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3M Allows TAZMO to Manufacture and Sell Equipment for Temporary Bonding of Ultrathin Wafers

3M, a leading supplier of advanced materials to the semiconductor industry, and TAZMO CO., LTD, a leading supplier of semiconductor and LCD manufacturing equipment, today announced an agreement to allow TAZMO to manufact...

1 Dec 2009

Cavitation Technologies Announces Latest Development - The CaviGulation System

Cavitation Technologies, Inc. (CTI) (OTCBB: CVAT + Berlin: WTC) is announcing our latest development the CaviGulation system, designed for physico-chemical reactions used in water treatment. With water well on its way to...

1 Dec 2009

Cnanoz Unveils Carbon Nanotube Based Single-Treatment Water Purification System

Research Triangle Park-based Cnanoz Inc. unveiled the first energy-efficient, single-treatment water purification system NanoPure™ developed from carbon nanotubes to Andhra Pradesh, Minister of Rural Water Supply, ...

1 Dec 2009

Research Revolutionizing the Field of Antenna Design

Antennas aren't just for listening to the radio anymore. They're used in everything from cell phones to GPS devices. Research from North Carolina State University is revolutionizing the field of antenna design - creating shape-shifting antennas that open the door to a host of new uses in fields ranging from public safety to military deployment.

1 Dec 2009

Innovative Way to Boost Output of Next Generation Solar Cells

In a world first, a Monash University-led international research team has developed an innovative way to boost the output of the next generation of solar cells. Scientists at Monash University, in collaboration with c...

1 Dec 2009

Georgia Tech Awarded U.S. Air Force Center of Excellence to Design Nanostructures for Energy and Adaptive Materials

The Georgia Institute of Technology has been awarded a U.S. Air Force Center of Excellence to design nanostructures for energy harvesting and adaptive materials, and to develop tools to optimize critical cognitive processes of the modern warfighter.

1 Dec 2009

Carbon Nanotubes for Detection and Destruction of Breast Cancer

Single-walled nanotubes-cylinders of carbon about a nanometer in diameter-have been highly touted for potential applications such as ultrastrong fibers, electrical wires in molecular devices, or hydrogen storage components for fuel cells.

From National Institute of Standards and Tech (NIST) 1 Dec 2009

Researchers Achieve Breakthrough in Quantum Cascade Laser Output Power

Northwestern University researchers have achieved a breakthrough in quantum cascade laser output power, delivering 120 watts from a single device at room temperature. The results are particularly attractive for infrar...

1 Dec 2009

New Way to Introduce Magnetic Impurities in a Semiconductor Crystal

Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Naval Research Laboratory have developed a new way to introduce magnetic impurities in a semiconductor crystal by prodding it with a scanning tunneling microscope (STM).

From National Institute of Standards and Tech (NIST) 1 Dec 2009

Researchers Take Initial Look at Ion Channels in a Model System

Before one of your muscles can twitch, before the thought telling it to flex can race down your nerve, a tiny floodgate of sorts-called an ion channel-must open in the surface of each cell in these organs to let in the chemical signals that spur the cell to action.

From National Institute of Standards and Tech (NIST) 1 Dec 2009

Knovel Announces Availability of Nanotechnology Collection Featuring Content from Leading Publishers

Knovel, an online resource that helps engineers find reliable technical information faster, today announces availability of the Nanotechnology collection featuring content from leading publishers including Elsevier, McGr...

1 Dec 2009

Veeco Introduces MultiMode 8 High-Performance Scanning Probe Microscope

Veeco Instruments Inc. (Nasdaq: VECO), the leading provider of atomic force and scanning probe microscopes (AFM/SPMs) to the Research and Industrial communities, announced today the release of the MultiMode® 8 High-Performance Scanning Probe Microscope (SPM), bringing extensive new capabilities to the world's highest resolution, most widely-used and field-proven SPM.

From Veeco 1 Dec 2009