Industrial Nanotech, a provider of nanoscience-based energy conserving and sustainable solutions, has reported that the company has expanded its industrial line with the introduction of a new product named Nansulate Diamond.
The University of Washington (UW) researchers, who have been working on fusion energy for over a decade, have developed a bright high-energy light that can be utilized to make smaller microchips.
By Will Soutter
29 Jun 2012
A paintable lithium-ion battery has been developed at the lab of Pulickel Ajayan, a materials scientist at the Rice University. The study results have been published in Scientific Reports, an online and open access journal of Nature.
By Will Soutter
29 Jun 2012
Optomec, a developer of additive manufacturing solutions, has declared that it will exhibit aerosol jet 3D printed electronics at the SEMICON west conference and tradeshow, which will be conducted at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, California on July 10-12. The 3D printed electronics can be used in semiconductor packaging and similar applications.
In a boost to localized disease treatment, research has yielded micro and nano-scale protein making machinery in capsule form, capable of manufacturing drugs inside the human body. The study was published in American Chemical Society’s (ACS) journal, Nano Letters. Proteins are the building blocks of drugs and integral to the human cell.
Atomic Force Microscopes (AFM) are normally coated with gold to improve reflection of light. Researchers at JILA, the joint institute of National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Colorado Boulder, stripped off the gold coating from the probe and found that stability and precision of measurements carried out in a liquid improved ten-fold. Liquid is the preferred medium for measurement in the field of biophysics where cells and DNA are kept immersed in liquid to replicate their natural environs.
Applied Materials has introduced its latest dielectric etch system labeled the Applied Centura Avatar etch system that is designed to meet the challenges associated with the design of high density, terabit storage capacity, three-dimensional memory architecture.
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