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Fab Owners Association Announces Membership Numbers Reached 63

The Fab Owners Association (FOA), the association of semiconductor device manufacturing executives and suppliers, has announced that its membership has reached 63 members with the addition of several new members. New dev...

13 Sep 2010

A123 Opens Largest Lithium Ion Automotive Battery Production Facility

A123 Systems (Nasdaq:AONE), a developer and manufacturer of advanced Nanophosphate™ lithium ion batteries and systems, today announced the grand opening of the largest lithium ion automotive battery production faci...

From Wanxiang A123 Systems Corp 13 Sep 2010

Nanotechnology Corporation to Create Canada-Russia Nanotechnology Venture Capital Fund

A senior level delegation from the RUSNANO Corporation led by Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Alexander Losyukov, and his colleagues Mr. Kyrill Frolov and Mr. Rail Rafikov arrived in Toronto, Canada on Tuesday, Septe...

13 Sep 2010

NSF Fund Awarded for Nanoconstruct Design Project

“With this support, we’ll be able to explore math questions that have never been raised before,” said Dr. Joanna Ellis-Monaghan, Saint Michael's College associate professor of mathematics, “an...

13 Sep 2010

Researchers Develop New Carbon Nanotube Antenna

Solar cells are usually grouped in large arrays, often on rooftops, because each cell can generate only a limited amount of power. However, not every building has enough space for a huge expanse of solar panels.

13 Sep 2010

New Artificial Skin Developed Using Semiconductor Nanowires

Engineers at the University of California, Berkeley, have developed a pressure-sensitive electronic material from semiconductor nanowires that could one day give new meaning to the term "thin-skinned."

13 Sep 2010

Strategic Business Report on Carbon Nanotubes Market

Worldwide demand for carbon nanotubes witnessed considerable decline during the years 2008 and 2009 due to the global meltdown. Sluggish adoptions of new technology and cut back in production volumes have been major c...

13 Sep 2010

HZB Researcher Honored for Contributions to Photovoltaic Industry

Prof. Dr. Hans-Werner Schock, department head and spokesman for Solar Energy Research at Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (HZB), received the prestigious "Becquerel Prize" at the 25th "European Photovoltaic Solar ...

13 Sep 2010

NMR Spectroscopy Helps to Study Sam68 Protein Structure

The renowned Journal of Biological Chemistry has selected the report of these research findings as one of two "papers of the week" for its September 10, 2010 issue and has chosen the structural model as cover i...

13 Sep 2010

Epitaxial Graphene Symposium to be Held from September 14 to 17, 2010

Scientists from around the world will gather next week to discuss the latest research findings at the Second International Symposium on the Science and Technology of Epitaxial Graphene. The conference is sponsored by ...

From GATECH - Manufacturing Research Center 13 Sep 2010

Leica Microsystems Introduces New Digital Microscope for Quality Analysis and Inspection

When the demands of quality inspection reach the limits of optical microscopes, digital technology provides QA professionals with the power to take visual analysis to the next level.

From Leica Microsystems GmbH 13 Sep 2010

Dog Gone Smart to Launch New Nanotechnology-Based Pet Products

Dog Gone Smart Pet Products will debut the world's first-ever completely biodegradable pet bed and crate pad, its innovative new line of Dog Gone Smart™ nanotechnology-based line of collars, leashes, and harnesses, and new Dog Gone Smart™ HorseWear saddle pad at Superzoo, September 14 through 16, booth #1920, Mandalay Bay Convention Center.

13 Sep 2010

Carl Zeiss Launches New Photomask Registration System

Carl Zeiss introduces its PROVE™ Registration and Overlay Metrology System for photomasks at SPIE Photomask Conference in Monterey / CA. PROVE™ measures image placement on photomasks with superior resolution meeting the challenging requirements of the 32nm technology node and beyond.

From Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH 13 Sep 2010

Nanocomposite Cermet Coatings Offer Massive Benefits to Oil and Gas Industry

MesoCoat Inc.'s PComP nanocomposite cermet coatings have been identified and selected as a breakthrough nanotechnology of potential benefit to the oil and gas exploration and production industry by EPNanoNet. MesoCoa...

13 Sep 2010

Team to Perform First Study on Ecotoxicological Impact of Carbon Nanotubes in Aquatic Environments

Arkema, CNRS, Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse and Université Paul Sabatier have signed a framework agreement to set up a joint research laboratory, NAUTILE (NAnotUbes et écoToxIcoLogiE), the first p...

From Arkema 12 Sep 2010