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Physics and Engineering Professors Receive Patents for Nanotechnology Innovations

NJIT researchers were awarded 15 new U.S. patents this past year, increasing the total number of issued patents for NJIT to 97.

24 Aug 2010

NMIC to Use Spheric’s Microwave Furnace for Synthesizing Nano-Sized Materials

The Western Hemisphere's first high-temperature (1500 degrees C) continuous production microwave furnace is now fully functional at New York's NanoMaterials Innovation Center (NMIC), a wholly owned subsidiary of Alfred Technology Resources, Inc. (ATRI), near the campus of Alfred University.

24 Aug 2010

Controlling the Piezoelectric Effect in Quantum Dots

Researchers at McGill University’s Department of Chemistry have now discovered how to control the piezoelectric effect in nanoscale semiconductors called “quantum dots,” enabling the development of incredibly tiny new products.

23 Aug 2010

Researchers Closer to Understanding the Full Electronic Potential of Graphene

Nanoscale simulations and theoretical research performed at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory are bringing scientists closer to realizing graphene's potential in electronic applications.

From Oak Ridge National Laboratory 23 Aug 2010

New ML Series Amplifier from Aerotech for Micropositioning Applications

Latest from Aerotech is a new digital servo amplifier with a linear power stage for ultra-high resolution brushed or brushless linear and rotary motion control systems.

From Aerotech, Inc. 23 Aug 2010

New Approach to Apply Nanostructure Coatings for High Tech Devices

Researchers at Oregon State University and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have discovered a new way to apply nanostructure coatings to make heat transfer far more efficient, with important potential applications to high tech devices as well as the conventional heating and cooling industry.

23 Aug 2010

Lantiq Unveils New 65nm Chipset for Network Equipment Vendors

Lantiq, a leading supplier of broadband access and home networking technologies, today introduced its latest generation 65nm chipset for design of carrier linecards supporting the global VDSL2 and ADSL/2/2+ standards. ...

23 Aug 2010

Novel Digital Oscillatory Gyroscope from Sensonor Features Butterfly MEMS Die

Sensonor Technologies is developing, SAR500, a novel high-precision, low-noise, high-stability, calibrated and compensated digital oscillatory gyroscope with SPI interface housed in a custom-made ceramic package.

21 Aug 2010

Aegis Receives STTR Award for Exploring Nano-Structure Fabrication Techniques

The AEgis Technologies Microsystems Group wins an Air Force Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Award for Terahertz Focal Plane Arrays. AEgis is teaming with the University of Buffalo as the research institution...

From BlueHalo 21 Aug 2010

EcoloCap Solutions and EMTECH Sign Agreement for M-Fuel Testing

EcoloCap Solutions Inc., an innovator of alternative energy products, today announced they have reached an agreement with EMTECH FUELS, a new formed partnership by a group of Oregon business men active in the fields of finance, alternative fuel technologies and wholesale fuel sales, to start testing M-Fuel, with an accredited lab, to get local and EPA approval for the proprietary, emulsified diesel fuel.

21 Aug 2010

Maryland Governor Appoints Two Johns Hopkins Researchers for Nanotech Study

Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley has appointed Peter Searson and Steve Desiderio, two researchers from The Johns Hopkins University, to serve on a special task force to study the benefits of nanobiotechnology. Acco...

21 Aug 2010

Forecast Report on Nanotechnology Enabled Energy Storage Market

Global Nanotechnology Markets for Energy Storage - Analysis and Forecasts to 2015 provides key data, information and analysis on the market opportunities in the nanotechnology enabled energy storage market. The report...

21 Aug 2010

ReneSola to Supply Solar Wafers to NSP and Solartech Energy

ReneSola Ltd ("ReneSola" or the "Company"), a leading global manufacturer of solar wafers and provider of solar module original equipment manufacturer ("OEM") services, today announced that it has signed two wafer supply agreements to provide two major Taiwan-listed solar companies with approximately 836 MW of monocrystalline and multicrystalline solar wafers.

21 Aug 2010

Two Researchers Win Kavli Prize for Nanoscience Innovation

His Majesty King Harald will present the Kavli Prize in Astrophysics, Nanoscience and Neuroscience to the eight laureates from the US, Germany and UK at a gala performance at Oslo Concert Hall, Norway, on the 7th of Sept...

21 Aug 2010

New Model Describes Distribution of Nucleosomes Around Transcription Start Sites

The DNA genomes of organisms whose cells possess nuclei are packaged in a highly characteristic fashion. Most of the DNA is tightly wrapped around protein particles called nucleosomes, which are connected to each othe...

21 Aug 2010