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Broadcom’s New 40 nm Set-Top Box Solutions for Whole-Home Connectivity Applications

Broadcom Corporation a global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications, today announced nine new cable, satellite and IP set-top box (STB) system-on-a-chip (SoC) solutions that enable multiple ways for consumers to experience the next generation Internet connected home featuring full resolution 3DTV.

5 Jan 2011

Center of Innovation for Nanobiotechnology Announces Third Executive Roundtable Event

The Center of Innovation for Nanobiotechnology (COIN) today announced their third Executive Roundtable event to be hosted at the RTP Foundation Building in Research Triangle Park, NC on January 18, 2011. This event serie...

4 Jan 2011

New Nanoengineered Batteries Charging More Than 40 Times Faster Than Today's Lithium-ion Batteries

An entirely new type of nanomaterial developed at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute could enable the next generation of high-power rechargeable lithium (Li)-ion batteries for electric automobiles, as well as batteries for laptop computers, mobile phones, and other portable devices.

4 Jan 2011

REC to Deliver Wafers to an Asian Solar Cell Producer

REC continues to broaden its customer base and has entered into a new three year multicrystalline wafer sales contract with an Asian cell producer.

4 Jan 2011

Micron Technology Unveils New Solid-State Drives Based on 25 nm NAND Technology

Micron Technology, Inc. today unveiled a new portfolio of the industry's most advanced RealSSD(TM) solid-state drives (SSDs) for the fast growing flash-based notebook market.

From Micron Technology, Inc. 4 Jan 2011

Nanoelectronics Can Help Computer Users to Process Information More Efficiently

According to research reported in the special issue update of Proceedings of the IEEE on Nanoelectronics applications, computer users will be elated to learn that efficient new systems to process information and sustain memory function are on the horizon.

4 Jan 2011

Scientists Explore Novel Ways to Treat Pancreatic Tumors Using Nanomedicine

A five-year, $16-million grant from the National Cancer Institute will take advantage of specialized expertise developed by scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University and Montefiore, the Univ...

4 Jan 2011

Fraunhofer Scientists Impregnate Polycarbonate with Nanoparticles

CO2 is more than just a waste product. In fact, it has a variety of uses: the chemical industry makes use of this colorless gas to produce urea, methanol and salicylic acid. Urea is a fertilizer, methanol is a fuel additive, and salicylic acid is an ingredient in aspirin.

4 Jan 2011

Munster Scientists' Study on Nano-Containers Receives Special Honor

A few months ago Münster scientists showed that certain molecules – so-called nano-containers – can be guided by light alone. This study has now been singled out for special praise – according t...

4 Jan 2011

Samsung Develops DDR4 DRAM Module with 30 nm-Class Process Technology

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, a global leader in advanced semiconductor technology solutions, announced today that it completed development of the industry’s first DDR4 DRAM module last month, using 30 nanometer (nm) class process technology.

From Samsung Electronics 4 Jan 2011

World's First Commercial Graphene Application

Angstron Materials Inc., announced today the world’s first commercial graphene application. The ongoing development of touch screens for consumer electronics is driving a growing need for sense data. Angstron&rsquo...

From Global Graphene Group 3 Jan 2011

LDK Solar Partners with China Development Bank Capital to Expand Polysilicon Business

LDK Solar Co., Ltd. ("LDK Solar") a leading vertically integrated manufacturer of photovoltaic (PV) products and the world's largest producer of multicrystalline solar wafers, today announced that LDK Solar and its wholly owned polysilicon manufacturing subsidiaries entered into a definitive agreement with China Development Bank Capital Corporation Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of China Development Bank Corporation, Excel Rise Holdings Limited and Prosper East Limited, investment funds affiliated with China Construction Bank Corporation, and an investment fund affiliated with another major Chinese bank (together, the "Investors").

3 Jan 2011

Car and Driver Magazine Honors Huper Optik's Nano-Ceramic Technology

Voted by editors and professionals in the automotive parts and accessories segment, Hüper Optik® proprietary Nano Ceramic technology was accorded the prestigious 2010 Technical Innovation Brand Award from the Car and Driver automotive magazine in China.

3 Jan 2011

Huper Optik's Advanced Nano-Ceramic Coatings Featured in Two Leading Journals

Hüper Optik® – inventor of the world’s first multi-layered patented nano-ceramic window films was recently featured in the August/September 2010 issue of Asia Pacific Coatings Journal (APCJ) - a lead...

3 Jan 2011

CHAD Industries’ WaferMate Workcells Automate Nanium’s Wafer Processing Equipment

CHAD Industries announced today the ability to easily add automated wafer handling capabilities to your existing wafer processing equipment using the WaferMate™ series of wafer handlers.

3 Jan 2011