STMicroelectronics has unveiled two digital MEMS microphones. The MP34DB01 and MP45DT02 devices that combine enhanced sound quality and toughness in a cost effective and nano-scale package to offer increased audio capability in mobile phones, portable computers and applications featuring a voice input.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
12 May 2011
SiTime has recently launched its portfolio of MEMS oscillators for Solid State Drives (SSDs).
By Dr. Cameron Chai
12 May 2011
Concept Laboratories has launched a topical therapy for acute and chronic pain patients called MyOmega 3 Heat Therapy cream.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
12 May 2011
Barbara Imperiali and a team from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, USA), the University of Virginia (Charlottesville, USA), and the National Institutes of Health (USA) have now provided the motor protein myosin with an “on switch” that is activated by light.
New research published by "Nature Geoscience" indicates that the Earth is emitting minute particles (called nanoparticles) of pyrite, or fool’s gold, from hydrothermal vents at the bottom of the ocean.
Nanoparticles of silver are being found increasingly in the environment—and in environmental science laboratories. Now a new research paper indicates nature may be making silver nanoparticles on its own.
NanoSight, world-leading manufacturers of unique nanoparticle characterization technology reports that the School of Medicine at the University of St Andrews is using nanoparticle tracking analysis, NTA, to characterize exosome behaviour.
NanoCentral will be holding a seminar, "An Introduction to Nanotechnology", on the afternoon of 7th June at the Hotel Russell in London, UK.
The seminar is specifically designed for those interested in the ...
Mainz University's Gutenberg Research College (GRC) awarded a fellowship to the British-American scientist Professor Stuart Parkin. "There is no doubt that Stuart Parkin is a leading scientist in his field," is how Professor Claudia Felser, Director of the Graduate School of Excellence "Materials Science in Mainz" (MAINZ) commented on the award.
A new market survey paper from Reportlinker.com is available in its catalogue titled, ‘Global and China Thin-film Solar Cell Industry Report, 2010’, and is also available online.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
6 May 2011
A University of Cincinnati (UC) research team led by biomedical engineering professor Peixuan Guo, has recently released two articles in the online journal, Molecular Therapy, describing how he has developed large RNA nanoparticles.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
6 May 2011
Research results on nanoparticle applications and their toxicity depend on how well scientists are able to quantify the communication between the nanoparticles and cells, particularly the number of nanoparticles a cell can absorb.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
6 May 2011
Objects at nano-scale behave differently from those on a larger scale, says Peter Cummings, John R. Hall Professor Chemical Engineering at Vanderbilt University, and Michael Simpson, professor of materials science and engineering at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
6 May 2011
A Tyndall National Institute research team in UCC, Cork, has created a non-contact microchip sensor that could be used to track the respiratory rate without having to touch the patient.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
6 May 2011
A Tufts University team at the School of Engineering led by associate professor of Mechanical Engineering Caroline G.L. Cao has created a system that could minimize patient discomfort while scanning for colon cancer and ensure that the test results are accurate.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
6 May 2011