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DFI Nanotechnology Plays Safe at FIFA World Cup in South Africa

Diamon-Fusion International, Inc. (DFI Nanotechnology), announced today the specification and utilization of its flagship Diamon-Fusion® patented nano-coating as an added safety feature on all its transportation coaches carrying the support groups for the FIFA World Cup 2010™, currently underway in South Africa.

From DFI- Diamon-Fusion International, Inc. 25 Jun 2010

Center Will Enable Nanoscale Innovations for Clean Energy and Smart Grid Solutions

Crompton Greaves and CG Power ("CG"), a global leader in power transmission and distribution headquartered in India, and the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering ("CNSE") of the University at Albany today announced a partnership to establish a world-class center at CNSE's Albany NanoTech Complex that will enable nanotechnology innovations for smart grid solutions, creating over 100 high-tech jobs in upstate New York and fueling development and use of clean and renewable energy technologies.

25 Jun 2010

Research on Nanoviscosity Using Dynamic Light Scattering

At a snail's pace – this is how proteins should move inside living cells where viscosity of environment exceeds the viscosity of water even by million times.

25 Jun 2010

Researchers Develop Mechanism Enabling Metallic Glasses to Become Ductile Under Tensile Loading

Metallic glasses are -just as other types of glasses- brittle materials. This property sets a limit to the possibilities of their technical use. Researchers have now developed a mechanism that enables metallic glasses to...

25 Jun 2010

Altairnano Receives Purchase Order from Proterra

Altair Nanotechnologies, Inc. (Altairnano) oday announced it has signed a long-term supply agreement with Proterra Inc. to supply advanced lithium-ion battery modules for incorporation into Proterra's all-electric and hybrid-electric buses.

From Altair Nanotechnologies 25 Jun 2010

FSI to Ship ORION Single Wafer Processing System to Asia's Leading Foundry

FSI International, Inc., a leading supplier of surface conditioning equipment for microelectronics manufacturing, announced today that it has received an order for its ORION single wafer processing system from a second major semiconductor foundry based in Asia.

25 Jun 2010

High-Purity Thin Films of Material Can Increase Fuel Cell Efficiency

A surprising MIT laboratory finding about the behavior of a thin sheet of material — less than a thousandth of the thickness of a human hair — could lead to improved ways of studying the behavior of electrodes and perhaps ultimately to improvements in the rate of power production from one type of fuel cell, according to a report published this week.

From Massachusetts Institute of Technology 25 Jun 2010

Nanotechnology to be Discussed at SPIE Optics and Photonics

Optics and photonics research and initiatives with the potential for profound improvements in everyday life and a greener future will be advanced at SPIE Optics and Photonics. The event will be held 1-5 August at th...

25 Jun 2010

New Book on Fullerene Polymers

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/bf3200/fullerene_polymers) has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd's new book "Fullerene Polymers: Synthesis, Properties and Application...

25 Jun 2010

Xiris Develops New Tool for Inspecting Flexible Thin Film PV Cells

Xiris Automation Inc., a 20 year veteran in the machine vision industry, has developed TFI-FLEX, an inspection system used for detecting defects in Flexible Thin Film Photovoltaic Cells.

25 Jun 2010

MonoSol, Midatech Expand Partnership to Develop Nanoparticle-Based Peptides

MonoSol Rx, the developer of PharmFilm® drug delivery technology, today announced the expansion of its agreement with Midatech Group (Oxford, UK) to develop nanoparticle-based proteins and peptides for therapeutic d...

25 Jun 2010

New Process Using Quantum Dots Enhance Solar Cell Efficiency Up to 66%

Evolution Solar (Pinksheets:EVSO). Researchers from the University of Texas in Austin and the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis have discovered a process that can be used to increase the conversion efficiency o...

25 Jun 2010

SEMATECH Reports Technical Advances for Semiconductor Technologies

SEMATECH engineers reported on materials and device structures that will define next generation CMOS and non-CMOS technologies at the 2010 Symposia on VLSI Technology and Circuits, June 15-18, at the Hilton Hawaiian Village in Honolulu, Hawaii.

25 Jun 2010

Spectroscopic Analysis on Hydrogen Generation

(Jena) Energy from hydrogen – scientists from all over the world work on this solution to overcome the energy crisis. Amongst other things they try to use the sunlight as driving force for the splitting of water into hydrogen and oxygen.

25 Jun 2010

Novel DNA Transfer Agents Find Potential Application in Nanomedicine

EUREKA project E! 3371 Gene Transfer Agents has made great advances in the development of novel non-viral carriers able to introduce genetic material into the target cells.

25 Jun 2010