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It's Valentine's Day - and the Best Presents Come in Nano-Size Packages

Scientists at Birmingham University's Nanoscale Physics Research Lab have taken this message to heart - their Valentine card, made of pure palladium, is only 8 nanometres in size; you can even see the atoms.

14 Feb 2010

Smit Ovens to Supply Major Customer with Thermal Process Solutions for Thin Film PV Manufacturing

Smit Ovens today announced a deal to supply a major existing customer with several further thermal process solutions for thin film photovoltaic (PV) manufacturing. The order covers vapor transport deposition (VTD) systems for mass production of thin-film CIGS (Copper Indium Gallium Selenium) cells.

13 Feb 2010

Funding Enable Spin-Out to Commercialise New Ground-Breaking Nano-Porous Adsorbent Hollow Fibre Technology

A green technology spin-out company from the University of Bath has secured funding of almost £750,000 from the Royal Society Enterprise Fund and local Business Angels including John Clough, former Chief Executive of Eaga Plc.

12 Feb 2010

Scientists Join Forces to Study 'Multiferroic' Crystals

Two of The Florida State University's most accomplished scientists recently joined forces on a collaborative research project that has yielded groundbreaking results involving an unusual family of crystalline mineral...

12 Feb 2010

Fellowship Designed to Promote Broad Interdisciplinary Collaboration

The Institute for Micromanufacturing (IfM) at Louisiana Tech University and the Center for Biomedical Engineering and Rehabilitation Science (CBERS) have joined forces to offer faculty fellowships that promote interdisci...

12 Feb 2010

Using Nanotechnology to Turn Light into Electrical Current

Material scientists at the Nano/Bio Interface Center of the University of Pennsylvania have demonstrated the transduction of optical radiation to electrical current in a molecular circuit.

12 Feb 2010

Energy-Scavenging Nanofibers that Could One Day be Woven into Clothing and Textiles

In research that gives literal meaning to the term "power suit," University of California, Berkeley, engineers have created energy-scavenging nanofibers that could one day be woven into clothing and textiles.

12 Feb 2010

New Chemical and Biological Sensor with Unprecedented Sensitivity

By taking advantage of a phenomenon that until now has been a virtual showstopper for electronics designers, a team led by Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Panos Datskos is developing a chemical and biological sensor ...

12 Feb 2010

Malvern Establish Another Centre of Excellence in India

On 10 February 2010 materials characterization expert Malvern Panalytical opened a third centre of excellence in India, established through its joint venture company Malvern Panalytical Aimil Instruments Pty. Located in Delhi, and designed to serve customers in the north and north east of India, the new centre of excellence houses laboratories that are equipped with a range of Malvern Panalytical systems and staffed by a full time applications team.

From Malvern Panalytical 12 Feb 2010