Nanotechnology News

Researchers Create Magnetic "Ferropaper"

Researchers at Purdue University have created a magnetic "ferropaper" that might be used to make low-cost "micromotors" for surgical instruments, tiny tweezers to study cells and miniature speakers.

$1.6 Million to Advance Implantable Neuroprosthetics

The conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan have left a terrible legacy: more than 1,200 returning American soldiers have lost one or more limbs. To address this growing national need, researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Inst...

Researchers Develop Way to Propel and Direct Microscopic-Sized Worms Along Narrow Channel

Researchers at McMaster University have developed a way to propel and direct microscopic-sized worms (C. elegans nematodes) along a narrow channel using a mild electric field. The discovery opens up significant possibilities for developing high-throughput micro-screening devices for drug discovery and other applications.

STMicroelectronics Introduces 3-Axis Digital Accelerometer with 3-Axis Digital Magnetic Sensor in a Single Module

STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), the leading supplier of MEMS for consumer and portable applications(1), has integrated a 3-axis digital accelerometer with a 3-axis digital magnetic sensor in a single module. The digi...

Report Examines Status of the MEMS Industry

Research and Markets, the leading source for international market research and market data, has announced the addition of the "Status of the MEMS Industry 2009" report to their offering. In the face of a co...

The Arrival of Superfast Quantum Computing is A Step Closer

The arrival of superfast quantum computing is closer following recent breakthroughs by an international team led by UNSW researchers.

Veeco Appoints New Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Veeco Instruments Inc. (Nasdaq: VECO), manufactures enabling solutions for customers in the HB-LED, solar, data storage, semiconductor, scientific research and industrial markets, today announced that David D. Glass, 50,...

Hermes-Epitek Adds Line of Wafer-Like Metrology Devices for Process Control to Equipment Portfolio

CyberOptics Semiconductor, a subsidiary of CyberOptics Corp. (NASDAQ: CYBE), announced today that it has tapped leading Asian semiconductor agent Hermes-Epitek Singapore to support growth of its WaferSense® brand in the region and represent the line of wireless metrology devices for wafer processing equipment throughout Southeast Asia.

Company Provides Private Demonstrations of Its Latest FSC Display Developments and Opcuity Performance Engineered Films

Uni-Pixel, Inc. (OTCBB: UNXL), the developer of a color display technology called Time Multiplexed Optical Shutter ("TMOS") and thin-film materials branded under the name Opcuity(TM) that incorporate advanced m...

Sensitive Electronic Noses Capturing Smell of Explosives

A new intelligent system has been developed to help identify terrorists carrying explosives. Sensitive electronic noses capture the smell of the explosives; the system processes the acquired data, correlates it with indi...

Pressure Sensor That Continues to Function Normally Even at 250 Degrees Celsius

Microelectronic chips used to take pressure readings are very delicate. A new technology has been developed that makes pressure sensors more robust, enabling them to continue operating normally at temperatures up to 250 degrees Celsius.

Ceres Nanosciences Launches First Release of Nanotrap ESP Particles

Ceres Nanosciences, LLLP, a biotechnology company using its proprietary NanotrapTM capture particle technology to develop diagnostics and research products, announced today that it has launched the first release of Nanot...

Microfluidic Systems Awarded Series of Patents

Nanostart Invests in Singapore Medical Technology Company

Nanostart AG, the leading nanotechnology investment company, is raising its shareholding in Namos GmbH, the pioneering cleantech developer based in the eastern German city of Dresden, from 15 to 26 percent.

Report on Nanotechnologies and Food to be Published by Lords Science Committee