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Industrial Nanotech’s Nansulate Thermal Insulation Receives NOM Certification

Industrial Nanotech, Inc. (Pink Sheets:INTK), an emerging global leader in nanoscience energy saving solutions, announced today that the Company’s patented Nansulate® thermal insulation and mold prevention coating has been awarded the NOM certification and is now part of the Green Mortgage program by INFONAVIT, Mexico's state owned and largest mortgage provider.

From Industrial Nanotech, Inc. 16 Jun 2010

Researchers Work to Create Artificial Nanomembrane of Fuel Cell

Every living cell in our body can do it: covered with a thin membrane known as a cell membrane or nanomembrane, the cells can deliberately let specific substances in and out.

16 Jun 2010

Micro Chess Board and Microbarbershop Win Sandia’s Design Contest

The world's smallest chess board — about the diameter of four human hairs — and a pea-sized microbarbershop were winners in this year's design contest for, respectively, novel and educational microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), held at Sandia National Laboratories in mid May.

16 Jun 2010

Study Shows Owlstone's Ultra-FAIMS Device Provides Useful Ion Seperation

Advance Nanotech, Inc. (OTCBB: AVNA) is pleased to announce that Owlstone has released certain results of a pharmaceutical application study using its Ultra-FAIMS technology. The results were made public at the ASMS...

From Owlstone Nanotech 16 Jun 2010

NanoeXa Focuses on Building Partnerships to Develop Advanced Li-Ion Cathode Materials

NanoeXa today announced additional partnering opportunities for Li-ion 160 cathode materials in Asia, 250 cathode materials in the US, and for development and application of Quantum Simulation Software (QSS) for battery materials solutions and possible future extensions to ultra capacitors, solar cells, fuel cells and other industries utilizing metal oxides.

16 Jun 2010

ASSID to Use AltaCVD Wafer Fabrication System for 3D Semiconductor Integration

To advance its work in next-generation 3D semiconductor integration, the newly opened All Silicon System Integration Dresden (ASSID), a leading-edge microelectronic packaging and system integration center run by the Fraunhofer IZM Institute, has ordered a 300 mm AltaCVD system from equipment supplier Altatech Semiconductor S.A.

16 Jun 2010

New Way to Create Conducting Polymer at Nano Level

Although they could revolutionize a wide range of high-tech products such as computer displays or solar cells, organic materials do not have the same ordered chemical composition as inorganic materials, preventing scientists from using them to their full potential.

16 Jun 2010

GLOBALFOUNDRIES Orders GE’s Ultrapure Water System for Computer Chip Factory

GE (NYSE: GE) announced today that it has signed a contract to supply an ultrapure water system to GLOBALFOUNDRIES’ new semiconductor manufacturing facility currently under construction at the Luther Forest Technology Campus in Saratoga County, N.Y.

16 Jun 2010

Winner of Oxford Instruments Sir Martin Wood Science Prize in Japan on UK Lecture Tour

Dr Yousoo Kim, from The Surface Chemistry Laboratory in RIKEN and winner of the 2009 Sir Martin Wood Prize, will be giving lectures this week in Liverpool, Nottingham, Warwick and Oxford Universities, as well as University College London.

From Oxford Instruments plc 15 Jun 2010

Spartanics Announces On-Site No-Cost Nanomaterials Testing For Laser Die Cutting

Nanomaterials engineers will be able to obtain immediate on-site no-cost materials analyses of suitability for finishing, marking and other detailing with laser die cutting from Spartanics Laser Die Cutting Materials Applications Laboratory engineers attending a series of worldwide trade events in the coming year.

15 Jun 2010

Bigger Spectrometer to Study Life's Smaller Nuts and Bolts

Florida State University is planning to build one of the world's most powerful mass spectrometers. The ultrahigh-field mass spectrometer, newly funded by the National Science Foundation, will allow researchers to study in ever greater detail proteins and other molecules--the nuts and bolts of biology, the environment and renewable energy--and push the boundaries of such analyses.

15 Jun 2010

Visible-Light Catalysis Using Silver Chloride Nanowires Decorated with Gold Nanoparticles

A scientist at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory has created visible-light catalysis, using silver chloride nanowires decorated with gold nanoparticles, that may decompose organic molecules in polluted water.

From Argonne National Laboratory 15 Jun 2010

API Technologies Closes Sale of Assets from Discontinued Nanotechnology Subsidiary

API Technologies Corp. , a prime contractor in highly engineered solutions, systems, secure communications and electronic components to the global defense and aerospace industries, announced today that it has closed the ...

15 Jun 2010

Cambridge NanoTech and CIS Announce Advanced Material Research Collaboration

Cambridge NanoTech, the world leader in Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) science and equipment, today announced that they have partnered with Stanford University's Center for Integrated Systems (CIS), a partnership between academia and industry that supports leading edge research into semiconductor and advanced electronics. In addition, Stanford University is now outfitted with five Cambridge NanoTech ALD systems.

15 Jun 2010

Toshiba Develop Breakthrough Technology for Nanowire Transistor

Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO: 6502) today announced that it has developed a breakthrough technology for a nanowire transistor, a major candidate for a 3D structure transistor for system LSI in the 16nm generation and beyond.

15 Jun 2010