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Pittcon 2011 Participates in LabAutomation Conference

Pittcon 2011 is pleased to announce its participation in LabAutomation 2011, January 29 – February 2, 2011, Palm Springs Convention Center, Palm Springs, California.

From Pittcon 10 Jan 2011

ASU to Host Nanotechnology Symposium at Biodesign Institute

Arizona State University will host a premier nanotechnology symposium titled “Organic/Inorganic Interfaces and Health Science Applications” at the Biodesign Institute on Jan. 13-14.

From Arizona State University 10 Jan 2011

Wafer Level Miniaturization Technologies Provider Opens New R+D Center in Sunnyvale

China WLCSP Co. Ltd a leading provider of Wafer Level miniaturization technologies for the electronics industry, today confirmed its commitment to the US market with the opening of a new R&D center in Sunnyvale. ...

10 Jan 2011

New Study on Nanotechnologies for Green Power Generation

World investment in renewable energy will top $2 trillion on a cumulative basis from 2010 through 2015, driven by growth in Asia, North America and Europe as these regions lead in their efforts to increase production of energy from renewable sources.

From ABI Research 10 Jan 2011

Global Nanobiotechnology Products Market Estimated to Reach $29.7 Billion by 2015

Nanotechnology is coming of age as a materials platform in multiple industries including the biotechnology industry.

7 Jan 2011

Former LLNL Chief Scientist Chosen as APS Fellow for Work at Nano-Scale

Four Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory scientists have been selected as 2010 fellows of the American Physical Society (APS). Less than half of a percent of the APS members are fellows. It is a distinct honor beca...

From Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory 7 Jan 2011

Carbon Nanotube Webs Enhance Functionality of Biscrolled Yarns

Nanotechnologists at The University of Texas at Dallas have invented a broadly deployable technology for producing weavable, knittable, sewable, and knottable yarns containing up to 95 weight percent of otherwise unspinnable guest powders and nanofibers.

7 Jan 2011

Iroko Pharma Reports Positive Trial Results of Nanotechnology Formulated Naproxen

Iroko Pharmaceuticals, LLC today reported the results of the Phase I clinical study of its unique formulation of naproxen, a widely used pain medication, using proprietary, patent protected nanotechnology.

7 Jan 2011

UNCD Ultrananocrystalline Diamond from ADT Passes USP Class VI Compliance Tests

Advanced Diamond Technologies (ADT) announces that its UNCD® brand of ultrananocrystalline diamond thin film material is USP Class VI compliant. Tests were conducted successfully in accordance with the procedures ...

7 Jan 2011

New Coating Strategy Simplifies DNA Microarray Technique

Simple and universal DNA immobilization on surfaces with synthetical mussel polymer. Mussels are true masters of adhesion. Whether on the wood of a pier, the metal of a ship’s hull, rocks, or to their own kind, ...

7 Jan 2011

Georgia Tech Focuses on Development of Graphene Electronics

Move over silicon. There's a new electronic material in town, and it goes fast. That material, the focus of the 2010 Nobel Prize in physics, is graphene -- a fancy name for extremely thin layers of ordinary carbon atoms arranged in a "chicken-wire" lattice.

7 Jan 2011

Researchers Identify Way to Use Graphene as an Electrode for Solar Cells

A promising approach for making solar cells that are inexpensive, lightweight and flexible is to use organic (that is, carbon-containing) compounds instead of expensive, highly purified silicon.

7 Jan 2011

Wafer Test Technology Supplier Expands Operations in Asia

MicroProbe, a leading supplier of wafer test technology to the global semiconductor industry, today expanded its operations in Asia by opening a full-service support and sales office in Suwon, Korea.

7 Jan 2011

Vorbeck Materials to Use Additional Capital for Sale of Graphene-Based Conductive Inks

Vorbeck Materials Corp. announced today that it has secured an additional $2.785 million in a fully subscribed series 2b financing, which was completed December 30, 2010.

From Vorbeck Materials 7 Jan 2011

InvenSense’s Dual-Axis MEMS Gyroscope Chosen to Enhance LG’s LED-Backlight LCD TVs

InvenSense, Inc., the leading solution provider of MotionProcessors for consumer electronics, today announced that LG Electronics (LG) has selected the IXZ-500™ dual-axis MEMS gyroscope for the Magic Motion Remote Control within their ultra-slim INFINIA line of LED-backlight LCD 3D TVs.

6 Jan 2011