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Catalytic Dimers of Gold Atoms Make Ethylene from Methane

Ethylene is a primary feedstock for chemical industry, and particularly for the production of plastics like polyethylene and polystyrene. Ethylene is currently made by the steam cracking of fossil fuel fractions.

19 Jan 2010

EcoloCap Delivered its First Lithium X Batteries

EcoloCap Solutions Inc. (OTCBB: ECOS) today announced that it has delivered its first Lithium X batteries to Halo Renewable Energy of Seattle, WA months ahead of the original schedule. Halo will conduct preliminary testing in collaboration with a major potential customer, which plans on using the battery for energy storage in multiple US locations.

19 Jan 2010

Russian Corporation of Nanotechnologies Approves Project for Nanostructured Magnesium Hydroxide with Modified Surface

Russian Corporation of Nanotechnologies will take an equity interest in the company to be established for an investment project that will produce nanostructured magnesium hydroxide with modified surface. The corporation ...

19 Jan 2010

AIXTRON Receives New Order from Georgia Tech

AIXTRON AG today announced a new order for a Black Magic CNT (carbon nanotube) deposition system from Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI), Atlanta, USA. The order was received in the second quarter 2009 and the system...

From AIXTRON SE 19 Jan 2010

New XO035 Process Targets Leading-Edge Blu-ray and Optical Data Communication Markets

X-FAB Silicon Foundries, the leading analog/mixed-signal foundry, today expanded its 0.35 micrometer technology offerings with the first foundry technology optimized for Blu-ray and high-speed optical data communication applications. Dubbed XO035, the new 0.35 micrometer process includes X-FAB's unique blue PIN module.

19 Jan 2010

German Researchers Furnish DNA with Nano "Wire"

The DNA biomolecule, responsible in nature for storing hereditary information, is being used increasingly as a component in nanotechnology. One successful approach for producing functional nanostructures from DNA is to i...

19 Jan 2010

Fab 12 Phase 5 Serves as R+D Base for 22nm and More Advanced Process Technologies

TSMC (TWSE: 2330, NYSE: TSM) today held a topping ceremony for its Fab 12, Phase 5 building located in the Hsinchu Science Park, and announced that it expects to begin volume production there in third quarter of this yea...

From TSMC Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company 19 Jan 2010

Copper-Free Click Chemistry Used in Mice

Researchers with Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and the University of California (UC) Berkeley have crafted a unique copper-free version of click chemistry to create biomolecular probes for in vivo studies of live mice.

From Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 18 Jan 2010

Malvern Welcomes the Release of New Standard for Particle Sizing Technique

As a global leader in the field of laser diffraction, Malvern Panalytical has welcomed the release of ISO13320:2009, a new standard for this key particle sizing technique. Building on a knowledge base that has advanced significantly over the preceding decade, ISO13320:2009 is an essential resource for instrument manufacturers and users alike. By emphasising applications and the need for well-defined procedures, it also clearly points the way for future developments.

From Malvern Panalytical 18 Jan 2010

First-of-its-Kind Research Program Involving Nanotechnology and Orthopedics

A new research program at The Methodist Hospital in Houston is the nation's first dedicated solely to advancing nanotechnology in orthopedics and spine surgery. Dr. Bradley Weiner, chief of spinal surgery at Metho...

18 Jan 2010

EMBL-EBI Launches Open Access Drug Discovery Database

ChEMBLdb, a vast online database of information on the properties and activities of drugs and drug-like small molecules and their targets, launches today with information on over half a million compounds. The data lie at the heart of translating information from the human genome into successful new drugs in the clinic.

18 Jan 2010