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Nanotechnology College and CMOST Partner to Present Summer NanoCamp

The College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering ("CNSE") of the University at Albany and the Children's Museum of Science and Technology ("CMOST") partnered to provide 20 middle-school students with a unique firsthand look at the exciting world of nanotechnology when they attended the CNSE-CMOST Summer NanoCamp on July 6 at CNSE's Albany NanoTech Complex.

6 Jul 2010

Surrey NanoSystems Sets New Benchmark for Production of Nanomaterials

Today, Surrey NanoSystems sets a new benchmark for the production of nanomaterials with the launch of an automated and exceptionally versatile growth platform, NanoGrowth-Catalyst.

From Surrey Nanosystems 6 Jul 2010

Nanotechnology Professor Awarded Business and Innovation Medal at the IoP

Sir Michael Pepper at London Centre for Nanotechnology has been awarded a Gold Medal of the Institute of Physics for Business and Innovation. The citation reads: For translating advances in semiconductor physics into the commercial arena, including key roles in founding Toshiba Research Europe, Cambridge Laboratory, and TeraView Ltd.

6 Jul 2010

AIXTRON Receives New Order for Six CRIUS II Deposition Systems from Hangzhou Silan Microelectronics

AIXTRON AG (FSE: AIXA; NASDAQ: AIXG) announced today a new order for six CRIUS II 55x2-inch configuration deposition systems from Hangzhou Silan Microelectronics Co., Ltd., 'SILAN'. The Hangzhou, PR China bas...

From AIXTRON SE 6 Jul 2010

New White Paper on Surface Analysis Techniques of Semiconductor Materials

Stoke-on-Trent (UK), Ceram, a global expert in materials testing, analysis and consultancy, has published a new white paper outlining the advantages of employing a range of modern surface characterisation techniques to obtain quantitative chemical and physical information on the structure and composition of semiconductor materials.

From Lucideon 6 Jul 2010

Olympus’ LEXT OLS4000 Confocal Microscope Used for NPL Project

Olympus has today announced that the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) is using its LEXT OLS4000 in a project to establish good practice guidelines for the calibration of 3D/areal surface texture measuring instruments.

6 Jul 2010

Hiden Analytical Announces Extension of HPR-20 Series of Gas Analysers

Hiden Analytical announce the extension of the HPR-20 Series of gas analysers with the addition of an expanded range of gas stream selectors.

6 Jul 2010

New Method Creates Super-Thin, High Integrity, Continuous Metal Lines

Scientists from Singapore A*STAR’s Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), University of Cambridge (UK) and Sungkyunkwan University (South Korea) have created metallic lines so thin and smooth that ...

6 Jul 2010

Researchers Create First Nano-Sized Light Mill Motor

Researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)'s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the University of California (UC) Berkeley have created the first nano-sized light mill motor whose rotational speed and direction can be controlled by tuning the frequency of the incident light waves.

From Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 5 Jul 2010

Atomic Force Microscopy Helps to Study Protein-Carbohydrate Interactions

Protein−carbohydrate interactions play a crucial role in many biological processes such as cell−cell recognition and receptor−ligand interactions and catalysis. This thesis explores the possibilities of engineering the protein–carbohydrate interactions between carbohydrate-binding proteins and their ligands.

5 Jul 2010