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ChemCollective Software Wins Science Prize for Online Resources in Education

Students in introductory chemistry classes often start off with learning how to balance chemical equations.

30 Apr 2010

XiGo Nanotools’ Acorn Area Analyzer Added to Microtrac’s Total Solutions Portfolio

Microtrac Inc. is pleased to announce the addition of the XiGo Nanotools Acorn Area Surface Area Analyzer to Microtrac’s Total Solutions Suite of products.

From XiGo Nanotools 30 Apr 2010

Taylor Hobson Launches CCI SunStar Thin Film Dimensional Optical Profilers

CEMMNT partner, Taylor Hobson, launches CCI SunStar, leading the world in the next generation of combined thin film dimensional optical profilers. This instrument merges world-leading non-contact dimensional measurement ...

29 Apr 2010

Professor Awarded Award 2010 for Development of Synthesis of Fullerenes

Wolfgang Krätschmer has been awarded the European Inventor Award 2010 in the category of "lifetime achievement" for the development of the synthesis of fullerenes like C60, the soccer-ball molecule (European Patent Document EP 0500914B1 (1991/98)).

29 Apr 2010

Winners of Veeco Labs Research Grant Program Announced

Veeco Instruments Inc. (Nasdaq: VECO), the leading provider of scanning probe microscopes (SPM) to the nanoscience community, today announced the winners of the second phase of the Veeco Labs Research Grant Program, "Energy Innovation."

From Veeco 29 Apr 2010

Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology Receives Multi-System Order from University of Waterloo

Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology (OIPT), leader in systems for etch, deposition and growth, has recently received a multi-system order from the University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada for installation in their new cleanroom facility.

29 Apr 2010

New Nanoparticle Formulation for Curcumin Delivery into Tumors

Pre-treatment with curcumin, a component of the spice turmeric, makes ovarian cancer cells more vulnerable to chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Researchers writing in BioMed Central's open access Journal of Ovarian Res...

29 Apr 2010

ICFO Advances its Research to Develop Nano-Based Cancer Therapy Device

The SPEDOC project will create the precursor to future devices for individualized diagnosis and monitoring of cancer therapy, which will allow the illness to be treated in earlier stages and at lower doses, reducing or preventing current secondary effects.

29 Apr 2010

Thermo Fisher Unveils New GRAMS Suite of Spectroscopy Software

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced the latest release in its GRAMS Suite of spectroscopy software, an industry standard solution for visualizing, processing, reporting and managing spectroscopy data. Thermo Scientific GRAMS 9.0 now delivers enhanced capabilities to meet the needs of scientists engaged in a variety of spectroscopic experiments and disciplines.

29 Apr 2010

Novel Diffraction Phase Microscopy Technique for Analyzing Red Blood Cells

Thanks to an interdisciplinary team of researchers, scientists now have a more complete understanding of one of the human body's most vital structures: the red blood cell. Led by University of Illinois elect...

29 Apr 2010

Nanotechnology Helps Researchers to Study T Cell Activation

A University of Alberta-led research team has taken a major step forward in understanding how T cells are activated in the course of an immune response by combining nanotechnology and cell biology. T cells are the a...

29 Apr 2010

New Report on Emerging $300 Billion Printed Electronics Market

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/f84640/inorganic_and_comp) has announced the addition of the "Inorganic and Composite Printed Electronics 2010-2020" report to their offering. ...

29 Apr 2010

Silicon Lab Announces Acquisition of MEMS Technology Provider Silicon Clocks

Silicon Laboratories Inc. today announced the acquisition of Silicon Valley-based Silicon Clocks, an early stage company creating innovative microelectromechanical system (MEMS) technology. Silicon Clocks’ CMEMS™ (CMOS+MEMS) technology is aligned with Silicon Labs’ efforts to leverage its CMOS-based timing products into high-volume applications such as consumer electronics.

29 Apr 2010

New Computer Chip Stems from Nanodots

A researcher at North Carolina State University has developed a computer chip that can store an unprecedented amount of data – enough to hold an entire library's worth of information on a single chip. The new chip s...

29 Apr 2010

German Physicist Honored for Innovation in Fullerene Production

The European Patent Office (EPO) and the European Commission today honoured the winners of the European Inventor Award 2010 at a gala ceremony in Madrid under the presidency of their Royal Highnesses Prince Felipe and Princess Letizia of Asturias.

29 Apr 2010