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New Custom IC Design Tools Support Laker Automation System

SpringSoft, Inc. (TAIEX: 2473), a global supplier of specialized IC design software, today introduced two new products aimed at addressing the increasing challenge of designing custom chips that contain both analog and digital circuitry.

15 Mar 2010

SOLARCON China 2010 to Feature cmNAVIGO 2.0 Solar Edition

Critical Manufacturing announces the release of cmNAVIGO 2.0 Solar Edition, a rich Internet Manufacturing Enterprise System (MES) for Advanced Manufacturing that enables photovoltaic manufacturers to combine the high flexibility and pre-customized rich set manufacturing execution and analytical solutions with tightly integrated quality tools.

15 Mar 2010

Nanotechnology Company QD Vision Earns AlwaysOn GoingGreen East 50 Award

QD Vision, Inc. (www.qdvision.com), developer of Quantum Light™ nanotechnology-based products for lighting and displays, today announced it has been selected for the second straight year to the GoingGreen East 50 Top Private Company List.

15 Mar 2010

US Government Awards Additional $200,000 Funding to Owlstone Nanotech

Advance Nanotech, Inc. (OTCBB: AVNA) is pleased to announce that Owlstone Nanotech Inc. ("Owlstone") has been awarded an additional $200,000 in funding under its existing and previously announced contract with a US government agency.

From Owlstone Nanotech 15 Mar 2010

Nanotechnology Research Capability Expansion by SwissINSO

SwissINSO Holding Inc. (OTCBB: SWHN) announced today the expansion of its research and development (R&D) capabilities in partnership with LESO, the solar applied research laboratory of EPFL, the Ecole Polytechnique F...

15 Mar 2010

Gold Nanocage Acts as Key Tool in Photothermal Cancer Therapy

In a lecture he delivered in 1906, the German physician Paul Ehrlich coined the term Zuberkugel, or "magic bullet," as shorthand for a highly targeted medical treatment.

15 Mar 2010

Researchers Look for Better Characterization of Single Nanoparticles

Calculations are fine, but seeing is believing. That's the thought behind a new paper by Rice University students who decided to put to the test calculations made more than a century ago. In 1908, the German phys...

15 Mar 2010

NeoPhotonics Receives Huawei's Recognition for its Product Quality and Customer Service

NeoPhotonics today announced that the company has achieved “Core Partner” status with China’s Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., a global leading provider of next generation telecommunications equipment.

From Lumentum Operations LLC 15 Mar 2010

NanoSteel Unveils its First Stick Electrode

The NanoSteel® Company, a leader in nanostructured steel alloy surface technologies, announces the release of the company's first stick electrode, SHS 9700E, for weld overlay hardfacing applications.

From The NanoSteel Company 15 Mar 2010

Numerical Algorithms Group Marks 40th Anniversary in 2010

The Numerical Algorithms Group (NAG), announces that it will mark its 40th anniversary in 2010 by expanding its student prize program, with a new awards intended to cultivate the next generation of numerical software talent worldwide.

14 Mar 2010

Nanostart-held Curiox Biosystems Wins Emerging Company Award

Nanostart-held Curiox was awarded "Emerging Company of the Year 2010 in Asia Pacific", on 12th March, by BioSpectrum Asia. BioSpectrum Asia is a leading B2B media platform covering the life sciences industry in...

From Coreo AG 14 Mar 2010

Scientists Record First Microscopic Images Showing Deadly Effects of AMPs

For two decades, scientists have been pursuing a potential new way to treat bacterial infections, using naturally occurring proteins known as antimicrobial peptides (AMPs). Now, MIT scientists have recorded the first microscopic images showing the deadly effects of AMPs, most of which kill by poking holes in bacterial cell membranes.

14 Mar 2010

New Research Could Lead to Even Stronger Synthetic Materials

Spiders and silkworms are masters of materials science, but scientists are finally catching up. Silks are among the toughest materials known, stronger and less brittle, pound for pound, than steel.

14 Mar 2010

Nanotechnology in Coatings and Adhesives Market Predicted to Grow at Almost 40 Per cent

According to a new technical market research report, NANOTECHNOLOGY IN COATINGS AND ADHESIVE APPLICATIONS: GLOBAL MARKETS from BCC Research, the global market value for nanotechnology in coatings and adhesives is an estimated $3.7 billion in 2010, but is expected to increase to nearly $19.2 billion in 2015.

12 Mar 2010

Quantum Dots Reveal Mystery of Repair Proteins

Repair proteins appear to efficiently scan the genome for errors by jumping like fleas between DNA molecules, sliding along the strands, and perhaps pausing at suspicious spots, say researchers at the University of Pitts...

12 Mar 2010