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New Report Discusses Voluntary Programs Available for 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 ...

From Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies 4 Nov 2010

Researchers Create New Metamaterial for Use in Smart Fabrics

Flexible smart materials that can manipulate light to shield objects from view have been much-theorised but now researchers in Scotland have made a practical breakthrough that brings the possibility of an invisibility ca...

4 Nov 2010

New Topological Superconductor Can Find Potential Application in Quantum Computers

A new material with a split personality -- part superconductor, part metal -- has been observed by a Princeton University-led research team.

4 Nov 2010

AIXTRON Receives New Order from Customer in Southern Province of PR China

AIXTRON AG today announced an order from Jiangxi Changda, a new customer in the southern province of PR China. Jiangxi Changda has ordered two AIX 2800G4 HT 2 inch MOCVD tools. The new HB GaN LED growth reactors have...

From AIXTRON SE 4 Nov 2010

Research on Fluidity of Biological Membranes Using High-Powered Microscopes

Mix two parts cornstarch and one part water. Swirl your fingers in it slowly and the mixture is a smoothly flowing liquid. Punch it quickly with your fist and you meet a rubbery solid -- so solid you can jump up and ...

4 Nov 2010

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