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Sandwiching Nanoparticle Layer Boosts Performance of Organics Electronics

Out of sight is not out of mind for a group of Hong Kong researchers who have demonstrated that burying a layer of silver nanoparticles improves the performance of their organic electronic devices without requiring complex processing.

11 Aug 2010

Researchers Demonstrate Fabrication of Nanomagnetic Mirror

Just as the path of photons of light can be directed by a mirror, atoms possessing a magnetic moment can be controlled using a magnetic mirror. Research reported in the Journal of Applied Physics investigates the feasibility of using magnetic domain walls to direct and ultimately trap individual atoms in a cloud of ultracold atoms.

11 Aug 2010

New Approach to Develop Self-Calibrating MEMS

A new technology enabling tiny machines called micro electromechanical systems to "self-calibrate" could make possible super-accurate and precise sensors for crime-scene forensics, environmental testing and medical diagnostics.

11 Aug 2010

Using Microscope, Yale Team Studies Mechanics of Paints

It turns out that watching paint dry might not be as boring as the old adage claims. A team led by Yale University researchers has come up with a new technique to study the mechanics of coatings as they dry and peel, and has discovered that the process is far from mundane.

11 Aug 2010

Researchers Work to Commercialize Nanodiamond Coating for Joint Implant Devices

Total knee and hip joint replacement devices that last a lifetime are closer to reality thanks to recent breakthroughs in Department of Physics laboratories at the University of Alabama at Birmingham involving specialized nanodiamonds a billionth of a meter in size.

11 Aug 2010

Innovative Method Enabling Nanomachines to Release Drugs Inside Living Cancer Cells

Scientists from UCLA's California NanoSystems Institute and Korea's Yonsei University have developed an innovative method that enables nanomachines to release drugs inside living cancer cells when activated remotely by an oscillating magnetic field.

10 Aug 2010

A123 Systems Receives Order from AES Energy Storage

A123 Systems (Nasdaq:AONE), a developer and manufacturer of advanced Nanophosphate™ lithium ion batteries and systems, today announced that AES Energy Storage, a leader in the use of fast-responsive energy storage ...

From Wanxiang A123 Systems Corp 10 Aug 2010

Nanosys Signs Strategic Alliance and Licensing Arrangement with Samsung Electronics

Nanosys, Inc., an advanced materials architect, and Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a global leader in semiconductor, telecommunication, and digital technologies, today announced a strategic alliance and licensing arrange...

From Shoei Electronic Materials, Inc 10 Aug 2010

NanoSteel Unveils New Large Particle Ash Screens

The NanoSteel® Company, a leader in surface coating technologies, announces the launch of the company’s LPA Screen product line which extends SCR catalyst service life through enhanced protection from bed plugging by reliable screening of Large Particle Ash (LPA).

10 Aug 2010

Tektronix Announces 130 nm SiGe Technology Application in Future Oscilloscopes

Tektronix, Inc., the world's leading manufacturer of oscilloscopes, today announced that its next-generation, scalable, performance oscilloscope platform will make broad use of IBM 8HP silicon germanium (SiGe) technology.

10 Aug 2010

Mentor Supports TSMC in 28nm Test Chip Development

Mentor Graphics Corporation today announced that its Calibre® Design-to-Silicon solutions were key elements in the successful development of TSMC's 28nm Product Qualification Vehicle (PQV), a major milestone in the TSMC process development. Multiple Mentor products were used in the design of the PQV test chips, including the Calibre nmDRC and Calibre nmLVS tools for design verification, and Tessent™ test suite for silicon test.

10 Aug 2010

Spintronics, New Substitute for Microelectronics

Researchers at Ohio State University have demonstrated the first plastic computer memory device that utilizes the spin of electrons to read and write data. An alternative to traditional microelectronics, so-called &qu...

From Ohio University 10 Aug 2010

EnSol, University of Leicester to Develop Thin Film Solar Cell Technology

An international team of scientists and industrialists is to meet at the University of Leicester to develop of a revolutionary new technique for harnessing green energy.

10 Aug 2010

Computing Application to Better Study Nanoscale Properties in Superconductors

Superconducting materials, which transmit power resistance-free, are found to perform optimally when high- and low-charge density varies on the nanoscale level, according to research performed at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

From Oak Ridge National Laboratory 10 Aug 2010

Business Leaders to Discuss MEMS Integration into Electronic Products

8.58 billion MEMS devices generating nearly $10B in revenue will ship in 2014, according to leading microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) market analysts.

10 Aug 2010