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Innovative Paint Reduces CO2 Emissions for Airplanes and Ships

To lower the fuel consumption of airplanes and ships, it is necessary to reduce their flow resistance, or drag. An innovative paint system makes this possible. This not only lowers costs, it also reduces CO2 emissions.

19 May 2010

Carl Zeiss Invites Users to Enter Nano Image Contest

Carl Zeiss, one of the leading providers of electron and ion-beam microscopes, is organizing a nano image competition for the first time. Entries to the online competition can be submitted from May 19 to August 29, 2010,...

From Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH 19 May 2010

Institute of Microelectronics and Watchdata Technologies Signs Partnership Agreement

The Institute of Microelectronics (IME), a research institute of the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), and Watchdata Technologies Pte. Ltd., a pioneer in data security and smart card technology soluti...

19 May 2010

Malvern Introduces Comprehensive eLearning Course on Light Scattering for Materials Characterization using Zetasizer Nano

Malvern Panalytical has introduced a comprehensive eLearning course that details light scattering for materials characterization using the company's Zetasizer Nano system.

From Malvern Panalytical 18 May 2010

Dr. Michael V. Walter To Deliver Keynote Address for 16th Biodetection Technologies Conference

The Knowledge Foundation has announced that the opening keynote address for the 16th Biodetection Technologies conference will be made by Dr. Michael V. Walter, BioWatch Program Manager at the U.S. Department of Homeland...

18 May 2010

'Ion Beamline' Will Bring Star Stuff into Clemson Lab Through $1.6 Million Grant

With a rare "ion beamline," Chad Sosolik will literally make star stuff in his Clemson University lab. Funded by a just-announced $1.6 million National Science Foundation grant, the device will allow scienti...

18 May 2010

Nanonex Announces Delivery of Nanonex NX-2500 to CNRS

Nanonex Corporation, the inventor and world's leading provider in nanoimprint lithography solutions with the longest history, announces the delivery of a Nanonex NX-2500 to Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), France.

From Nanonex Corporation 18 May 2010

DEK Solar Recognized for Technology Breakthrough

The fifth EM Asia Innovation Awards recently honoured DEK Solar for the technology breakthrough represented by its PV3000 photovoltaic metallization solution. Celebrating the highest standards in manufacturing technologi...

18 May 2010

Improving Orthopedic Implants with Nanotubes

Titanium and its alloys have a leg up on all other materials used to make the orthopedic implants used by surgeons to repair damaged bones and joints.

18 May 2010

Brookhaven Scientist Elected to National Academy of Sciences

J. C. Séamus Davis, a senior physicist at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory and Director of DOE's Center for Emergent Superconductivity at Brookhaven Lab, has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences.

From Brookhaven National Laboratory 18 May 2010

Researchers Develop New Nanotechnology-Based "Microlens"

Researchers from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed a new nanotechnology-based "microlens" that uses gold to boost the strength of infrared imaging and could lead to a new generation of ultra-powerful satellite cameras and night-vision devices.

18 May 2010