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New Microscopy Technique Detects Lung Cancer by Identifying Changes in Cheek Cells

Early detection is critical for improving cancer survival rates. Yet, one of the deadliest cancers in the United States, lung cancer, is notoriously difficult to detect in its early stages.

8 Oct 2010

New Insight on Material Bonding Aids Efficient Microchip Development

An approach pioneered by researchers at North Carolina State University gives scientists new insight into the way silicon bonds with other materials at the atomic level. This technique could lead to improved understan...

From North Carolina State University 8 Oct 2010

Stevens Institute to Receive Funding for Nanoimprint Lithography System Acquisition

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 Nation...

8 Oct 2010

New Method for Imaging Microscopic Flow Through Microfluidic Lab-on-a-Chip Devices

"Better and faster results!" is the clarion call for scientists and engineers to continually strive to improve their research tools. Of the tools used to study material structures at the atomic and molecular scales, there is none finer than Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy and its daughter technology Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI).

8 Oct 2010

Discovery of Molecular Movement in Glass or Plastic When Exposed to Light

Researchers at Queen's University have discovered how molecules in glass or plastic are able to move when exposed to light from a laser. The findings could one day be used to facilitate medicinal drug distribution...

8 Oct 2010

Study on New Nano-Based Materials for Hip and Knee Implants

Foreign material in the human body, such as implants for hip and knee joints, can be enhanced by ongoing biotribologisk research on lubrication, abrasion and friction.

8 Oct 2010

Researchers Use Nanotechnology to Develop New Computer Switches

Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have taken the first step to building a computer capable of operating in the heat of a jet engine or the sunny side of the planet Mercury. Te-Hao Lee, Swarup Bhunia and M...

8 Oct 2010

SAW Instruments Unveils New sam5 Biosensor

SAW Instruments GmbH has today launched its unique sam5 biosensor instrument for advanced real-time biomolecular interaction and kinetic studies, at Biotechnica, Hannover, 5-7 October.

8 Oct 2010

PI Showcases Latest Piezomotors, Positioners and Hexapod Robots at MD+M Show

piezo and precision motion control specialist PI (Physik Instrumente) LP exhibits its latest piezomotors, piezo positioners and 6-axis hexapod robots at the MD+M show, Booth 237, October 13-14, Minneapolis Convention Center, Minnesota.

From PI (Physik Instrumente) LP 7 Oct 2010

EU Announcs Two Grantees Awarded Nobel Prize in Physics

The EU is proud to announce that two of its grantees, Professor Konstantin Novoselov and Professor Andre Geim of the University of Manchester in the UK, have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for their groundbreaking work in two-dimensional graphene.

7 Oct 2010

Arkema Announces Acquisition of PIEZOTECH

Arkema has announced the acquisition of French company PIEZOTECH which designs and manufactures electroactive fluorinated polymers, thereby enhancing its portfolio with a new range of ultra high performance materials. Th...

7 Oct 2010

AIXTRON Receives New Order for Two AIX 2800G4 HT Deposition Systems from Chinese Company

AIXTRON AG today announced a new order for two AIX 2800G4 HT 42x2-inch configuration deposition systems from Tongfang. The PR China based company placed the order during the first quarter of 2010 and after delivery in th...

From AIXTRON SE 7 Oct 2010

JSNN and RFMD Collaborate for Nanoelectronics Innovation

RF Micro Devices, Inc., a global leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance radio frequency components and compound semiconductor technologies, and the Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering (JSNN) of UNCG and N.C. A&T have signed a Joint Research and Development, Facilities and Equipment Use Agreement.

7 Oct 2010

LI-Nano Battery Production Facilities to be Located on Tribal Land

EcoloCap Solutions Inc., innovator of the Li-Nano Battery, and heavy fuel oil (HFO) emulsion technology, has signed a Letter of Intent and a initial Management Agreement with the Alturas Indian Rancheria Corporation and a Letter of Interest with the Susanville Rancheria Corporation to locate battery production facilities on Tribal land.

7 Oct 2010

New Report on Nanotechnology Application in Paper Manufacturing

Bharatbook added a new report on "Nanotechnology in Paper Manufacturing: Global Markets" which gives new technologies and government initiatives for improving the structure of paper. Nanotechnology in Paper Man...

7 Oct 2010