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Oxford Nanopore Raises $28 Million in New Funding

Oxford Nanopore Technologies Ltd., a privately held company that is developing a disruptive technology platform for the electronic, label-free analysis of single molecules, today announced that it has raised £17.4 ...

1 Feb 2010

CRAIC Technologies Introduces QDI 302 Microscope Spectrophotometer for OLED Research

Organic Light Emitting Diodes (OLED) are being developed for the next generation of displays and light sources. The QDI 302 microscope spectrophotometer, from CRAIC Technologies, is designed to measure and compare the spectral output, intensity and color consistency of each of the microscopic pixels commonly found in OLED devices.

31 Jan 2010

Hitachi High-Technologies Announces Development of Tabletop Microscope TM3000

Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation (TOKYO:8036) today announced the development of the Tabletop Microscope TM3000. Shipments of the compact, affordably priced, and exceptionally user-friendly TM3000 are scheduled to start on April 1, 2010.

29 Jan 2010

Important Knowledge Can be Used to Develop Technologies Aimed at Nanoproduction of MEMS

With new, advanced equipment, scientists at Risø DTU have shown that materials to produce micro-and nanocomponents react very differently depending on whether crystals are large or small. This research creates impor...

29 Jan 2010

Scientists Grow Neurons on a Microchip

Scientists from Dortmund/Germany have invented an analytical method for the rapid neurotoxicity screening. They grow neurons on a microchip and check for substances that inhibit the formation of a network between the cel...

29 Jan 2010

Exploring the Impact of Nanotechnology Research on the Environment

As researchers around the world hasten to employ nanotechnology to improve production methods for applications that range from manufacturing materials to creating new pharmaceutical drugs, a separate but equally compelling challenge exists.

29 Jan 2010

Smart Nanoprobes that May One Day be Used in the Battle Against Cancer

Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, have created smart nanoprobes that may one day be used in the battle against cancer to selectively seek out and destroy tumor cells, as well as report back on the mission's status.

29 Jan 2010

Princess Anne Opens UCL Molecular Beam Epitaxy Facility

The Molecular Beam Epitaxy (MBE) Facility of the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering and the London Centre for Nanotechnology was opened by HRH The Princess Royal.

29 Jan 2010

Bayer MaterialScience Opens New Pilot Facility for Manufacture of Carbon Nanotubes

Bayer MaterialScience has opened a new pilot facility for the manufacture of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) at CHEMPARK Leverkusen. The company has invested some EUR 22 million in the planning, development and construction of the facility, which is the largest of its kind in the world and has an annual capacity of 200 metric tons.

From Covestro AG 29 Jan 2010

Model Clarifies Low-Temperature Phase Behaviour of Liquid Water

A theoretical study of the phase behaviour of liquid water at temperatures close to -100ºC has shown that the four possible scenarios identified to date are in fact specific cases in a more general model. The study,...

29 Jan 2010

ASU Unveils its New Center for Law, Science and Innovation

A quarter-century of academic study at the intersection of law and science was commemorated on Jan. 27, as the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law unveiled its new Center for Law, Science + Innovation and announced programs that will reinvent the law school's role in solving global technological challenges.

29 Jan 2010

New EU-Funded Project Set to Simplify Life for Europe's Semiconductor and Electronics Industries

A new EU-funded project is set to simplify life for Europe's semiconductor and electronics industries by making it easier to detect and correct errors. Called DIAMOND ('Diagnosis, error modelling and correction for reliable systems design'), the EUR 3.8 million, 3-year project is funded under the Information and communication technologies (ICT) Theme of the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7).

28 Jan 2010

Investment to Strengthen Pennsylvania as Leading Nanotechnology State

Governor Edward G. Rendell today announced a $5.7 million investment that will expand upon university research efforts, bring new products to the marketplace, and educate the next generation of high-tech workers. The ...

28 Jan 2010

Business Development in European Micro, Nano and Materials Industry in 2009

The impact of the ongoing economic crisis on the microtechnology, nanotechnology and advanced materials industries is expected to be less noticeable in 2010 than in the previous business year. The expectations for 2010 p...

28 Jan 2010

Semprius Enters into Joint Development Agreement with Siemens Industry

Semprius, Inc. and Siemens Industry, Inc. announced today that they have entered into a joint development agreement to co-develop and deploy plug-and-play demonstration systems based on Semprius' Solar Module Arrays and Siemens' automation and control components.

28 Jan 2010