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Nanoco Signs Joint Development Agreement with Major Japanese Electronics Company

Nanoco Group plc (AIM: NANO), a world leader in the development and manufacture of commercial quantities of quantum dots, announces that it has signed a joint development agreement with a major Japanese electronics company under which it will design and develop quantum dots for use in light emitting diodes (LEDs) in liquid crystal display (LCD) televisions.

From Nanoco Technologies 23 Sep 2009

At Intel, Moore's Law is Alive and Thriving

Paul Otellini, President and CEO of Intel, the world leader in silicon innovation, develops technologies, products and initiatives to continually advance how people work and livetoday displayed a silicon wafer containing...

22 Sep 2009

DEK Launches New Paste Roll Height Monitor

DEK has launched its brand new Paste Roll Height Monitor, an easy-to-use productivity tool designed to eliminate defects and improve end-of-line yield. Using lasers to detect the presence of solder paste, the new technol...

22 Sep 2009

Vitex Systems Expands Leading Edge Thin-Film Barrier Capability

Vitex Systems, Inc., a leading technology developer, licensor and engineering service provider for thin-film encapsulation and moisture barrier films, today announced that it has expanded its leading edge thin-film barri...

22 Sep 2009

Nanotechnology Company Completes Patient Recruitment for Glioblastoma Study

MagForce Nanotechnologies AG (FWB:MF6) has successfully completed patient recruitment for its study on recurrent glioblastoma, which is of critical importance for demonstrating the efficacy of its proprietary Nano-Cancer® therapy.

From MagForce Nanotechnologies AG 22 Sep 2009

Fabrics with Embedded Nanoparticles Detects Explosives and Dangerous Chemicals

Two Cornell researchers have launched iFyber LLC, which markets fabrics with embedded nanoparticles to detect explosives and dangerous chemicals or to serve as antibacterials for hospitals.

22 Sep 2009

Understanding How Fluid Boils Could Help Cool Hybrid and Electric Cars

Understanding precisely how fluid boils in tiny "microchannels" has led to formulas and models that will help engineers design systems to cool high-power electronics in electric and hybrid cars, aircraft, computers and other devices.

22 Sep 2009

Disease Diagnosis, Toxin Detection and More are Possible with DNA-Graphene Nanostructure

Biomedical researchers suspect graphene, a novel nanomaterial made of sheets of single carbon atoms, would be useful in a variety of applications. But no one had studied the interaction between graphene and DNA, the buil...

22 Sep 2009

Thin Carbon Sheets Enhance Titanium Dioxide-Based Batteries

Researchers would like to develop lithium-ion batteries using titanium dioxide, an inexpensive material. But titanium dioxide on its own doesn't perform well enough to replace the expensive, rare-earth metals or fire...

22 Sep 2009

Diamonds Turning Out to be a Patient's Best Friend As Well

Diamonds, it has long been said, are a girl's best friend. But a research team including a physicist from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has recently found* that the gems might turn out to be a patient's best friend as well.

From National Institute of Standards and Tech (NIST) 22 Sep 2009

NIST Issues New Nano-Ruler

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued a new ruler, and even for an organization that routinely deals in superlatives, it sets some records. Designed to be the most accurate commercially ava...

22 Sep 2009

Sugar-Coated Nanoparticles for Use as a Possible Cancer Therapy

A research team at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) studying sugar-coated nanoparticles for use as a possible cancer therapy has uncovered a delicate balancing act that makes the particles more effective than conventional thinking says they should be.

From National Institute of Standards and Tech (NIST) 22 Sep 2009