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New Honeycomb Thin Films Aid Development of Transparent Solar Panels

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory and Los Alamos National Laboratory have fabricated transparent thin films capable of absorbing light and generating electric charge over a relatively large area.

From Brookhaven National Laboratory 4 Nov 2010

Scientists Observe Ultra-Fast Melting Around Firing Line of Heavy Ions

Scientists from Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (HZB) observed exotic behaviour from beryllium oxide (BeO) when they bombarded it with high-speed heavy ions: After being shot in this way, the electrons in the BeO appeared "confused", and seemed to completely forget the material properties of their environment.

4 Nov 2010

Stevens Institute to Receive NSF Funds for Purchasing Nanoimprint Lithography System

Dr. Eui-Hyeok Yang, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Director of the Micro Device Laboratory (MDL) at Stevens Institute of Technology, The Innovation University (TM), will receive funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for the acquisition of a Nanoimprint Lithography System (NIL) for the purpose of nanoscience research and education based on low-dimensional materials at Stevens.

4 Nov 2010

ISMI Releases New Mature Fabs Program for Semiconductor Manufacturers

To improve manufacturing productivity, cost and cycle time for a targeted segment of manufacturers in the semiconductor industry, International SEMATECH Manufacturing Initiative (ISMI), announced today that it has launch...

4 Nov 2010

Nanotherapeutics Secures Funds to Conduct Clinical Trial on NanoDOX Hydrogel

Nanotherapeutics, Inc. announced that it has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) to support a clinical trial for treating dehisced surgical wounds with the Company’s NanoDOX® Hydrogel, a topical doxycycline hydrogel for chronic wounds.

From Nanotherapeutics Inc. 4 Nov 2010

New Grant Supports Development of RenaZorb Oral Drug Based on Nanotechnology

Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. a biotechnology company with fully integrated commercial and drug development operations with a primary focus in oncology, today announced that it has been awarded grants totaling $977,900 under the Qualifying Therapeutic Discovery Project (QTDP) Program administered under section 48D of the Internal Revenue Code.

4 Nov 2010

Scientists Recognized for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Contributions

The first UNESCO Medals “For contributions to the development of nanoscience and nanotechnologies” were awarded on 2 November at Paris headquarters to two laureates: Russian Academician Zhores Ivanovich Alfer...

4 Nov 2010

Potential Benefits of Nanomaterials in Improving Construction Materials

Bricks, blocks, and steel I-beams — step aside. A new genre of construction materials, made from stuff barely 1/50,000th the width of a human hair, is about to debut in the building of homes, offices, bridges, and other structures.

3 Nov 2010

Voluntary Initiatives, Regulation, and Nanotechnology Oversight

A new report from the Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies (PEN) at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars explores a variety of voluntary options available for the oversight of nanotechnology products and processes.

3 Nov 2010

Agilent Technologies Announces Solution for Exon Analysis Based on SurePrint G3 Exon Microarrays

Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced a solution for exon analysis based on SurePrint G3 Exon Microarrays. The solution provides a major expansion of Agilent's portfolio of gene expression reagents, microar...

From Agilent Technologies Inc. 3 Nov 2010

Nanonex Launches NX-2600 Full Wafer Nanoimprinter and Photolithography Aligner

Nanonex launches new NX-2600 tool which combines full wafer nanoimprinter and photolithography aligner to offer sub-5 nm imprinting resolution and sub-1 micrometer alignment accuracy.

From Nanonex Corporation 3 Nov 2010

Global Market for Nanofibers Expected to Reach $334 Million by 2017

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "The World Market for Nanofibers: Markets, Key Players and Revenues" report to their offering. Global revenues for nanofibers were an estimated US$79.5...

3 Nov 2010

Avago Demonstrates 28-Gbps SerDes Performance in 40-nm CMOS Technology

Avago Technologies, a leading supplier of analog interface components for communications, industrial and consumer applications, today announced that it has demonstrated 28-Gbps Serializer/Deserializer (SerDes) performance in 40-nm CMOS process technology.

3 Nov 2010

NMI to Collaborate with CCNE Team for Developing Nanomedicine Manufacturing Processes

Nemucore Medical Innovations, Inc. (NMI), as a member of Northeastern University’s Center of Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence (CCNE) consortium, will work in partnership with other CCNE team members to develop cont...

3 Nov 2010

Update on Nano-Technology, an Israeli National Project

A three-year support of Nano-Technology as an Israeli national project has resulted in: 52 leading scientists have immigrated to Israel, 77 million dollars have been invested in equipment, 41 million dollars have been invested in infrastructure, 106 success stories have been documented and 389 Academy–Industry Projects have been achieved.

3 Nov 2010