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Joint Spin-Off of LMU Munich and MPG Established

If you are in the business of developing high-speed electronic components, it pays not to lose sight of the electrons. To keep track of them you will need to use dedicated optical elements, such as those now on offer fro...

16 Sep 2009

Taking Ionic Liquid Polymers to the Nanoscale

Scientists throughout the world are exploring the use of liquid salts in a variety of electrochemical devices that could some day lead to more robust lithium ion batteries, fuel cells, organic cells and other novel appli...

16 Sep 2009

SouthWest NanoTechnologies Introduces New Category of Carbon Nanotube Known as "Specialty" Multi-Wall

SouthWest NanoTechnologies (SWeNT), a privately-held specialty materials company that manufactures high quality single-wall and specialty multi-wall carbon nanotubes for a range of products, today introduced a new category of Carbon Nanotube (CNT) materials it refers to as "Specialty" Multi-Wall (SMW).

16 Sep 2009

Experimental and Theoretical Study of Frictional Forces on Carbon Nanotubes

Spiderman's gecko-like ability to climb walls may someday leap from fiction to reality, courtesy of recent nanoscience research showing the exceptional adhesive properties of carbon nanotubes. Complementary to adhesi...

16 Sep 2009

Developer of Breakthrough Nanotechnologies for Biomedical Research Appoints Genomic Research Experts to Advisory Board

BioNanomatrix, Inc., developing breakthrough nanoscale whole genome imaging and analytic platforms for applications in biomedical research, genetic diagnostics and personalized medicine, today announced that Dr. Charles ...

16 Sep 2009

Study Helps Overcome a Long-Standing Challenge in Nanotechnology

College football fans cheer when marching bands spell out the home team's name in gigantic letters on the field at halftime. Now scientists in Utah are reporting the ultimate in one-upmanship: Development of a new technology for writing the school name in letters so small that 500 would fit across the diameter of a human hair (or hundreds of thousands would fit inside the diameter of a human hair).

16 Sep 2009

CVD Equipment Appoints New Member to its Board of Directors

CVD Equipment Corporation (Nasdaq:CVV) today announced that Kelly S. Walters has been appointed to its Board of Directors. With the addition of Mr. Walters, the board has been expanded to six directors.

From CVD Equipment Corporation 16 Sep 2009

Nanoscience and Nanotechnology of Renewable Biomaterials

Research and Markets, the leading source for international market research and market data, has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd's new report "The Nanoscience and Technology of Renewable Biomate...

From Research and Markets 16 Sep 2009

Carl Zeiss Introduces ACCTeePro Integrated Software for Surface Finish, Form and Geometry

Carl Zeiss IMT will be introducing the next generation of TiMS software, the ACCTeePro integrated software for surface finish, form and geometry, at the 2009 Quality Expo held in Chicago on September 22 -24th.

From Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH 16 Sep 2009

Delivery of First Optical System from Carl Zeiss Joins List of Positive News About EUV Lithography

Carl Zeiss, the world's leading manufacturer of optical systems for chip fabrication, has now delivered a complete optical system for production-ready Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography (EUVL), a new technology for microchip fabrication.

From Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH 16 Sep 2009

UMC Completes Carbon Footprint Verification for Integrated Circuit Wafers

UMC (NYSE: UMC; TSE: 2303), a leading global semiconductor foundry, today announced that it has completed the foundry industry's first reported carbon footprint verification for integrated circuit wafers produced at ...

From UMC 16 Sep 2009

Researcher for First Time Made Graphene Visible on Gallium Arsenide

PTB has for the first time made graphene visible on gallium arsenide - A successful combination of two unique electronic materials.

16 Sep 2009

Albumin Nanoparticles Can be Used to Carry Radioactive Isotopes to Site of a Cancerous Tumour

Tiny particles of albumin, a protein found in the blood, can be used to carry radioactive isotopes to the site of a cancerous tumour in the body and so avoid many of the side-effects of conventional radiotherapy. Virg...

16 Sep 2009

New Way to Interpret Images Generated by Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy

A doctoral student at the research center Forschungszentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (FZD) suggests interpreting the images generated by Kelvin probe force microscopy in a new way. She recently published her insights in the journal "Physical Review B".

16 Sep 2009

MIT Team Finds Way to Combine Materials for Semiconductor Manufacture

For decades, researchers have been trying to combine semiconductor materials that have different and potentially complementary characteristics into a single microchip. Now, an MIT team has finally succeeded in this effort, an advance that could point to a way of overcoming fundamental barriers of size and speed facing today's silicon chips.

15 Sep 2009

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Joint Spin-Off of LMU Munich and MPG Established

Taking Ionic Liquid Polymers to the Nanoscale

SouthWest NanoTechnologies Introduces New Category of Carbon Nanotube Known as "Specialty" Multi-Wall

Experimental and Theoretical Study of Frictional Forces on Carbon Nanotubes

Developer of Breakthrough Nanotechnologies for Biomedical Research Appoints Genomic Research Experts to Advisory Board

Study Helps Overcome a Long-Standing Challenge in Nanotechnology

CVD Equipment Appoints New Member to its Board of Directors

Nanoscience and Nanotechnology of Renewable Biomaterials

Carl Zeiss Introduces ACCTeePro Integrated Software for Surface Finish, Form and Geometry

Delivery of First Optical System from Carl Zeiss Joins List of Positive News About EUV Lithography

UMC Completes Carbon Footprint Verification for Integrated Circuit Wafers

Researcher for First Time Made Graphene Visible on Gallium Arsenide

Albumin Nanoparticles Can be Used to Carry Radioactive Isotopes to Site of a Cancerous Tumour

New Way to Interpret Images Generated by Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy

MIT Team Finds Way to Combine Materials for Semiconductor Manufacture

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