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New SK6630 Controller Enhances Samsung’s 30nm NAND Products

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. and Anobit today announced that the two companies have collaborated on the design of a new controller (SK6630) for use in Secure Digital (SD) memory cards.

From Samsung Electronics 18 Aug 2010

Solarflare Delivers 65nm Transceiver-Based Dual-Port Server Adapter

Solarflare Communications, the leader in 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) data center solutions, announced today significant proof points of its momentum and leadership.

18 Aug 2010

IFS Coatings Selects SmartSilver Antimicrobial for Thermosetting Powder Coatings

NanoHorizons Inc., a leader in the creation of nanoscale performance additives for textile, health care, and industrial applications, will provide its SmartSilver® antimicrobial additives for IFS Coatings’ line of antimicrobial powder coatings. IFS Coatings, a subsidiary of CFS Group, is a manufacturer of a broad range of powder coatings for the global market.

18 Aug 2010

Replacing Expensive Components of Solar Cells with Electronically Active Molecules

Photovoltaic cells made from organic compounds, rather than silicon wafers, are set to transform the solar energy industry. Because organic solar cells are made using solution processes, they can be spread onto flexible ...

18 Aug 2010

Carbon Nanotubes Detecting Presence of Heroin in Human Body

Carbon nanotubes have charge carriers confined to the nanotube surface, meaning their electrical properties are highly sensitive to changes in their nearby environment. This property has been exploited in recent years to...

18 Aug 2010

Multifunctional Nanoparticles as Coupled Contrast Agents

Spotting a single cancerous cell that has broken free from a tumor and is traveling through the bloodstream to colonize a new organ might seem like finding a needle in a haystack. But a new imaging technique from the Uni...

18 Aug 2010

Molecular-Imprint Nanosensor for Ultrasensitive Detection of Proteins

A cluster of carbon nanotubes coated with a thin layer of protein-recognizing polymer form a biosensor capable of using electrochemical signals to detect minute amounts of proteins. With further development, this biosensor could provide a crucial new diagnostic tool for the detection of cancer and other illnesses, according to a team of investigators led by Dong Cai of Boston College.

18 Aug 2010

Cisplatin Nanoparticle for Enhanced Antitumor Efficacy

One of the first chemotherapy drugs given to patients diagnosed with cancer — especially lung, ovarian, or breast cancer — is cisplatin, a platinum-containing compound that binds to tumor cells' DNA. Cisp...

18 Aug 2010

Biocompatibility, Biodistribution, and Drug-Delivery Efficiency of Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles for Cancer Therapy in Animals

In cancer research, nanotechnology holds great promise for the development of targeted, localized delivery of anticancer drugs, in which only cancer cells are affected. By carrying out comprehensive studies on mice with ...

18 Aug 2010

Breakthrough Breast Milk Study Using Agilent Technologies' Microfluidics System

Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced that a group of researchers from the University of California, Davis, has made a significant discovery: human breast milk contains an unexpected abundance of sugars that coats the lining of infants' intestines, protecting it from noxious bacteria.

From Agilent Technologies Inc. 18 Aug 2010

Cancer Detection from Exhaled Breath Using Nanosensors

With a single breath, a Breathalyzer™ can tell a police officer when a driver has had too much to drink. Now, thanks to a team of investigators at the Israel Institute of Technology, a single breath may be enough t...

18 Aug 2010

Complex Role of Multivalency in Nanoparticles Targeting the Transferrin Receptor for Cancer Therapies

A normally benign protein found in the human body appears to be able – when paired with nanoparticles – to zero in on and kill certain cancer cells, without having to also load those particles with chemothera...

18 Aug 2010

Researchers Develop Laser Power Detector Coated with World's Darkest Material

Harnessing darkness for practical use, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a laser power detector coated with the world's darkest material-a forest of carbon nanotubes that reflects almost no light across the visible and part of the infrared spectrum.

From National Institute of Standards and Tech (NIST) 18 Aug 2010

Microfluidic Platform for Molecular Dissection of Single Brain Tumor Cells

New technologies for the diagnosis of cancer are rapidly changing the clinical practice of oncology. As scientists learn more about the molecular basis of cancer, the development of new tools capable of multiple, inexpen...

18 Aug 2010

Bruker Buy Veeco's SPM and Optical Metrology Business

Bruker Corporation (NASDAQ: BRKR) today announces the signing of an agreement to acquire the Scanning Probe Microscopy (SPM) and Optical Industrial Metrology (OIM) instruments business from Veeco Instruments, Inc. (NASDA...

From Bruker Nano Surfaces and Metrology 17 Aug 2010