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Graphene Transmission Electron Microscope Support Films Now Available from Electron Microscopy Sciences

Electron Microscopy Sciences, the leading provider of supplies and equipment for microscopy, announced the addition of graphene transmission electron microscope support films to its product line. The new graphene support...

10 Mar 2010

Micromeritics Release Six new NLDFT Models

In April 1993, Micromeritics introduced DFT V1.00, the first commercially available software package offering a practical method to routinely analyze experimental adsorption isotherms using methods based on modern theore...

From Micromeritics International Sales 10 Mar 2010

Some Laws are Made to be Broken and Others are Made to be Followed

Some laws are made to be broken, and others are made to be followed. A team of IBM Researchers in collaboration with two Swiss partners are looking to keep one law in particular alive and well for another 15 years: Moore...

10 Mar 2010

Researchers Discover Croconic Acid Exhibits Ferroelectricity

Sachio Horiuchi of Correlated Materials Photoelectronics Group, the Photonics Research Institute of the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST); Yoshinori Tokura of the Department of Appli...

10 Mar 2010

Veeco Launch New AFM for Physical and Life Sciences

Veeco Instruments Inc. (Nasdaq: VECO), the leading provider of atomic force microscopy technology to the nanoscience community, announced today the Dimension(R) Edge(TM) Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) System for physical and life sciences investigation.

From Veeco 10 Mar 2010

Quantum Walk Pattern Used for Quantum Computer Model Development

A team of physicists headed by Christian Roos and Rainer Blatt from the Institute of Quantum Optics and Quantum Information of the Austrian Academy of Sciences realize a quantum walk in a quantum system with up to 23 steps.

10 Mar 2010

Front-End Atmospheric Wafer Automation Products Receive Higher Market Attraction

Crossing Automation, Inc. (www.crossinginc.com), today announced strong growth in orders for its range of front-end atmospheric wafer automation products, spurred mainly by multiple new design wins for its Spartan, Falcon and IsoPort technologies as well as strong repeat business for Spartan, Falcon, IsoPort, 200 mm products and RFID systems.

10 Mar 2010

MEN Micro Offers Enhanced Version of ESMexpress Computer-On-Module

MEN Micro Inc., a world-renowned provider of embedded computing and I/O solutions for mission-critical industrial, mobile and harsh environment applications, now offers an upgraded ESMexpress Computer-on-Module (COM) that incorporates the Intel Atom XL processor to provide tested, qualified operation in the extended temperature range of -40°C to +85°C (-40°F to +185°F) in both conduction and convection cooled environments.

10 Mar 2010

NDSU Secures Grant for Biomaterial Research

North Dakota State University, Fargo, has been awarded a grant of $351,764 from the National Science Foundation’s Major Research Instrumentation Program, funded under the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009. ...

10 Mar 2010

Cowpea Mosaic Virus as Anti-Cancer Agent Could Soon be a Reality

For the first time, scientists have succeeded in growing empty particles derived from a plant virus and have made them carry useful chemicals. The external surface of these nano containers could be decorated with mole...

10 Mar 2010

Thomas Swan Achieve Commercial Scale Carbon Nanotube Production in the US

Leading manufacturer of carbon nanotubes Thomas Swan & Co. Ltd. has achieved commercial scale production to meet growing demand in the USA. This success has been marked by the company's announcement that it has i...

10 Mar 2010

Diener UK Launch New Plasma Surface Treatment Website

Diener UK have this month launched their new UK website (http://www.plasmatreatment.co.uk) for their full range of plasma surface treatment systems, processes and services. Diener's systems are used widely to modify ...

10 Mar 2010

Nanoparticle Coating for Cotton Opens the Door for Electronic Clothing

Consider this T-shirt: It can monitor your heart rate and breathing, analyze your sweat and even cool you off on a hot summer's day. What about a pillow that monitors your brain waves, or a solar-powered dress that c...

10 Mar 2010

Imec's New Collaboration Extends ASIC Prototyping and Fabrication Service

Imec and Altos will collaborate to offer re-characterization of standard foundry or library vendor libraries including core and IO cells at different process, temperatures and/or voltages.

From IMEC 10 Mar 2010

Synopsys Teams Up with Belgian Nanoelectronics Research Center Imec

Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS), a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design, verification and manufacturing, and the Belgian nanoelectronics research center, imec, today announced they have entered into a collaboration to use Synopsys TCAD (Technology Computer-Aided Design) finite-element method tools for characterizing and optimizing the reliability and electrical performance of through-silicon vias (TSVs).

From IMEC 10 Mar 2010