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United Microelectronics Announces Establishment of New Business Development Center

United Microelectronics Corporation (TWSE: 2303, NYSE: UMC), at its 2nd Board of Directors meeting of the 11th term held today, approved the establishment of New Business Development Center and its 100% owned subsidiary,...

From UMC 24 Aug 2009

Nanocyl Showcases Benefits of CNTs at Nanotechnology Conference

Nanocyl, a leading global manufacturer of specialty and industrial carbon nanotubes, announced today it will showcase the performance and cost-competitive benefits of its CNTs for cutting-edge conductive plastic applications at Nano Korea 2009, from August 26-28, in Ilsan, Gyeonggi-do, Korea.

From NANOCYL SA 24 Aug 2009

Seminars For Engineers Announces Seminar on Wafer Bonding Technology and Applications

Seminars For Engineers announces its seminar Wafer Bonding Technology + Applications to be held on October 20 - 21, 2009 San Jose CA This two day seminar is designed to educate engineers and technical personnel about ...

24 Aug 2009

First Foundry to Achieve 28nm SRAM Yield Breakthrough

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd. (TWSE: 2330, NYSE: TSM) has become the first foundry not only to achieve 28nm functional 64Mb SRAM yield, but also to achieve it across all three 28nm nodes.

From TSMC Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company 24 Aug 2009

TSMC Adds Low Power Process to its 28nm High-K Metal Gate Road Map

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited (TWSE: 2330, NYSE: TSM) today announced that it is adding a low power process to its 28nm high-k metal gate (HKMG) road map. The new process is expected to enter risk pr...

From TSMC Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company 24 Aug 2009

Smart Ways to Manage and Re-Use Water using Nanotechnology

UniSA and SA Water are set to extend a research partnership deal that has seen SA Water invest $3.5m of funding into finding smart ways to manage and re-use water in South Australia.

23 Aug 2009

Company Positioned to Support Defense-Related Semiconductor Manufacturing and Development Programs

International Micro Industries, Inc. (IMI) is now ITAR (International Traffic in Arms Regulations) registered for its Cherry Hill, New Jersey manufacturing facility. ITAR regulates the manufacture, export, and transfer o...

23 Aug 2009

New Environmentally-Friendly Rocket Propellant Comprised of Aluminum Nanoparticles and Water Ice

NASA and the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, or AFOSR, have successfully launched a small rocket using an environmentally-friendly, safe propellant comprised of aluminum powder and water ice, called ALICE.

23 Aug 2009

Using New Iowa State Supercomputer for Materials and Nanotechnology Research

Srinivas Aluru recently stepped between the two rows of six tall metal racks, opened up the silver doors and showed off the 3,200 computer processor cores that power Cystorm, Iowa State University's second supercomputer.

22 Aug 2009

Technic Introduces Semiplate Cu Designed for Semiconductor Plating Applications

Technic Inc., an international leader in advanced electroplating process technology, has announced the release of Technic's Semiplate Cu. Designed for Semiconductor plating applications where single sided copper elec...

22 Aug 2009

New Solid Catalyst for Direct Low-Temperature Oxidation of Methane to Methanol

As a possible energy source for fuel cells or a substitute for gasoline, methanol is increasingly drawing attention beyond its importance as a feedstock for chemical industry. It can be stored much more efficiently and cheaply than hydrogen and could be distributed by way of the existing network of fuelling stations.

22 Aug 2009

Carbon Nanotube Sensor Revealing Nitric Oxide's Role in Living Cells

A new carbon nanotube sensor developed at MIT is the first sensor that can reversibly detect nitric oxide. Monitoring nitric oxide levels in living cells, in real time, could help researchers figure out its role in cancer and other diseases.

21 Aug 2009

Technology Review Magazine Recognizes Y-Carbon's Co-Founder with Prestigious TR35 Award

Y-Carbon, Inc. today announced that its founder and Chief Technology Officer, Dr. Ranjan Dash has been recognized by Technology Review magazine as one of the world's top innovators under the age of 35 for his contrib...

21 Aug 2009

Achievement Helps in Molecular Fight Against Disease

Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have for the first time captured elusive nanoscale movements of ribosomes at work, shedding light on how these cellular factories take in genetic instructions and amino acids to churn out proteins.

21 Aug 2009

New Way of Creating Reproduction Black Hole in the Lab on a Much-Tinier Scale

Despite their popularity in the science fiction genre, there is much to be learned about black holes, the mysterious regions in space once thought to be absent of light. In a paper published in the August 20 issue of Phy...

21 Aug 2009