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Nanotechnology Institute Researchers Develop New Portable MicroKit System

A portable MicroKit system developed by the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN), the world's first bioengineering and nanotechnology research institute, enables mass health screenings to be conducted at strategic locations such as airports, immigration checkpoints and train stations.

24 Sep 2010

New UK Nanotechnology Directory Now Available for Free

2010 UK Nanotechnology Directory, listing 400 leading MNT businesses and research institutions, now available for free. The NanoKTN is pleased to announce the publication of its UK Nanotechnology Directory, a guideboo...

24 Sep 2010

USCA Receives NSF Funding to Buy Raman Microscope

The Department of Chemistry and Physics at the University of South Carolina Aiken is pleased to announce it has received funding this week from the National Science Foundation to purchase a state-of-the-art Raman microsc...

24 Sep 2010

UMass Lowell Partners with Federal Health Agency for Nanotechnology Research

UMass Lowell nano researchers and federal health officials today announced a new partnership that will provide companies with practical research and guidance in development of nanotechnology that is safe for workers.

24 Sep 2010

New Commercial Foundry Process from TriQuint Features Optical Lithography Technology

TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc., a leading RF front-end product manufacturer and foundry services provider, today announced the release of its latest 150mm Gallium Arsenide (GaAs) commercial foundry process, TQP15, to full production.

24 Sep 2010

New Research Report on Global Markets for Nanocoatings

ReportsandReports announces it will carry Nanocoatings: Global Markets and Applications Research Report in its store. The global market for nanoscale coatings and thin films in 2009 is approximately $2.4 billion dolla...

24 Sep 2010

Mass Production of Samsung’s 40nm-Class DDR3 Memory Modules

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., the world leader in advanced memory technology, announced today that it is mass producing the highest density memory module for laptops and mobile workstations – an eight gigabyte (GB) small outline dual inline memory module (SoDIMM) or unbuffered dual inline memory module (UDIMM), based on 4-gigabit (Gb), 40 nanometer (nm)-class DDR3.

From Samsung Electronics 24 Sep 2010

Early Development of 32nm CMOS Technology to be Demonstrated at ICT 2010

STMicroelectronics, the leader of the EU Sixth Framework Program PULLNANO Advanced Technology Research and development project, today announced that PULLNANO has been selected and invited to be demonstrated at ICT 2010, an event organized by the European Commission and hosted by the Belgian Presidency of the European Union, to be held on September 27-29, 2010 in Brussels.

From STMicroelectronics 24 Sep 2010

UCF Researchers Work on New Technology to Help People with Physical Limitations

One touch directs a robotic arm to grab objects in a new computer program designed to give people in wheelchairs more independence.

24 Sep 2010

NanoBusiness Conference to be Held from September 27 to 28, 2010

The NanoBusiness Alliance, the world's leading nanotechnology trade association, today announced the keynote schedule for next week’s NanoBusiness 2010 conference, which will be held at the McCormick Place, fro...

From Nanobusiness Alliance 24 Sep 2010

New Nanomesh Can Aid in Development of Thermoelectric Devices

Computers, light bulbs, and even people generate heat—energy that ends up being wasted. With a thermoelectric device, which converts heat to electricity and vice versa, you can harness that otherwise wasted energy.

24 Sep 2010

Hydrogen Production Using Low-Temperature Platinum Catalyst

Engineering researchers from Tufts University, the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Harvard University have demonstrated the low-temperature efficacy of an atomically dispersed platinum catalyst, which could be suitab...

24 Sep 2010

Nano-Coating Developer Announces Term Sheet Acceptance for $2.4 Million Investment

Ecology Coatings, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: ECOC), a leader in the discovery and development of nanotechnology-enabled, ultraviolet-curable advanced coatings, today announced that its Board has accepted conditional term ...

24 Sep 2010

Laser Spectroscopy Exposes Unique Organization of Water Molecules under Model Membrane Surfaces

The behavior of water molecules as they contact biological substances has long puzzled scientists. The first few layers of interfacial water can display complex arrangements that distinctly influence biochemical reactivi...

23 Sep 2010

Researchers Develop New Class of Molecular Probes for Biomedical Research Called nanoLAMPs

Rohit Bhargava of the Bioimaging Science and Technology group has come up with an intriguing new class of molecular probes for biomedical research called nanoLAMPs. Unlike most probes used in biomedicine or other types of research they don’t require dyes or fluorescence but, like an ordinary house lamp, they do need a light switch in order to illuminate the molecular world.

23 Sep 2010