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Nanoembolization Open Doors for Pancreatic Cancer Treatment

Pancreatic cancer—known as the most fatal cancer with no known effective treatment—requires a radical new therapy. A promising approach may come in the form of tiny gold nanoparticles—loaded with a t...

17 Mar 2010

Nanometer-Scale Structures in Silicon Push Liquid Up

Researchers at the University of Rochester's Institute of Optics have discovered a way to make liquid flow vertically upward along a silicon surface, overcoming the pull of gravity, without pumps or other mechanical devices.

17 Mar 2010

New Solar Research Center Receives $1.5 Million Funding

NJIT received today from Apollo Solar Energy, Inc. a three-year,$1.5 million grant to establish a solar research center.

17 Mar 2010

LUMC Purchases Fluidigm Access Array System for Gene Sequencing

Fluidigm Corporation and BIOKÉ, distributor of Fluidigm systems in the Benelux, today announced that Leiden University Medical Center’s (LUMC) Human Genetics Department has purchased a Fluidigm Access Array™ system.

From Standard BioTools 17 Mar 2010

MIT Researchers Use Electron-Beam Lithography to Create Patterns on Silicon Chips

Molecules that arrange themselves into predictable patterns on silicon chips could lead to microprocessors with much smaller circuit elements.

17 Mar 2010

Tailored Material Combination May Boost Sensitivity of Future Disk-Drive Read Heads

To increase the storage density of disk drives beyond their present-day capabilities, scientists need to realize 'giant magnetoresistive' (GMR) spin valves for use in their read heads. A combination of the 'H...

16 Mar 2010

Exposure to Short Pulses of Light Changes How Polymer Surfaces Interact with Water Droplets

Scientists at the Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology of A*STAR and Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, have now shown that droplet formation on a polymer can be controlled by exposing the surface to short pulses of light.

16 Mar 2010

Fibrous Polymer Scaffold Delivering Liver-Like Cells into Damaged Liver for Tissue Repair

Biocompatible materials that emulate living tissues can be used for tissue repair and regeneration. Polymer scaffolds, for example, mimic the network that connects cells and stimulates cell adhesion. They can also transp...

16 Mar 2010

Taking Energy from the Sun and Carbon from the Air to Create New Forms of Biofuels

For decades, farmers have been trying to find ways to get more energy out of the sun. In natural photosynthesis, plants take in solar energy and carbon dioxide and then convert it to oxygen and sugars. The oxygen is released to the air and the sugars are dispersed throughout the plant - like that sweet corn we look for in the summer.

16 Mar 2010

Tegal Receives Order for 110 S/DE DRIE Tool from McGill University

Tegal Corporation, (Nasdaq: TGAL) an innovator of specialized production solutions for the fabrication of advanced MEMS, power ICs and optoelectronic devices, today announced it has received an order for a Tegal 110 S/DE DRIE tool from McGill University.

From Collabrx, Inc. 16 Mar 2010

Optical Sensor that Surpasses Quantum Limit to Sensitivity Previously Believed to be Unbeatable

Researchers at Louisiana State University have invented an optical sensor that surpasses a quantum limit to sensitivity previously believed to be unbeatable. The breakthrough has a broad array of applications, from gravi...

16 Mar 2010

NCNR Researchers Win Prizes in Neutron Scattering

The Neutron Scattering Society of America (NSSA) has honored scientists working at NIST with two of its three major annual prizes for 2010, and named another a society fellow. Collin Broholm of the Johns Hopkins Unive...

From National Institute of Standards and Tech (NIST) 16 Mar 2010

Layered Graphene Sheets Could Solve Hydrogen Storage Issues

Graphene-carbon formed into sheets a single atom thick-now appears to be a promising base material for capturing hydrogen, according to recent research* at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Pennsylvania. The findings suggest stacks of graphene layers could potentially store hydrogen safely for use in fuel cells and other applications.

From National Institute of Standards and Tech (NIST) 16 Mar 2010

Ultra High Power 630nm LED Provides More Than 1000mW Power Output

Prizmatix Ltd is a company specializing in manufacture of fiber coupled High Power LED light sources and rapid prototyping fiber optics solutions.

16 Mar 2010

Crossing Automation Enhances Spartan EFEM to Deliver High Throughput Capability

Crossing Automation, Inc., a leading supplier of efficient, cost-effective front-end and back-end automation solutions and engineering services to high volume semiconductor equipment manufacturers, today announced that it has improved its Spartan™ equipment front end module (EFEM) performance, enabling it to achieve 450 wafers per hour (wph) throughput.

16 Mar 2010