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Critical Need for a New Foundry Business Model to Drive Continued Growth and Innovation in the Semiconductor Manufacturing Industry

As the global market for advanced technology continues its endless march forward, the semiconductor foundry industry needs to embrace a new business model to sustain the current pace of innovation, according to Doug Grose, chief executive officer of GLOBALFOUNDRIES.

30 Sep 2009

Professor to Discuss Microfluidics Research

Orlin D. Velev, INVISTA professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at North Carolina State University, will discuss his research Wednesday (Oct. 7) as part of the 2009 J.D. Lindsay Lecture Serie...

30 Sep 2009

Nanotechnology-Based Drug Delivery Company to Exhibit at 2009 AAPS

PharmaNova, a leader in nanotechnology-based Drug Delivery Systems, is due to exhibit at the 2009 annual meeting of the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) scheduled in Los Angeles, CA, from November...

30 Sep 2009

New 3D Chip Integrating Commercial DRAM Chip on Top of Logic IC

IMEC, a world-leading independent research center in nanoelectronics and nanotechnology, and its 3D integration partners have taped-out Etna, a new 3D chip integrating a commercial DRAM chip on top of a logic IC. The

From IMEC 30 Sep 2009

New World Record in X-Ray Microscopy

Groundbreaking work by scientists from Switzerland, Finland and Germany has lead to a new world record in X-ray microscopy. For the first time ever, features below 10 nanometres (nm) in width were resolved.

From PowerMetal Technologies 30 Sep 2009

Joint Research Team Focusing on Thin Film Technologies for Photovoltaic Solar Applications

Total and Laboratoire de Physique des Interfaces et des Couches Minces (LPICM), a joint R&D research team between the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) and France’s Ecole Polytechnique engin...

29 Sep 2009

DFI Wins Distinguished Award for its Groundbreaking NanoPax

Diamon-Fusion International, Inc. (DFI Nanotechnology), global developer and exclusive licensor of patented hydrophobic nanotechnologies, has been recognized by Glass Magazine with the highly coveted Crystal Achievement Award for the Most Innovative Protective Glazing Product category for its NanoPax® product line.

From DFI- Diamon-Fusion International, Inc. 29 Sep 2009

Sandia Chemist Wins NIH Award for Protein Research

Jerilyn Timlin, a chemist at Sandia National Laboratories, has been presented by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) with a New Innovator Award, one of 55 such awards granted by the NIH this year. The award encourages researchers to explore bold ideas that have the potential to catapult fields forward and speed the translation of research into improved health.

From Sandia National Laboratories 29 Sep 2009

Cadence Delivers Performance and Integration for High-End SoC Designs Implemented in Advanced TSMC Processes

Cadence Physical Verification System has adopted the new interoperable physical verification formats for 40-nanometer designs, consisting of iDRC for design rule checking and iLVS for layout vs. schematic checking, developed by TSMC.

From TSMC Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company 29 Sep 2009

Watching Proteins Fold

From scopes that help premature babies breathe to techniques for imaging live neurons and beating hearts as they develop, the latest optical and laser technology being deployed in medicine and the biosciences will be on ...

29 Sep 2009

Following Single Molecules in Live Neurons

29 Sep 2009

New Brain Implants Developed using Nanotechnology

Brain implants that can more clearly record signals from surrounding neurons in rats have been created at the University of Michigan. The findings could eventually lead to more effective treatment of neurological disorders such as Parkinson's disease and paralysis.

29 Sep 2009