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Graphene Becoming Pliable Using Nanodroplet of Water

A single-atom-thick sheet of carbon, like those seen in pencil marks -- offers great potential for new types of nanoscale devices, if a good way can be found to mold the material into desired shapes. Chemists at the ...

17 Dec 2009

New Systems Solution Capabilities will Enhance MEMSIC Worldwide Growth

MEMSIC, Inc, (NASDAQ GM: MEMS), a leading MEMS solution provider announced today the signing of an Asset Purchase Agreement with Crossbow Technology to acquire selected Crossbow Technology product lines. The purchase inc...

From MEMSIC Inc. 16 Dec 2009

Diverse Global Applications Expected for Automobiles, Aircraft, Buildings

Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Tokyo; President and CEO: Kazuyuki Tanaka; Paid-in Capital: 15.5 billion yen, hereinafter "Hitachi Chemical") introduced the SPD (Suspended Particle Device) light-control film technology from New York based Research Frontiers Inc. (NASDAQ:REFR), and commercialized a roll-coated, wide-width SPD film whose light transmittance can be freely controlled by simply adjusting AC voltage.

16 Dec 2009

PURE's Mission is to Search for Biomarkers for Various Diseases

At the Ruhr University Bochum, the European Protein Research Institute PURE (Protein Research Unit Ruhr within Europe) is being set up with more than 37 million Euros state funding. PURE's mission is to search for pr...

16 Dec 2009

Nanophase Technologies Appoints New Vice President of Operations

Nanophase Technologies Corporation (Nasdaq: NANX), a technology leader in the development of advanced nanoengineered products, today announced the appointment of Glenn Judd to vice president of operations. In his pre...

From Nanophase Technologies Corporation 16 Dec 2009

Physicist Awarded Top National Science Foundation Grant for Early Stage Research

A Virginia Tech physicist is one of three faculty members from the College of Science who have been awarded prestigious Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) grants by the National Science Foundation (NSF).

16 Dec 2009

WaferGen Biosystem Launches Human MicroRNA Panel for Service for Gene-Expression Profiling Using SmartChip

WaferGen Biosystems, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: WGBS), a leading developer of state-of-the-art genetic analysis systems, today announced that it will be launching the Human MicroRNA Panel for its innovative service for ge...

From Takara Bio USA, Inc. 16 Dec 2009

Nanotherapeutics Acquires in Bankruptcy Proceedings Two Late Stage Clinical Programs

Nanotherapeutics, Inc., a privately held biopharmaceutical company, announced that it has acquired in bankruptcy proceedings two late stage clinical programs: Ramoplanin from Oscient Pharmaceuticals Corporation and PRX-3140 from EPIX Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Ramoplanin - an oral antibiotic for the treatment of Clostridium difficile-associated disease (CDAD) - is entering Phase 3 trials.

From Nanotherapeutics Inc. 16 Dec 2009

Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Begins Next Phase of Expansion and Equipment Move-In at Fab 7

Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd. (Nasdaq:CHRT)(SGX-ST:CharteredSC), one of the world's top dedicated foundries, today announced it has begun the next phase of expansion, equipment move-in, and installation ...

16 Dec 2009

Avisio Subsidiary Diagnostic Nano Technology Corp Begins Testing Technology on Detection of H1N1 Virus

Diagnostic Nano Technology Corporation (DNA), a subsidiary of Avisio, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: AVIC), announced today that with the early laboratory success of its Instant Detect Technology in the detection of certain viruses t...

16 Dec 2009

Shimadzu Scientific Instruments Offering Testing Solutions for Photovoltaic Manufacturing Processes

Shimadzu Scientific Instruments offers testing solutions for photovoltaic manufacturing processes and research and development that contribute to higher conversion efficiencies, reliability and yields from solar cells.

16 Dec 2009

Vorbeck Materials Receives EPA Approval to Manufacture Graphene as Conductive Additive for Inks

Vorbeck Materials Corp. announced recent EPA approval to manufacture graphene as a conductive additive for inks. EPA's approval, which was granted under the terms of the Low Exposure, Low Release Exemption Rule (LoRE...

From Vorbeck Materials 16 Dec 2009

4D Electron Microscopy Making it Possible to Image Photons of Nanoscale Structures and Visualize Their Architecture

Techniques recently invented by researchers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech)-which allow the real-time, real-space visualization of fleeting changes in the structure of nanoscale matter-have been used to image the evanescent electrical fields produced by the interaction of electrons and photons, and to track changes in atomic-scale structures.

16 Dec 2009

$10 Million Federal Grant to Implement Nanotechnology into Traditional Casting Industry

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded a $10.1 million, five-year grant to an interdisciplinary team of researchers led by University of Wisconsin-Madison mechanical engineering professor X...

16 Dec 2009

OECD Releases Science, Technology and Industry Scoreboard 2009

The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has released its OECD Science, Technology and Industry Scoreboard 2009. Published every 2 years, the Scoreboard explores recent developments in matter...

16 Dec 2009

Nanotechnology News

Graphene Becoming Pliable Using Nanodroplet of Water

New Systems Solution Capabilities will Enhance MEMSIC Worldwide Growth

Diverse Global Applications Expected for Automobiles, Aircraft, Buildings

PURE's Mission is to Search for Biomarkers for Various Diseases

Nanophase Technologies Appoints New Vice President of Operations

Physicist Awarded Top National Science Foundation Grant for Early Stage Research

WaferGen Biosystem Launches Human MicroRNA Panel for Service for Gene-Expression Profiling Using SmartChip

Nanotherapeutics Acquires in Bankruptcy Proceedings Two Late Stage Clinical Programs

Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Begins Next Phase of Expansion and Equipment Move-In at Fab 7

Avisio Subsidiary Diagnostic Nano Technology Corp Begins Testing Technology on Detection of H1N1 Virus

Shimadzu Scientific Instruments Offering Testing Solutions for Photovoltaic Manufacturing Processes

Vorbeck Materials Receives EPA Approval to Manufacture Graphene as Conductive Additive for Inks

4D Electron Microscopy Making it Possible to Image Photons of Nanoscale Structures and Visualize Their Architecture

$10 Million Federal Grant to Implement Nanotechnology into Traditional Casting Industry

OECD Releases Science, Technology and Industry Scoreboard 2009

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