The NanoBusiness Commercialization Association (NanoBCA) has announced that it will co-host the Nanotechnology Commercialization Conference together with the Center of Innovation for Nanobiotechnology (COIN) and the N.C. Department of Commerce.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
13 Jan 2012
Scientists from IBM and the German Center for Free-Electron Laser Science (CFEL) have built the world's smallest magnetic data storage unit. It uses just twelve atoms per bit, the basic unit of information, and squee...
Alexander Balandin, an electrical engineering professor at the UC Riverside Bourns College of Engineering and a research team from the University of Texas at Austin and China-based Xiamen University have demonstrated that the thermal characteristics of graphene that has been isotopically engineered is far better than that of natural graphene.
Bosch, a MEMS sensor manufacturer, has declared that Akustica and Bosch Sensortec, two companies from the Bosch Group will be together displaying their range of consumer MEMS products in Las Vegas at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) this week.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
12 Jan 2012
According to Rice University researchers, armchair nanotubes get their exclusive bright colors due to excitons or hydrogen-like objects. Their findings can be seen in their online edition of the Journal of the American Chemical Society.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
12 Jan 2012
Nova Measuring Instruments has declared that its metrology and software solutions have been chosen by a major logic manufacturer to support the development of 11 and 14 nm process technology nodes and upcoming production.
A research team headed by Paula Hammond from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has created a nanoscale biological coating that is capable of stopping bleeding almost immediately, paving the way to reduce the rate of battlefield deaths.
A novel research conducted by scientists at UT Dallas paves the way to develop high-efficiency cooling solutions for producing quieter electronics with improved operating life.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
12 Jan 2012
A research team led by Ganpati Ramanath from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have devised a novel method for synthesizing innovative nanomaterials using a typical microwave oven and trace amounts of sulfur, paving the way to develop low-cost, superior-performance solid-state air conditioners and refrigerators without moving parts and refrigerants.
New Balance Uses Teijin’s Polyester Nanofiber for Socks Production
Teijin Fibers, the flagship company of the polyester fibers business of Teijin Group, has declared that it has started the supply of Nanofront, its high-strength polyester nanofiber, to New Balance for producing running socks.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
12 Jan 2012
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) researchers have for the first time demonstrated metallic conductivity in ferroelectric nanodomains, paving the way to widen the use of ferroelectric materials in information storage and nanoelectronics.
A research team led by Omid Farokhzad from Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) together with scientists from Massachusetts General Hospital and Massachusetts Institute of Technology has developed a drug delivery system for supplying a significant quantity of chemotherapeutic drugs to targeted prostate cancer cells.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
12 Jan 2012
SanDisk has declared that its iNAND Ultra series of products will be built on its 19 nm production process. The iNAND Ultra series is the first of the company’s portfolio of flash memory products to be developed using the sophisticated production technology in 2012.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
12 Jan 2012
Nanocopoeia, Inc. a drug delivery company developing a nanotechnology-enabled portfolio of therapeutic products and the Saint Paul College announce the signing of an agreement for access to the college's laboratory s...
Nanometrics, a provider of sophisticated process control systems and solutions, has reached an important milestone signifying the implementation of its optical critical dimension (OCD) technology.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
11 Jan 2012