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Innolume Begins Sampling of LD-12xx-Series of Quantum Dot Lasers

Innolume, the leading provider of Quantum Dot (QD) diode lasers covering the 1064 nm to 1320 nm spectrum, today announced that it has begun sampling the LD-12xx-series laser platform, a new generation of pump laser that is based on the company’s proprietary Quantum Dot epitaxial technology.

From Innolume 22 Jul 2010

Scientists Test Working of Invisibility Cloak at Microwave Frequencies

From Tolkien’s ring of power in The Lord of the Rings to Star Trek’s Romulans, who could make their warships disappear from view, from Harry Potter’s magical cloak to the garment that makes players vanish in the video game classic “Dungeons and Dragons, the power to turn someone or something invisible fascinates mankind.

22 Jul 2010

Applied Material to Focus on Crystalline Silicon Solar and Advanced Energy Technologies

Applied Materials, Inc. today announced plans to restructure its Energy and Environmental Solutions (EES) segment to put a primary emphasis on opportunities in crystalline silicon (c-Si) solar and advanced energy, including light emitting diode (LED) technology.

From Applied Materials Inc. 22 Jul 2010

Economic Solution to Reduce Surface Tension During Nanowire Production

Surface tension isn't a very powerful force, but it matters for small things — water bugs, paint, and, it turns out, nanowires.

22 Jul 2010

Simple Surface-Based Chemical Method to Grow Graphene Nanoribbons

In the recent issue of Nature, scientists from Empa and the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research report how they have managed for the first time to grow graphene ribbons that are just a few nanometres wide using a simple surface-based chemical method.

22 Jul 2010

New Carbon Nanomaterial Can Fight Disease-Causing Bacteria

A new form of paper with the built-in ability to fight disease-causing bacteria could have applications that range from anti-bacterial bandages to food packaging that keeps food fresher longer to shoes that ward off foot odor.

22 Jul 2010

Scientists Develop New Organoclay for Plastics Nanocomposites

Scientists are reporting an in-depth validation of the discovery of the world's first mass producible, low-cost, organoclays for plastics.

22 Jul 2010

Advance in Nanofabrication Can Help Produce Electricity from Biowaste

Engineers at Oregon State University have made a significant advance toward producing electricity from sewage, by the use of new coatings on the anodes of microbial electrochemical cells that increased the electricity pr...

22 Jul 2010

Study of Quantum Effects in Photosynthesis

Recently, academic debate has been swirling around the existence of unusual quantum mechanical effects in the most ubiquitous of phenomena, including photosynthesis, the process by which organisms convert light into chemical energy.

22 Jul 2010

New Nano-Enhanced Armor to Undergo Rigorous Testing

A new hybrid armor will undergo the most demanding and stringent testing by the Defense Advanced Research Program Agency (DARPA) in Ballston, VA in the fall of 2010. After passing selection, this armor will be able to...

22 Jul 2010

American Society for Nanomedicine to Hold Second Annual Conference

There is enormous excitement and expectation surrounding the multidisciplinary field of nanomedicine – the science and technology of diagnosing, treating and preventing disease using nanotechnology. Nanomedicine is...

22 Jul 2010

Researchers Share Nanotechnology Knowledge

InForm, a AU$2.7 million EU-funded project involving world-leading research institutionsincluding the University of Sydney, hosted its first conference, 'NanoFormulation2010', in June at Stockholm University. ...

21 Jul 2010

Extend the Capabilities of Your Desktop SEM with Phenom Pro Suite

Phenom-World BV, producer of the Phenom desktop scanning electron microscope, announces the launch of a new software product, the Phenom Pro Suite.

From Thermo Fisher Scientific Phenom-World BV 21 Jul 2010

Nanocoating Vastly Increases Electricity Production from Sewage

21 Jul 2010

Northeastern University Receives $2 Million Grant to Help Commercialize Nanotechnology

Northeastern University's Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center for High-rate Nanomanufacturing (CHN) has received a $2 million grant to help commercialize nanotechnology and put smaller, more energy efficient electronic devices in the hands of consumers more quickly.

21 Jul 2010