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PEN Senior Advisor Calls for Radical Change in How Government Oversees Nanotechnology

A new article by PEN senior advisor J. Clarence (Terry) Davies calls for radical change in how the federal government oversees nanotechnology and other technologies to best protect human health and the environment.

13 Oct 2009

Nanotechnologies Roundtable with Dr. Andrew Maynard

Dr. Maynard, Chief Science Advisor, Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies at the Woodrow Wilson International Center, discusses his experience and work, nanotechnology basics, regulatory issues, and potential and environm...

13 Oct 2009

Oxford Instruments is Runner Up in New Product of the Year Award at 2009 BEEA

Oxford Instruments NanoScience Ultra Low Temperature engineering team achieved "highly commended" runners up place at the 2009 British Engineering Excellence Awards ceremony held at the Globe Theatre in London on Oct 1st, 2009. The award was made in the New Product of the Year (Mechanical) category for a Cryogen-free integrated dilution refrigerator TritonTM200 with magnet in recognition of the product design enhancements, cost reduction, first time pass rate and market growth achieved since the radical redesign project was implemented in July 2008.

From Oxford Instruments plc 13 Oct 2009

Nova Measuring Instruments Receives $5.5 million of Stand Alone Optical CD Bookings from Leading Foundries

Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd. (NASDAQ: NVMI) provider of leading edge stand-alone metrology and the market leader of integrated metrology solutions to the semiconductor process control market, today announced that it h...

13 Oct 2009

Advanced Nanoparticle Antimicrobial Coating Safely Kills Viruses and Bacteria on Treated Surfaces

EcoActive Surfaces, Inc., announced today the results of independent laboratory testing that demonstrate dramatic killing of viruses on surfaces treated with the advanced antimicrobial surface coating OxiTitan VLR.

13 Oct 2009

Comprehensive Tool for Understanding Quantum Dot Solar Cells

Research and Markets, the leading source for international market research and market data, has announced the addition of the "Quantum Dot Solar Cells" report to their offering. The Sun, believed by the man...

From Research and Markets 13 Oct 2009

Researchers Study New Type of Solar Cell

Within the Consolider HOPE project (projects funded by the Ministry of Innovation and Science), a group of scientists at Universidad Pablo de Olavide (UPO), headed by Juan Antonio Anta, are working on the optimisation of a type of photovoltaic cell (Grätzel cell) that artificially mimics photosynthesis.

13 Oct 2009

Multi-Million Contract for Development of World's Most Advanced Semiconductor Wafer Fabrication Facility

The international engineering company M+W Zander has been awarded a contract for approximately 550 million Euro from GLOBALFOUNDRIES, the world's first truly global leading-edge semiconductor manufacturing company, t...

13 Oct 2009

Max Planck Innovation Grants Rights for Developing New Nanoscopic Method to Leica Microsystems

Max Planck Innovation, the technology transfer organization of the Max Planck Society, grants Leica Microsystems, Wetzlar, an exclusive license for implementing the latest generation of optical microscopes with a resolut...

From Leica Microsystems GmbH 13 Oct 2009

STMicroelectronics Introduces New Motion Sensor

STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a leading developer of automotive semiconductors and MEMS (Micro Electro-Mechanical System) technologies, has introduced a new motion sensor providing accurate measurements of vehicle movement for systems such as adaptive front lights, auto-levelling HID (high-intensity discharge) lamps, inertial brake lights, e-parking brake, advanced anti-theft systems and control of vehicle dynamics.

From STMicroelectronics 13 Oct 2009

Cadence Improves Efficiency and Predictability of Advanced Node Devices

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS), the leader in global electronic design innovation, today announced that Shanghai Huahong Integrated Circuits Company Ltd. (SHHIC), a leading Chinese fabless semiconductor comp...

From Cadence Design Systems 13 Oct 2009

IBM Wins "Advanced Sequencing Technology Award" from NHGRI

IBM Research (NYSE: IBM) today announced it has received an "Advanced Sequencing Technology Award" from the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National Institutes of Health, to design a silicon-based "DNA Transistor" that will advance genome sequencing technology and generate progress in health care diagnosis and practice.

13 Oct 2009

G24 Innovations Announces First Ever Commercial Shipment of DSSC PV Modules

G24 Innovations (G24i), a global pioneer of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells (DSSC), announced the first ever commercial shipment of DSSC photovoltaic modules to Hong Kong-based consumer electronics bag manufacturer, Mascotte Industrial Associates.

13 Oct 2009

Industry's First Commercial Dual Wavelength X-Ray Diffractometer

SAFC Pharma®, a business segment of SAFC®, a member of the Sigma-Aldrich® Group (Nasdaq: SIAL), today announced that its Pharmorphix® Solid State Research Laboratories in Cambridge, UK, have installed a n...

13 Oct 2009

Nanotechnology Could Add to Our Understanding of Diseases

A new advanced method for nano-scale imaging of vesicle-fusion could add to our understanding of diseases of the nervous system and viral infections. In the long term, this could be useful in developing a cure for neurological diseases and mental disorders.

13 Oct 2009