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FlexTech Alliance Provides Contract to Cambridge NanoTech to Accelerate ALD Process

The FlexTech Alliance, focused on developing the electronic display and the flexible, printed electronics industry supply chain, announced today that it has awarded a contract to Cambridge NanoTech to develop a high-speed Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) system.

30 Nov 2010

Altatech Semiconductor Launches New System to Inspect Wafer Edges

Altatech Semiconductor S.A. today introduced its new high-throughput AltaSight EyeEdge® inspection system, capable of detecting, identifying and generating images of defects as small as 2 microns along the edges of 300 mm semiconductor wafers, including silicon, compound semiconductor, SOI, quartz and transparent substrates.

30 Nov 2010

Global Business Report on Nanomaterials Market

Research and Marketshas announced the addition of the "Nanomaterials - Global Strategic Business Report" report to their offering. This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Nanomaterials in US$ Million by the fo...

30 Nov 2010

New Nanopore Device to Analyze Single DNA Molecules

Researchers at Delft University of Technology and Oxford University announce a new type of nanopore device that could help in developing fast and cheap genetic analysis. In the journal Nature Nanotechnology (November ...

30 Nov 2010

Color-Changing Patch to Indicate Strength of Exposure to Explosive Blasts

Mimicking the reflective iridescence of a butterfly's wing, investigators at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and School of Engineering and Applied Sciences have developed a color-changing patch that could be worn on soldiers' helmets and uniforms to indicate the strength of exposure to blasts from explosives in the field.

30 Nov 2010

New Book on Organelle-Specific Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology

Research and Markets has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd's new report "Organelle-Specific Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology" to their offering. This book introduces and discusses the lates...

30 Nov 2010

MU Scientists Create Gold Nanoparticles Using Cinnamon for Cancer Treatment

Gold nanoparticles, tiny pieces of gold so small that they can't be seen by the naked eye, are used in electronics, healthcare products and as pharmaceuticals to fight cancer.

30 Nov 2010

Researchers Say Mechanical Stress Plays Vital Role in Human Neurosystem

Tel Aviv - In the human brain, mechanical stress -- the amount of pressure applied to a particular area -- requires a delicate balance.

30 Nov 2010

Biomedical Engineers Develop Connector for Microfluidic Devices

Biomedical engineers at UC Davis have developed a plug-in interface for the microfluidic chips that will form the basis of the next generation of compact medical devices.

30 Nov 2010

Bruker Launches New Optical Surface Profiler Mode to Deliver Lateral Resolutions

Bruker Corporation announced today at the Materials Research Society (MRS) Fall 2010 Meeting the AcuityXR™, a novel optical surface profiler mode that combines unique, patent-pending Bruker hardware and software technology to enable select ContourGT™ non-contact, 3D optical surface profilers to break the optical diffraction limit and deliver lateral resolutions that were previously considered impossible to achieve.

30 Nov 2010

UC Researchers Test Authentication of Pomegranate Juice Contents Using Liquid Chromatography

You pick up a bottle of pomegranate juice at the store because you've learned that, although it costs more than most juices, it is replete with antioxidants that bring health benefits. But wait: Is the juice you've purchased really pomegranate juice? Or is the product label you have carefully read promising more than it delivers?

From University of California at Riverside 30 Nov 2010

Risø DTU and Topsoe Fuel Cell Announce Long-Term Strategic Partnership

An SOFC fuel cell produces electricity and heat with a very high efficiency.That means less carbon emissions for each kW produced. Furthermore, the production of electricity happens with nearly no emissions of pollutants...

30 Nov 2010

Nanostart Introduces SimpliClear Full Orthodontic System to Treat Teeth Misalignments

BioMers Pte Ltd, a portfolio company of Nanostart AG, has announced the initial market launch of its new flagship product line, the SimpliClear™ Full orthodontic system.

From Coreo AG 30 Nov 2010

Fuzhou Rockchip Uses SMIC’s 65-nm Low Power Process for SOC Chip Production

Fuzhou Rockchip Electronics Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Rockchip"), a leading Fabless Semiconductor company and mobile-internet SOC solution provider, today announced that its design of a high-end di...

30 Nov 2010

STMicroelectronics Launches MEMS-Based Sensor to Measure Pressure with High Accuracy

From 750m below ground to the top of Mount Everest, smart phones and other portable devices will soon be able to pinpoint their height variation relative to sea level to better than one meter, thanks to the most recent MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems) sensor from STMicroelectronics the world's leading supplier of MEMS sensors for consumer and portable applications.

From STMicroelectronics 30 Nov 2010