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Organic PV Nearing Mass Production

Bags, Backpacks, Smart Textiles, Umbrellas, Awnings, Tents, Building Façades - Organic photovoltaics (OPV) is an innovative solar cell technology based on conductive plastic materials such as polymers. Current trend...

10 Dec 2009

MagForce Nanotechnologies Appoints New CEO

MagForce Nanotechnologies AG (Entry Standard segment of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, ticker MF6), the Berlin-based medical technology company majority owned by Nanostart AG, has announced the appointment of Dr. Peter He...

From MagForce Nanotechnologies AG 10 Dec 2009

UMC Showcases Unique 'Hybrid' High-K/Metal-Gate (HK/MG) Technology Approach for 28nm at 2009 IEDM

UMC (NYSE: UMC; TSE: 2303), a leading global semiconductor foundry, presented today at the 2009 International Electron Device Meeting (IEDM) held here, a unique 'hybrid' high-k/metal-gate (HK/MG) technology appro...

9 Dec 2009

Market for Wafers and Nanofabrication Equipment Expects to Reach $111 Billion by 2014

According to a recently published report from iRAP, Inc., ET-110 Nanolithography Equipment for IT, Electronics and Photonics – A Technology, Industry and Global Market Analysis, the overall market for wafers and nanofabrication equipment is expected to grow at 11% a year for the next five years, from an estimated $65.8 billion in 2009 to $111 billion in 2014.

9 Dec 2009

Research Shows Certain Pyramid Shapes Spontaneously Organize into Complex Quasicrystals

In a study that elevates the role of entropy in creating order, research led by the University of Michigan shows that certain pyramid shapes can spontaneously organize into complex quasicrystals. A quasicrystal is a ...

9 Dec 2009

Nano Mask Enters into Three Year Agreement with Wein Products

Nano Mask, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: NANM) today announced that it has entered into a three year agreement with Wein Products, a manufacturer of disposable respirators, to distribute that company's products as it continues t...

9 Dec 2009

Concept Chip Aimed at Scaling On-Chip Performance

Researchers from Intel Labs demonstrated an experimental, 48-core Intel processor, or "single-chip cloud computer," that rethinks many of the approaches used in today's designs for laptops, PCs and servers. This futuristic chip boasts about 10 to 20 times the processing engines inside today's most popular Intel® Core™-branded processors.

9 Dec 2009

Architectural Honour for Microscopy Research Centre

Monash University's state-of-the-art electron microscopy research facility has been awarded the Australian Institute of Architects 2009 National Award for Public Architecture.

9 Dec 2009

Chip with the Most Advanced Computing and Storage Elements Made of Carbon Nanotubes

Stanford engineers have built what they believe is a chip with the most advanced computing and storage elements made of carbon nanotubes to date by devising a way to root out the stubborn complication of nanotubes that cause short circuits.

9 Dec 2009

Silicon-Germanium Semiconducting Nanowires for Potential Use in Next-Generation Transistors

Microchip manufacturers have long faced challenges miniaturizing transistors, the key active components in nearly every modern electronic device, which are used to amplify or switch electronic signals. Now, researche...

9 Dec 2009

NanoPacific Holdings Acquires Exclusive License from UCLA for Suite of Supramolecular Nanoparticle Technologies

NanoPacific Holdings, Inc. (NPH) announces the acquisition of an exclusive license from University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) for a suite of supramolecular nanoparticle technologies. Under the terms of the agree...

9 Dec 2009

Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology Receives Order from IMB Barcelona

Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology (OIPT), leader in producing systems and processes for etch, deposition and growth, has recently received an order from IMB Barcelona for its System100 cluster platform with two ICP-RIE process modules.

9 Dec 2009

International Nanoelectronics Conference 2010 to Take Place in Hong Kong

The International Nanoelectronics Conference (INEC) will take place from 3 to 8 January 2010 in Hong Kong. The aim of this conference is to identify the paths between fundamental research and potential electronic, ph...

9 Dec 2009

ASM and Air Liquide Group Signs License and Supplier Agreement for ALOHATM Advanced Precursors

ASM International N.V. (Nasdaq: ASMI and Euronext Amsterdam: ASM) and the Air Liquide Group (Euronext: AL.NX) announce that their collaboration has led to the signature of a license and preferred supplier agreement for ALOHATM advanced precursors.

From ASM International 9 Dec 2009

Partnership to Focus on CMOS, Memory, and Emerging Technologies

SUSS MicroTec, a leading supplier of process and test solutions for the semiconductor industry and related markets, and SEMATECH, a global consortium of chipmakers, announced today that SUSS MicroTec will join the Front ...

From SUSS MicroTec AG 9 Dec 2009

Nanotechnology News

Organic PV Nearing Mass Production

MagForce Nanotechnologies Appoints New CEO

UMC Showcases Unique 'Hybrid' High-K/Metal-Gate (HK/MG) Technology Approach for 28nm at 2009 IEDM

Market for Wafers and Nanofabrication Equipment Expects to Reach $111 Billion by 2014

Research Shows Certain Pyramid Shapes Spontaneously Organize into Complex Quasicrystals

Nano Mask Enters into Three Year Agreement with Wein Products

Concept Chip Aimed at Scaling On-Chip Performance

Architectural Honour for Microscopy Research Centre

Chip with the Most Advanced Computing and Storage Elements Made of Carbon Nanotubes

Silicon-Germanium Semiconducting Nanowires for Potential Use in Next-Generation Transistors

NanoPacific Holdings Acquires Exclusive License from UCLA for Suite of Supramolecular Nanoparticle Technologies

Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology Receives Order from IMB Barcelona

International Nanoelectronics Conference 2010 to Take Place in Hong Kong

ASM and Air Liquide Group Signs License and Supplier Agreement for ALOHATM Advanced Precursors

Partnership to Focus on CMOS, Memory, and Emerging Technologies

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