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Researchers Develop New Arsenic Nanobins to Reduce Tumor Growth

You can teach an old drug new chemotherapy tricks. Northwestern University researchers took a drug therapy proven for blood cancers but ineffective against solid tumors, packaged it with nanotechnology and got it to...

16 Jul 2010

Scientists Explore Wrinkles on Thin Plastic Sheet

As a sign of aging or in a suit, wrinkles are almost never welcome, but two papers in the current issue of Physical Review Letters offer some perspective on what determines their size and shape in soft materials.

16 Jul 2010

Nanoscopic Bead Technology Can Act as a Diagnostic Tool

New research accepted by the Journal of Molecular Recognition confirms that a revolutionary technology developed at Wake Forest University will slash years off the time it takes to develop drugs – bringing vital new...

16 Jul 2010

Advancement in Microelectronics

Min-Feng Yu, a professor of mechanical science and engineering, and his graduate student have developed a novel approach for manufacturing metal interconnects that could shrink integrated circuits and expand microelectronics.

16 Jul 2010

FOREMOST Project Success Paves Way for Development of 32, 28 nm Nodes

Cooperation between semiconductor manufacturers, materials and equipment suppliers, and researchers has ensured that the European microelectronics industry can continue to maintain its global position in consumer electronics product design and manufacture.

16 Jul 2010

Researchers Makes Film Showing Cells' Protein Factories in Action

EU-funded researchers have made a film showing cells' protein factories, ribosomes, in action. The work offers an unprecedented glimpse of the workings of these essential pieces of cellular machinery and could aid the development of new drugs.

15 Jul 2010

Certification Demonstrates High Quality Global Production Capabilities

A123 Systems (Nasdaq:AONE), a developer and manufacturer of advanced Nanophosphate™ lithium ion batteries and systems, today announced it has received TS 16949 certification which validates that A123's product ...

From Wanxiang A123 Systems Corp 15 Jul 2010

Anasys nanoIR Wins Prestigious R+D 100 Award

Anasys Instruments is pleased to announce that their nanoIR™ platform, a powerful new measurement tool that reveals the chemical composition of samples at the nanoscale, has been selected to receive a prestigious R+D 100 Award.

15 Jul 2010

Nanotechnology Corporation Establishes Center for Technology Transfer

Russian Corporation of Nanotechnologies, RUSNANO, and the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) have jointly established Center for Technology Transfer (CTT). The project is implemented under a cooperation agreement between ...

15 Jul 2010

Ascent Solar Recognized for Successsful Export of Flexible Thin-Film PV Modules

Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc., a developer of state of the art flexible thin-film solar modules, announced today it received a federal Export Achievement Certificate for its success in exporting clean technology to various international markets.

15 Jul 2010

NEXX to Deliver Sputter Tool to Wafer Bumping Facility in China

NEXX Systems– a leading provider of advanced wafer-level chip scale packaging equipment, headquartered in the Boston area – today announced a repeat sputter tool order for an Apollo physical vapor deposition system ...

15 Jul 2010

New Edition Comprising Articles on Nanotechnology Applications

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/ea5e18/progress_in_nanote) has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd's new book "Progress in Nanotechnology: Applications" to their offeri...

15 Jul 2010

Mitsubishi Electric to Increase Wafer Production Capacity for Power Devices

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced today it plans to invest 6.5 billion yen to expand its wafer production capacity for power devices by approximately 2.5 times that of the previous fiscal year. The expansion, to be conducted in several stages, will be completed by April 2011.

15 Jul 2010

New Light Source from Cymer Enables Chipmakers to Boost Wafer Output

Cymer, Inc. (NASDAQ:CYMI) , the market's leading developer of light sources used to pattern advanced semiconductor chips, announced today the introduction of the ELS(TM) 7010x, the world's first field-selectable 30 ...

From Cymer, Inc. 15 Jul 2010

TI to Acquire Two Wafer Fabs in Japan

Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) said today it will purchase two wafer fabs and manufacturing equipment located in Aizu-Wakamatsu, Japan. The assets currently are operated by Spansion Japan Limited (SJL) and are being acquired under a court-approved plan of reorganization.

15 Jul 2010