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ISO 14001 Certification Awarded to Thin-Wafer Handling System Provider Mechatronic

At the end of June, Mechatronic Systemtechnik, provider of thin-wafer handling systems, was successfully certified in accordance with environment standard ISO 14001.

2 Aug 2010

Researchers Use Beam-Pen Lithography to Pattern 15,000 Identical Skylines

A Northwestern University research team has done just that -- drawing 15,000 identical skylines with tiny beams of light using an innovative nanofabrication technology called beam-pen lithography (BPL). Details of the...

2 Aug 2010

Carl Zeiss Introduces New Gas Injection System for ORION Plus Helium Ion Microscope

Carl Zeiss today introduced a new Gas Injection System for the ORION® Plus Helium Ion Microscope. The combination of a sub-nanometer (less than 0.35nm) probe of inert gas ions with a small interaction volume at the s...

From Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH 2 Aug 2010

Material Showing Melting While Cooling Leads to Applications in Solar Cells

Like an ice cube on a warm day, most materials melt - that is, change from a solid to a liquid state - as they get warmer. But a few oddball materials do the reverse: They melt as they get cooler.

2 Aug 2010

AFM Helping Scientists Reveal Exact Chemical Structure of Natural Compound

In a pioneering research project, for the first time, scientists at IBM (NYSE: IBM) and the University of Aberdeen have collaborated to “see” the structure of a marine compound from the deepest place on the Earth using an atomic force microscope (AFM).

2 Aug 2010

International Conference on Bioengineering and Nanotechnology to Boost Interdisciplinary Research

The 5 th SBE International Conference on Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (ICBN 2010) kicks off today at the Biopolis in Singapore from August 2-4, 2010. Over 300 delegates from around the world will convene at this mul...

1 Aug 2010

SolMateS Receives STW Valorisation Grant for NanoNed National Program

SolMateS, a spinoff company of the MESA + Institute for Nanotechnology of the UT, gets a STW Valorisation Grant of 200,000 euros from the national program NanoNed for nanotechnology. This money helps the company&#3...

31 Jul 2010

Nanogate Expands Product Range in Austria

Nanogate (ISIN DE000A0JKHC9), a leading international nanotechnology enabler, is strengthening its market position in Austria. Following its successful market entry last year, the Group is now expanding its product r...

31 Jul 2010

WITec Acquires Majority of Optical Measurement Solution Provider

WITec GmbH announces the acquisition of the majority of the optical measurement solution provider omt optische messtechnik gmbh. With the addition of omt, WITec has taken an important step to further enhance its market position in the field of measurement technology for industrial applications.

31 Jul 2010

Sharp to Increase Production Capacity of Thin-Film Solar Modules in UK

Sharp Corporation will double its annual production capacity for crystalline solar cell modules to 500 MW at Sharp Manufacturing Company of U.K. (SUKM), its production base in the UK (Wrexham, Wales), starting December 2010.

31 Jul 2010

DuPont and HK Electric Partner for Thin-Film PV Rooftop Project

DuPont is collaborating with the Hongkong Electric Co., Ltd. (HK Electric), a major power utility company in Hong Kong, to support the building and operation of the largest thin film photovoltaic rooftop project in Hong Kong.

From DuPont 31 Jul 2010

UW Professor to Illustrate How Contact Lenses Can be Made to Monitor Health Using Nanotechnology

Imagine your contact lenses being able to improve your vision and tell your temperature.

31 Jul 2010

Slower Translocation of DNA Possible Through Kinked Nanopores

In an innovation critical to improved DNA sequencing, a markedly slower transmission of DNA through nanopores has been achieved by a team led by Sandia National Laboratories researchers.

From Sandia National Laboratories 31 Jul 2010

FAST-ACT Nanomaterial Helps to Break Down Corrosive Drywall Chemicals

A nanomaterial originally developed to fight toxic waste is now helping reduce debilitating fumes in homes with corrosive drywall. Developed by Kenneth Klabunde of Kansas State University, and improved over three dec...

31 Jul 2010

New Porous Nanocompound Support Speeds Up Bone Regeneration

Bones have a capacity to regenerate themselves after suffering partial damage. However, it is really quite another thing when a serious break or tumour lesion occurs and the loss of tissue is substantial. Today these cas...

31 Jul 2010