Researchers at the North Dakota State University’s (NDSU) Center for Nanoscale Science and Engineering have developed a new wafer-to-product electronics manufacturing technology that can reduce the unit cost and size of microelectronic devices.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
24 Oct 2011
National Institute of Standards and Technology and Colorado Boulder University have jointly come up with a microchip which uses micro fluidics and switch controlled magnetic pulses to collect and transfer magnetic beads that have unique applications in biotechnology and diagnostics in the medicine.
A team of researchers from the National University of South in Bahia Blanca, Argentina have found while analysing the geometry of hydrophobic cavities and similar tunnel structures at the nano-metric level observed that these structures designs ensure that they remain dry despite dwelling in that solution.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
24 Oct 2011
A panel of High-level Expert Group under the auspices of the European Commission have identified semi conductors, micro -and nanoelectronics to be a Key Enabling Technologies (KET) that are critical to Europe’s capabilities.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
24 Oct 2011
The applications of nanobiotechnology in the field of pharmaceuticals and other biotechnology industries will begin from the formulations, their testing in clinical trials, and efficacy of drug delivery ensures its increased usage in the future.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
24 Oct 2011
Thin Film Electronics and PARC, a division of Xerox, have jointly developed a working model of a first-of-a-kind scalable, printed non-volatile memory device having organic circuits, the organic counterpart of CMOS circuitry.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
24 Oct 2011
Rubicon Technology, a manufacturer of sapphire products and substrates to the Optical, Semiconductor, RFIC and LED markets, has transformed to on-site aluminum oxide processing for producing large-diameter sapphire wafers.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
24 Oct 2011
Netherlands-based research center, Roessingh Research & Development, a specialist in ambulatory three-dimensional human movement analysis, is utilizing Analog Devices’ iMEMS inertial sensors to enhance the performance and decrease risk of getting injured of competitive rowers.
CEA-Leti and JSR Micro have jointly declared that they will partner to design future-generation lithography processes and materials at the sub-20 nm node.
Scientists belonging to University Stuttgart’s Institute for Computational Physics (ICP) have generated a highly accurate and large three-dimensional image of porous sandstone microstructure.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
21 Oct 2011
Minister for Technology Gordon Rich-Phillips has announced a $10 million plan to support Victorian industry to improve productivity through the use of small technologies.
Associate Professor James F. Ranville, from the Department of Chemistry and Geochemistry at the Colorado School of Mines, is using a Zetasizer Nano ZS from Malvern Panalytical to characterize nanoparticles as part of an ecotoxicology study.
Nano funnels can be used to efficiently concentrate light. Scientists belonging to the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics in Germany, Georgia State University in the USA and the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology have used a three-dimensional silver nano funnel to concentrate infrared light pulse energy and have generated extreme ultraviolet (EUV) light flashes from the concentrated energy.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
20 Oct 2011
SUSS MicroTec, a leading supplier of equipment and process solutions for the semiconductor and related markets, and TMAT, a provider of process technology and adhesives for temporary bonding, have received a purchase ord...
Taiwan-based Fabless ASIC and silicon IP provider Faraday Technology has chosen Aprisa physical design solution from US-based ATopTech specializing in providing physical design solutions.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
19 Oct 2011