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ADA Receives Air Force Contract to Develop Nano-Based Li-Ion Batteries

ADA Technologies, Inc. received a $100,000 contract from the U.S. Air Force for Phase I research into the development of advanced lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries for military space satellite applications.

From ADA Technologies 24 Jun 2010

University Orders AIXTRON MOCVD System for Nanotechnology Project

AIXTRON AG today announced a new order for one CRIUS deposition system from the University of Duisburg-Essen. The order was placed in the fourth quarter of 2009 and the system will be delivered in the second quarter of 2...

From AIXTRON SE 24 Jun 2010

IBM Announces New Collaboration to Develop Advanced 28nm Chips

IBM, Samsung Electronics, Co., Ltd., GLOBALFOUNDRIES and STMicroelectronics said today that the four companies are collaborating to synchronize semiconductor manufacturing facilities for the production of advanced chips based on 28nm process jointly developed by IBM Technology Alliance.

From STMicroelectronics 24 Jun 2010

Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles Used in Suncreens are Toxic to Colon Cells

Scientists are reporting that particle size affects the toxicity of zinc oxide, a material widely used in sunscreens.

24 Jun 2010

Silicon-Based Quantum Computer, a Breakthrough for Modern Electronics

The remarkable ability of an electron to exist in two places at once has been controlled in the most common electronic material – silicon - for the first time.

24 Jun 2010

Scientists Use Quantum Simulations to Study Phase Transitions in Liquid Hydrogen

Hydrogen is the most abundant element in the universe and is a major component of giant planets such as Jupiter and Saturn. But not much is known about what happens to this abundant element under high-pressu...

24 Jun 2010

IntelliSense Purchases ClassOne’s MEMS Equipment for New Chinese Fab

MEMS design and development company IntelliSense today announced that it has purchased the bulk of its semiconductor process equipment for its new fab in Nanjing, China, from refurbished equipment supplier ClassOne Equipment.

From IntelliSense Corp 24 Jun 2010

New Method to Synthesize Organic Nanowires

Organic semiconductors are very promising candidates as starting materials for the manufacture of cheap, large area and flexible electronic components such as transistors, diodes and sensors on a scale ranging from micro to nano.

24 Jun 2010

American Nano and Sichuan Juxing Sign Sales Agreement for Micro Nano Silicon

American Nano Silicon Technologies, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: ANNO) ("American Nano" or "the Company"), a leading manufacturer and distributor of Micro-Nano Silicon, a basic raw material for detergents and other app...

24 Jun 2010

Aphios Receives U.S. Patent to Formulate Polymer Nanospheres

Aphios Corporation today announced that it was awarded United States Patent No. 7,708,915 B2 for “Polymer Microspheres/Nanospheres and Encapsulating Therapeutic Proteins Therein,” granted May 04, 2010.

From Aphios Corporation 24 Jun 2010

Debiotech, ST to Showcase New MEMS-Based Insulin Pump at ADA Congress

Debiotech and STMicroelectronics today announced that they will publicly showcase their novel insulin "Jewel Pump" at the Debiotech stand at the American Diabetes Association 70th Scientific Sessions (June 25-29) in Orlando, Florida.

From STMicroelectronics 24 Jun 2010

NaturalNano’s Nanotubes Can Enhance Detection of Circulating Cancer Cells

NaturalNano, Inc. (Pink Sheets:NNAN) (Frankfurt:N3N) announced today that Dr. Michael King, a researcher at Cornell University, has published a new study demonstrating how NaturalNano nanotubes can improve targeting...

24 Jun 2010

Freescale Introduces Kinetis Series of 90nm, 32-Bit MCUs

Embarking on a new era of microcontroller (MCU) leadership, Freescale Semiconductor today announced the Kinetis family of 90 nanometer (nm) 32-bit MCUs based on the new ARM® Cortex-M4 processor.

24 Jun 2010

A Step Closer to Developing Rapid Diagnostic Blood Test

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) scientists have moved a step closer to developing the means for a rapid diagnostic blood test that can scan for thousands of disease markers and other chemical indicators of health.

From National Institute of Standards and Tech (NIST) 24 Jun 2010

Using AFM to Study Detail Structures Well Below the Surface

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have shown that under the right circumstances, surface science instruments such as the AFM can deliver valuable data about sub-surface conditions.

From National Institute of Standards and Tech (NIST) 24 Jun 2010