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MicroGen and Cornell’s emc2 Sign MOU to Develop Self-Charging Batteries

To serve a world bent on gaining autonomous power for wireless sensors, MicroGen Systems LLC, of Ithaca and Cornell University's Energy Materials Center (emc2) have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop &qu...

21 Jul 2010

New Publication on Nanoscale CMOS Devices

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/f88337/nanoscale_cmos_in) has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd's new book "Nanoscale CMOS: Innovative Materials, Modeling and Cha...

21 Jul 2010

Electric-Field-Assisted Magnetic Data Writing on Hard Drive

The rapidly growing quantity of digital information is placing stringent demands on the storage capacity of magnetic media, such as hard drives. Increasing the number of magnetic bits stored in a given area can increase ...

21 Jul 2010

Institute of Microelectronics and Stanford University to Develop Silicon Nanowire Based Circuits Inspired by the Brain

The Institute of Microelectronics (IME), a research institute of the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), today announced a collaborative partnership with Stanford University to develop silicon nanowire based circuits that are inspired by the brain.

20 Jul 2010

Reactions Between Carbon Species and Tube Caps Affect Carbon Nanotube Growth and Electronic Properties

Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) are versatile nanomaterials made of rolled-up honeycomb-like sheets of carbon atoms. Depending on the direction and degree of twisting of these sheets, nanotubes can behave as meta...

20 Jul 2010

SPTS to Exhibit at Semicon West

SPP Process Technology Systems (SPTS), a global supplier of advanced capital equipment and process technologies in the semiconductor industry and related markets, celebrates its first 9 months of positive growth ahead of...

20 Jul 2010

Sigma Aldrich Now Offers Greater Range of Nanotubes from SWeNT

SouthWest NanoTechnologies, Inc. (SWeNT), the leader in high quality, single-wall and specialty multi-wall carbon nanotubes (CNTs), announces that Sigma-Aldrich (Nasdaq: SIAL) Materials Science is expanding its offering ...

From Sigma Aldrich 20 Jul 2010

Nanotechnology College and CMOST Partner to Host Summer NanoCamp

The effort to interest young women in the fields of science and technology received a boost on July 20 through a partnership between the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering ("CNSE") of the University at Albany and the Children's Museum of Science and Technology ("CMOST") that showcased the exciting world of nanotechnology.

20 Jul 2010

White Paper on Development of Multilayer Piezo Actuators for AFM's Now Available

Piezo technology specialist PI Ceramic has released a new white paper on the development and test of highly reliable multilayer piezo actuators.

From PI (Physik Instrumente) LP 20 Jul 2010

Microtechnology and Nanotechnology in Germany Now Confirms Reversal of Economic Trend

After the years of the economic crisis, 2008 and 2009, the microtechnology, nanotechnology and advanced materials industries in Germany are now confirming a reversal of the economic trend. More than half of the companies...

20 Jul 2010

Carl Zeiss Nano Image Contest Off to a Successful Start

A heart formed of polymers, a tuberculosis bacterium camouflaged as an exotic blossom and a dragon made of a magnesium-titanium compound: it is often hard to tell whether the entries to the Carl Zeiss Nano Image Contest are artistically structured paintings or photos taken under the microscope.

From Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH 20 Jul 2010

Argonne Scientist Named Fellow of American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Argonne Distinguished Fellow Ali Erdemir of the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory has been named a fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).

20 Jul 2010

Malvern to Exhibit Characterization Tools for Proteins, Peptides and Macromeolcules

Malvern Panalytical is exhibiting the latest in its comprehensive range of solutions for characterizing proteins, peptides and other macromolecules at the 24th Annual Symposium of The Protein Society, August 1-5, 2010 at the Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego in San Diego, California.

From Malvern Panalytical 20 Jul 2010

Registrations Now Open for Symposium on Applications of SPM's and Optical Tweezers

JPK Instruments is happy to announce that registration is now open for the ninth annual international symposium on the applications of scanning probe microscopy (SPM) and optical tweezers. The symposia will be held on the 6-7th October 2010 in Berlin focusing on applications developments in life sciences.

From Bruker BioAFM 20 Jul 2010

Stevens Researchers Receive Significant NSF Funding for Nanotechnology Research

Dr. Woo Young Lee of the Chemical Engineering and Materials Science department along with Dr. Hongjun Wang of Chemistry, Chemical Biology and Biomedical Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology have recently receiv...

20 Jul 2010