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New Report Discusses MEMS and Sensor Integration into Mobile Phones

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: MEMS : MEMS & Sensors for Smartphones. MARKET TRENDS Integration of MEMS components and sensors is not new to the mobi...

11 Aug 2010

Optomec’s Aerosol Jet System Supports FSU for Nanomaterial Development

Optomec announced today that Florida State University (FSU) has purchased an Aerosol Jet deposition system. The system, which is installed at FSU’s Materials Research Building, will be used by researchers at the High-Performance Materials Institute (HPMI) for the development of multifunctional composites incorporating printed sensors.

From Optomec 11 Aug 2010

Advancement of Tiny MEMS Sensors

Tiny sensors known as accelerometers are everywhere. The near-weightless technology can measure the impact of a dangerous tackle on a football player's helmet, control the flow of highway and runway traffic, analyze ...

11 Aug 2010

Global Nanofiber Market to Reach $101.5 Million in 2010

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Nanofibers: Technologies and Developing Markets http://www.reportlinker.com/p096655/Nanofibers-Technologies-and-Developing-Marke...

11 Aug 2010

UC’s Nanolab Team Assesses Need for Next-Generation Display Technology

Sleek design and ease of use are just two of the main reasons consumers are increasingly attracted to tablets and e-readers. And these devices are only going to get better -- display technology improvements are on the way.

11 Aug 2010

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