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Camfil Offers New Nano Dust Collector Filter

A new HemiPleat® Nano dust collector filter from Camfil Farr Air Pollution Control offers higher filtration efficiencies, longer service life, and lower pressure drop than competitive nano fiber filters, for energy savings and enhanced performance.

15 Jul 2010

Nanotechnology Academic and Technical Experts Deliver Presentations at SEMICON West 2010

Recognized academic and technical experts from the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE) of the University at Albany delivered presentations on July 14 at SEMICON West 2010, a leading industry conference and trade show held July 13 through 15 in San Francisco, CA.

14 Jul 2010

Using Optical Microscopy to Image Objects with Resolutions as Small as 0.5 Nanometers

Secretary of Energy, Nobel laureate and former director of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) Steven Chu led the development of a technique that enables the use of optical microscopy to image objects or the distance between them with resolutions as small as 0.5 nanometers.

From Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 14 Jul 2010

Enhanced Resolution in Low kv Region with New Electron Source Technology

Today, Carl Zeiss introduces EVO® HD, its latest innovation in the conventional Scanning Electron Microscopy (C-SEM) market segment. Delivering much higher resolution at low acceleration voltages compared to present conventional SEM, the EVO® HD introduces High Definition to electron microscopy.

From Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH 14 Jul 2010

Researchers Can Now Directly Profile up to 800 Transcripts in a Single Tube

NanoString Technologies, Inc., a privately held life sciences company marketing a novel digital molecular barcoding technology for detecting and counting large sets of targets in biological samples, today announced that it has increased the throughput of its nCounter® Analysis System by expanding its multiplexing capacity to 800 gene transcripts per reaction.

From Nanostring Technologies 14 Jul 2010

Vorbeck Materials Announces Cooperative Research and Development Agreement with PNNL

Vorbeck Materials Corp., in collaboration with the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), operated by Battelle for the Department of Energy, announces a cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA) to de...

From Vorbeck Materials 14 Jul 2010

Adding Graphene to Battery Materials Reduces Recharge Time for Electronics

Adding a bit of graphene to battery materials could dramatically cut the time it takes to recharge electronics.

14 Jul 2010

Former Queensland Premier Named Adjunct Professor in Bioscience and Nanotechnology with UQ's AIBN

Former Queensland Premier Peter Beattie will be back at the cradle of Australia's 'Smart State' in an honorary capacity at two University of Queensland institutes that he helped found. Peter Beattie has b...

14 Jul 2010

Natcore Successfully Encapsulates Quantum Dots in Silicon Dioxide

The research program of Natcore Technology Inc. being conducted at Rice University under the direction of Prof. Andrew Barron has successfully encapsulated silicon quantum dots with a uniform coating of silicon dioxide.

14 Jul 2010

Olympus-ITA to Exhibit 3D-IC Metrology Tool at SEMICON West 2010

Olympus Integrated Technologies America, Inc. (Olympus-ITA) will present its 3D-IC Automated Metrology System at SEMICON West 2010 in North Hall booth #6047.

14 Jul 2010

New JVX7200 Metrology System Launched for Sub 45nm Technology

Jordan Valley Semiconductors Ltd. (JVS), a leading provider of X-ray-based semiconductor in-line metrology tools, announced today the launch of its new JVX7200™, which targets the challenging SiGe in-line process mo...

14 Jul 2010

Genmark Introduces New Wafer Sorter

Genmark Automation Inc., a global leader in tool and factory automation solutions for the semiconductor manufacturing equipment industry, today announced the expansion of the SortMax wafer-sorter product line.

14 Jul 2010

AlphaRx to Present GAI-122 Injectable Nanoemulsion at CRS Expo

AlphaRx, Inc. (OTCBB: ALRX) announced positive preclinical results of GAI-122 injectable nanoemulsion, a Mitochondria-targeted neuroprotective drug candidate being developed for the treatment of Acute Ischemic Strok...

14 Jul 2010

Applied Materials to Showcase New Microchip Manufacturing Technologies

Applied Materials, Inc. will showcase its leadership and innovation for producing future generations of microchips and clean energy solutions at the Semicon West 2010, Intersolar North America and ASMC1 events in San Francisco this week.

From Applied Materials Inc. 14 Jul 2010

Availability of Soitec’s Fully Depleted Planar Technology on UTBOX Wafers

The Soitec Group, the world's leading supplier of engineered substrates for the microelectronics industry, announced today that the company is ready with the Ultra-Thin Buried Oxide (UTBOX) extension to its Ultra-Thin (UT) silicon-on-insulator (SOI) platform, thereby providing a robust substrate solution for chip designers tackling the performance, power and density challenges of mobile consumer devices.

14 Jul 2010