Scientists are investigating the possibility of combining two emerging technologies, plasmonics and nanophotonics to create a new quantum information system, which will be much more powerful than computers.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
31 Oct 2011
Electrotechnical University (ETU) and TEKLAB, specialising in providing multipurpose laboratories and electric workstations for educational and industrial purposes, will jointly commercialise a new educational lab that will focus on conducting research programmes and training through a standard set of laboratory exercises.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
31 Oct 2011
XTREME Technologies, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of USHIO has announced that it has achieved a stable output of 30 W at intermediate focus within a 100% duty cycle during bulk manufacture in EUV lithography.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
31 Oct 2011
A research team from the US Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBL) have developed a method through which two-dimensional nanosheets can be created for use in applications involving filtration, sensing and growth of nanostructures.
Scientists at the University of Alberta are investigating the possibility of using metamaterials to gather single photons for transmitting data optically. Traditionally, a large number of photons form a laser light beam to transfer audio, video and text.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
29 Oct 2011
ACM Research Shanghai has unveiled the integrated Ultra iSFP, its latest semiconductor production tool that delivers zero-damage 45 to 65 nm copper interlink stress free polishing (SFP).
By Dr. Cameron Chai
29 Oct 2011
Researchers from the Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences have conducted studies which suggest that carbon nanoparticles can be used to measure the amount of dopamine present in solutions even if there is interference due to the presence of ascorbic and uric acids.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
29 Oct 2011
A team of scientists from LLC, Senior Scientific, School of Medicine and Cancer Research and Treatment Center-University of Mexico, Sandia National Laboratories-based Integrated Nanotechnologies Facility designed nanoprobes to enable differentiation between cells having HER-2 and the cells not having HER-2.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
29 Oct 2011
Researchers at the University of Illinois have discovered that graphene quality is based on the crystal structure of the copper substrate on which it grows based on information obtained from various imaging techniques.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
29 Oct 2011
A Korean memory manufacturer has purchased ACM Research Shanghai’s Ultra C 12-inch, single-wafer megasonic cleaning device that uses its space-alternated phase shift (SAPS) technology.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
29 Oct 2011
Water insolubility is one of the major disadvantages of quantum dots that make them unsuitable for biological and medical applications.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
28 Oct 2011
Scientists at Empa have designed a production method for nanocellulose powder, a raw material used in the production of polymer composites that can be utilized as a filter and membrane material in biomedicinal applications and in lightweight structures for the automobile market.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
28 Oct 2011
While investigating the flow of fluids via nanoscale channels, scientists unexpectedly found that the flow of the fluids is not the same in all directions, which is contrary to the macroscale world.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
28 Oct 2011
TFT-LCD manufacturer Chimei Innolux and Pixtronix, a company specialising in developing and licensing multi- media display technologies that are based on low power have jointly developed diagonal MEMS display prototypes measuring 5 in.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
28 Oct 2011
A research paper by the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) at the Annual Meeting and Exposition held in Washington has presented the possibility of using nanoparticles for the delivery of osteoarthritis drugs for knee joints for the retention of the drugs in the knee cavities for a longer period of time.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
28 Oct 2011