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Scientist Demonstrates World's Smallest Semiconductor Laser

Air Force Office of Scientific Research and National Science Foundation-funded professor, Dr. Xiang Zhang has demonstrated at the University of California, Berkeley the world's smallest semiconductor laser, which may have applications to the Air Force in communications, computing and bio-hazard detection.

7 Dec 2009

Imaging Technique Step Closer to Fulfilling Promise as Window on Nanometer-Scale Structures in Biological Samples

An ultra-high-resolution imaging technique using X-ray diffraction is a step closer to fulfilling its promise as a window on nanometer-scale structures in biological samples. In the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers report progress in applying an approach to "lensless" X-ray microscopy that they introduced one year ago.

7 Dec 2009

Rice Lab Makes Solid Material Transparent to Terahertz Waves

Very often in science, the unexpected discovery turns out to be the most significant. Rice University Professor Junichiro Kono and his team weren't looking for a breakthrough in the transmission of terahertz signals,...

7 Dec 2009

College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering Celebrates Achievements of 15 Students

The College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering ("CNSE") hosted a reception on Sunday, December 6 to celebrate the achievements of 15 students who received their diplomas at the University at Albany Graduate Commencement ceremony earlier in the day.

7 Dec 2009

Shrink Nanotechnologies Working with Strategic Manufacturers to Bring StemDiscTM to Market

Shrink Nanotechnologies, Inc. ("Shrink") (OTCBB:INKN), an innovative nanotechnology company developing products and licensing opportunities in the solar energy production, medical diagnostics and sensors and bi...

7 Dec 2009

New Nanotechnology Helping Medical Professionals Better Understand Cancer and Other Diseases

New nano-technology being developed by physicists at Macquarie University could help medical professionals better understand and more effectively treat cancer and other diseases.

7 Dec 2009

World's Most Cost-Effective Water Purifier Improves Affordability of Safe Drinking Water for Millions of Indian Families

Pure water is one of the world's most precious natural resources. With much of India's population denied access to safe drinking water, the delivery of safe, convenient and affordable water purification is one of the biggest social and technological challenges in the country today.

7 Dec 2009

Nanomachines May Someday Operate Far More Efficiently Thanks to Important Theoretical Discoveries

Nanoscale machines expected to have wide application in industry, energy, medicine and other fields may someday operate far more efficiently thanks to important theoretical discoveries concerning the manipulation of famo...

7 Dec 2009

Harnessing Nanotechnology to Quickly Produce Ultra-Lightweight Bendable Batteries

Stanford scientists are harnessing nanotechnology to quickly produce ultra-lightweight, bendable batteries and supercapacitors in the form of everyday paper.

7 Dec 2009

Scientists Develop Way to Rapidly Manipulate and Sort Different Cells in Blood Using Magnetizable Liquids

The findings, which will be published the week of December 7 in the online edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, could dramatically improve the speed and sensitivity of tests used to detect cancer biomarkers, blood disorders, viruses and other diseases.

7 Dec 2009

MEMSCAP Incorporates Key Technology in PillCam COLON 2 Video Capsule

MEMSCAP (NYSE Euronext: MEMS), the leading provider of innovative solutions based on MEMS (micro-electro-mechanical systems) technology, today announces it has incorporated its key technology in the PillCam® COLON 2 ...

7 Dec 2009

Researchers Identify Peptide Specifically Recognizes and Penetrates Cancerous Tumors

Researchers at Burnham Institute for Medical Research at University of California, Santa Barbara have identified a peptide (a chain of amino acids) that specifically recognizes and penetrates cancerous tumors but not nor...

7 Dec 2009

Physicists Face Daunting Task of Developing New Reliable Ways of Measuring Extreme Low Temperatures

As physicists strive to cool atoms down to ever more frigid temperatures, they face the daunting task of developing new, reliable ways of measuring these extreme lows. Now a team of physicists has devised a thermometer that can potentially measure temperatures as low as tens of trillionths of a degree above absolute zero.

7 Dec 2009

Ener1 Receives $20 Million in Fresh Investment Capital from ITOCHU Corporation

Large-format lithium-ion battery maker Ener1, Inc. (Nasdaq: HEV) today announced that it has received $20 million in fresh investment capital from ITOCHU Corporation, a Japanese commercial trading giant with deep ties in...

7 Dec 2009

Leading EDA Software for Analog and Mixed-Signal Design Gets Capacity, Performance and Usability Boosts to Shrink Design Cycle

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS), the leader in global electronic design innovation, today extended its leadership position in analog and mixed-signal chip design technologies with the introduction of dramatic...

7 Dec 2009

Nanotechnology News

Scientist Demonstrates World's Smallest Semiconductor Laser

Imaging Technique Step Closer to Fulfilling Promise as Window on Nanometer-Scale Structures in Biological Samples

Rice Lab Makes Solid Material Transparent to Terahertz Waves

College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering Celebrates Achievements of 15 Students

Shrink Nanotechnologies Working with Strategic Manufacturers to Bring StemDiscTM to Market

New Nanotechnology Helping Medical Professionals Better Understand Cancer and Other Diseases

World's Most Cost-Effective Water Purifier Improves Affordability of Safe Drinking Water for Millions of Indian Families

Nanomachines May Someday Operate Far More Efficiently Thanks to Important Theoretical Discoveries

Harnessing Nanotechnology to Quickly Produce Ultra-Lightweight Bendable Batteries

Scientists Develop Way to Rapidly Manipulate and Sort Different Cells in Blood Using Magnetizable Liquids

MEMSCAP Incorporates Key Technology in PillCam COLON 2 Video Capsule

Researchers Identify Peptide Specifically Recognizes and Penetrates Cancerous Tumors

Physicists Face Daunting Task of Developing New Reliable Ways of Measuring Extreme Low Temperatures

Ener1 Receives $20 Million in Fresh Investment Capital from ITOCHU Corporation

Leading EDA Software for Analog and Mixed-Signal Design Gets Capacity, Performance and Usability Boosts to Shrink Design Cycle

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