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Thomas Swan Scales up Nanotube Production

Thomas Swan + Co. Ltd. has announced a major step forward in its nanomaterials manufacturing capability with the commissioning of a new, state-of-the-art single-wall carbon nanotube plant at its Consett facility in the UK.

From Thomas Swan & Co Ltd 10 Jun 2010

CEA-Leti, Grenoble Innovation Partners and AEPI at TechConnect World

TechConnect World's mission to match "innovative solutions to real world technology challenges" is borne out by a group of Grenoble (France) innovators, who will highlight their technological advances and d...

From CEA-Leti 10 Jun 2010

Synopsys to Validate Custom Design Solution Using TSMC’s 28nm iPDK

Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design, verification and manufacturing, today announced that it has collaborated with TSMC to validate Synopsys' custom design solut...

From Synopsys, Inc. 10 Jun 2010

Clean Tech and Nano Tech Convergence to be Discussed at TechConnect World

Lockheed Martin, a global security company, will play a prominent role at the annual TechConnect World Conference and Expo, to be held in Anaheim, California from June 21-24. In addition to its support of em...

10 Jun 2010

New Dark Pulse Laser Generates Light Using Quantum Dots

In an advance that sounds almost Zen, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and JILA, a joint institute of NIST and the University of Colorado at Boulder, have demonstrated a new type of pulsed laser that excels at not producing light.

From National Institute of Standards and Tech (NIST) 10 Jun 2010

Stability of Nanoparticles Change Depending on pH of the Environment

Using a chemical trick that allows them to change the acidity of a solution almost instantly, a team at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has demonstrated a simple and effective technique for quantifying how the stability of nanoparticle solutions change when the acidity of their environment suddenly changes.

From National Institute of Standards and Tech (NIST) 10 Jun 2010

TSMC Adopts Synopsys Tools and IP for 28-nm Process Technology

Synopsys, Inc., a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design, verification and manufacturing, today announced that it is delivering comprehensive design enablement for TSMC's 28-nanometer (nm) process technology with TSMC Reference Flow 11.0.

From Synopsys, Inc. 10 Jun 2010

Nangate’s Tool Suite Enables Development of High-Performance Cell Library IP by austriamicrosystems

Nangate, the leading supplier of digital cell library development and design optimization solutions, and austriamicrosystems today announced that austriamicrosystems has successfully implemented the Nangate Library Creator Platform to improve the productivity and cost effectiveness of its digital cell library intellectual property (IP) development.

10 Jun 2010

New Technique to Form Liposome-Hydrogel Hybrid Nanoscale Vesicles

People have been combining materials to bring forth the best properties of both ever since copper and tin were merged to start the Bronze Age.

From National Institute of Standards and Tech (NIST) 10 Jun 2010

EPFL Professor Honored for Development of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

With a sum of 800,000 euros, the Millennium Technology Prize was given today, June 9, to EPFL professor Michael Graetzel. The jury in Helsinki has awarded the prize for the extraordinary career of the man whose dye-...

10 Jun 2010

Cadence Launches New Web Portal to Make SOI Adoption Easier

Cadence Design Systems, Inc., the leader in global electronic design innovation, today introduced the Cadence® SOI Design Hub, a new Web portal that lowers the barriers to adopting silicon-on-insulator (SOI) technology through comprehensive silicon-proven design enablement solutions and services.

From Cadence Design Systems 10 Jun 2010

Friction Within Magnetic Nanowires Can Move Domain Walls Faster

After running a series of complex computer simulations, researchers have found that flaws in the structure of magnetic nanoscale wires play an important role in determining the operating speed of novel devices using...

10 Jun 2010

Enable IPC Secures STTR Grant to Study Nano-Based Coating for Li-Ion Batteries

Enable IPC Corporation today announced its subsidiary, SolRayo, Inc., has been awarded a $149,935 Phase I Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to conduct research into "Using Nanoparticle Oxide Coatings to Increase Cycle Life of Cathode Materials for Li-Ion Batteries."

10 Jun 2010

New InGaAs Photodiodes Operating at 1550 nm Ideal for Military Applications

In military applications detection signals are typically very weak. Now that eye-safe pulsed laser diodes have just recently been introduced at 1550 nm for rangefinding applications, the appropriate detector will follow.

10 Jun 2010

WaferGen Selects Takeda to Market SmartChip System in Japan

WaferGen Biosystems, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: WGBS), a leading developer of state-of-the-art genome analysis systems, today announced the signing of an exclusive distribution agreement for the company's SmartChip R...

10 Jun 2010