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New International Scientific Journal--Advanced Energy Materials

"Our mission is to support the global quest for energy solutions with this dedicated new journal," says Deputy Editor of Advanced Materials, Dr. Martin Ottmar. "The Advanced journals family is the ideal en...

19 Nov 2010

Stevens Doctoral Candidate Publishes Papers on Graphene with NSF Support

Since graphene was first isolated in 2004 with the help of Scotch tape, researchers have excitedly turned to the material to discover its potential applications. A single layer of carbon atoms whose applications range from ultrafast electronics to biosensors to flexible displays, graphene is strong, light, transparent, and a conductor of heat and electricity.

18 Nov 2010

Distinguished Nanotechnology Professor Joins Magnolia Solar Corporation

Magnolia Solar Corporation ("Magnolia Solar") announced today that Professor Zhong Lin (Z. L.) Wang, Distinguished Professor and Director, Center for Nanostructure Characterization at Georgia Tech, has joined i...

18 Nov 2010

Nanofiltration Tea Bag to Clean Dirty Water

Clean water is a constant concern for third world countries and nanotechnology may provide a solution. The problem is solved by using a teabag shaped and sized filter which is used as a sieve for the water. Developed ...

By Dr. Cameron Chai 18 Nov 2010

New Study Examines Nanoparticles’ Effects on Plant Life

Nanotechnology may promise miracles for humans, but it seems that it spells death for plants. There have been fascinating reports on how researchers are using particles that are 1/100,000 the width of a human hair to del...

By Dr. Cameron Chai 18 Nov 2010

MEMS Executive Congress 2010 Discusses Emerging Trends in MEMS Technology

In Dan Siewiorek’s vision of the future, each of us will get an ‘iPhone 20’ at birth.

18 Nov 2010

SiTime Launches MEMS-Based Differential Oscillator to Configure Devices

SiTime Corporation, the technology and market share leader in MEMS-based silicon timing solutions, today introduced the SiT9107, a high frequency, programmable, differential oscillator for Networking, Storage and Industrial applications.

18 Nov 2010

HELIOS Project Develops Processes to Accelerate Silicon Photonics Adoption

CEA-Leti, coordinator of the European HELIOS project to accelerate commercialization of silicon photonics, said today project partners demonstrated a laser and a 10Gb/s silicon modulator using a process that is compatible with complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) processing.

18 Nov 2010

Global Analysis on Nanomaterials Industry

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Global Nanomaterials Industry. This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Nanomaterials in US$ Million by the following P...

18 Nov 2010

Nanoparticles Are Highly Suitable for Recovery of Contaminated Soils

Tecnalia, through its Construction Unit, aims to increase the efficiency, reduce execution times and cut operational costs associated with remedial solutions for contaminated sites and for building development itself. ...

18 Nov 2010

3-D Arrays of Semiconductor Nanopillars Enhance Solar Cells in Optical Efficiency

Sunlight represents the cleanest, greenest and far and away most abundant of all energy sources, and yet its potential remains woefully under-utilized. High costs have been a major deterrant to the large-scale applications of silicon-based solar cells.

From Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 18 Nov 2010

Synopsys’s IC Validator Qualifies for 40 nm, 65 nm DRC/LVS Runsets of TSMC

Synopsys, Inc. a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design, verification and manufacturing, today announced that its IC Validator physical verification product is qualified for TSMC's 40-nm and 65-nm interoperable DRC/LVS runsets, and is immediately available to TSMC customers.

From Synopsys, Inc. 18 Nov 2010