NanoH2O, a producer of economical and efficient reverse osmosis membranes for desalination of seawater, has declared that it has been presented the 2011 Aquatech Innovation Award for its thin-film nanocomposite QuantumFlux RO membrane under the category of ‘Water Supply’ at Aquatech Amsterdam Exhibition conducted from 1 to 4 November 2011 in Amsterdam.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
7 Nov 2011
Zyvex Technologies announced today that it has launched a new division, Zyvex Marine. The new division’s mission is to design and build the most advanced maritime platforms in the world. Zyvex Marine shipped its first production boat, a lightweight 54’ vessel, this month.
Case Western Reserve University researchers have discovered that a hard nanocomposite probe, when implanted in a rat model’s cerebral cortex becomes as flexible as the surrounding gray matter in a few minutes ensuring that scarring does not occur as in traditional probes.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
5 Nov 2011
A multi-year collaboration has led to a reduction in the development time for MEMS devices by 50%. Silex Microsystems, a pure-play MEMS foundry, and AMFitzgerald, a provider of solutions for MEMS product development have partnered in the collaboration.
The Lewis University in Illinois and Pall, a provider of filtration, separation and purification solutions for fluid management in life sciences had recently conducted a research study on the filtration science of nanoparticles.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
5 Nov 2011
The electrochemical nanofabrication technique has not received the attention it deserves when compared to conventional nanofabrication methods. The fabrication technique offers immense benefits for manufacture of nanomaterials.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
5 Nov 2011
Topcon Positioning Systems will be providing its Aquila hybrid optical and scanning electron microscope to be used on Biobus, which is a mobile education laboratory.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
4 Nov 2011
The 2011 International Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography (EUVL) and Lithography Extensions (LE) Symposia, which was jointly organised by EIDC, IMEC and Sematech has brought out the technological advancements, challenges and infrastructure issues in the EUVL industry.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
4 Nov 2011
A team of researchers at the US Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, led by Chemist Jay Groves has developed a new method to study the spatial patterns in living cells and also analyse its impact on the behaviour of living cells.
Research teams from Cornell University have developed a chemical method to facilitate self assembly of metamaterials in three dimensions. Metamaterials have excellent optical properties which make them ideal for use in superlenses or cloaking devices.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
4 Nov 2011
Cornell University has received a grant from the National Science Foundation and the National Research Initiative to support graphene- based research programmes and to encourage the presence of women in the field of nanoelectronics.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
4 Nov 2011
European analogue design company ICsense has chose the Analogue Fast Spice (AFS) platform from Berkeley Design Automation, specialising in nanometre circuit verification, for block level characterisation, verification of the full circuit and noise analysis of its mixed signal, high performance and high voltage designs.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
4 Nov 2011
Online research website Reportlinker has released a report on the global carbon nanotubes (CNT) market for the period of 2011-2016. The study also covers SWNCTs and MWNCTs, market trends and future outlooks, the latest technologies and applications of the market.
The Trajectory Solar Monitor (TSM) metrology system from Nanometrics, which specialises in the manufacturing of advanced metrology systems, has been installed by a prominent solar PV manufacturer for the purpose of controlling Copper, Indium and Gallium (CIGS) films and monitoring of processes.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
4 Nov 2011
A research team led by David Awschalom at the University of California, Santa Barbara has revealed that crystal defects present in silicon carbide, a commonly utilized semiconductor material used for electronics applications, can be manipulated at the quantum mechanical level, paving the way to use quantum physics for nanoscale sensing and ultrafast computing applications.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
4 Nov 2011