systems, Cambridge NanoTech, has entered into a licensing agreement with Ghent University for the commercialization of its ALD particle coating technology labeled the Cyrus system.
By Will Soutter
29 Jun 2012
The organizers of Pittcon 2013 have announced their annual Call for Topics for Conferee Networking Sessions for next years event which will take place from March 17-21, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. All submission must be received by August 1, 2012.
The Technology Strategy Board has awarded a grant worth £480,000 to a partnership between the University of Birmingham, Johnson Matthey and Miba Coating Group’s Teer Coatings.
By G.P. Thomas
28 Jun 2012
Scientists from the Institut Européen des Membranes (CNRS / ENSCM / Université Montpellier 2) and researchers from the Institut de Chimie Radicalaire (CNRS / Aix-Marseille Université) have fabricated a first-of-its-kind dynamic membrane to filter water.
By Will Soutter
28 Jun 2012
Market research information and solutions provider, Research and Markets has introduced “MEMS, NANO and Smart Systems” in its range of report offerings. It is part of the Advanced Materials Research series from volumes 403 through 408.
The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) has granted US $2.2 million in funding to Raytheon BBN Technologies under the Quantum Computer Science (QCS) program.
By G.P. Thomas
28 Jun 2012
Thomas Edison developed the rechargeable nickel-iron battery in the early 1900s. Known for its durability and reliability, the battery was used as a back-up source for power requirements of the mines and railroad industries.
By Will Soutter
28 Jun 2012
Scientists from the University of California Berkeley and The City College of New York have achieved a significant progress towards the realization of quantum computing by finding a method to produce rewritable computer chips utilizing a light beam.
By Will Soutter
28 Jun 2012
A research team directed by scientists from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory of the U.S. Department of Energy and the University of California Berkeley has fabricated an ‘indefinite metamaterial’ by alternating ultrathin silver and germanium layers.
In a paper, ‘Understanding the Nature of Superhard Graphite,’ published in the Scientific Reports journal, an international research team headed by Artem R. Oganov from the Stony Brook University has confirmed the structure of a new type of carbon.
By Will Soutter
28 Jun 2012
Nanometrics has reported that a major Asian device maker has qualified Nanometrics’ SPARK-API macro defect inspection system for advanced 2X nm devices.
By Will Soutter
27 Jun 2012
Analog Devices has made an addition to its iSensor MEMS inertial measurement unit (IMU) product range with the ADIS16480. This latest addition is a MEMS IMU with 10-degree-of-freedom (DoF) and incorporates a sensor fusion algorithm. It also employs the ADSP-BF512 Blackfin as an integrated core processor.
Lab-on-a-chip microfluidic systems developer, MiniFAB, is all set to display its range of disposable polymer-based microfluidic solutions at the 2012 American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC) Exhibit. MiniFAB adopts a “design for manufacture” approach that enables it to quickly turn around a concept into manufactured microfluidic medical and diagnostic products.
Sirnaomics has received yet another NIH SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) grant for its scar-less wound healing small interfering RNA (siRNA) solution, STP705. The funding is expected to aid in quicker completion of the IND enabling studies of this nanoparticle-based siRNA product. Since its inception in 2007, Sirnaomics has received five NIH SIBR grants as well as other government grants.
By G.P. Thomas
27 Jun 2012