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Using Nanotechnology to Effectively Kill Kidney Tumors

By injecting man-made, microscopic tubes into tumors and heating them with a quick, 30-second zap of a laser, scientists have discovered a way to effectively kill kidney tumors in nearly 80 percent of mice. Researchers s...

3 Aug 2009

New Queensland Microtechnology Facility Places Order for Gamma Sputtering System from Surrey NanoSystems

The new Queensland Microtechnology Facility at Griffith University has ordered a Gamma sputtering system from Surrey NanoSystems, to support commercially-backed research into advanced semiconductor devices.

From Surrey Nanosystems 3 Aug 2009

Crossing Automation Acquires the Assets of Asyst Technologies

Crossing Automation, Inc., today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the assets of Asyst Technologies' atmospheric technologies and IP including the sorter, EFEM (equipment front end ...

3 Aug 2009

Nanometrics Receives Multiple System Order for its Caliper Mosaic Overlay Metrology System

Nanometrics Incorporated (Nasdaq:NANO), a leading supplier of advanced process control metrology systems used primarily in the manufacturing and packaging of semiconductors, solar photovoltaics and high-brightness LEDs, today announced a multiple system order for its Caliper Mosaic overlay metrology system.

3 Aug 2009

Researchers Found Way to Make Microscopic Computing Devices 'User Friendly'

Biomolecular computers, made of DNA and other biological molecules, only exist today in a few specialized labs, remote from the regular computer user. Nonetheless, Tom Ran and Shai Kaplan, research students in the lab of...

3 Aug 2009

Nanotechnology Provides a Key to Energy Saving While Offering Invisible Protection for Colored Roofs

Industrial Nanotech, Inc. (Pink Sheets: INTK), a global leader in nanoscience energy saving solutions, announced today that the Company has launched the first of three patented nanotechnology-based roof coatings for the commercial, industrial and residential roofing markets.

From Industrial Nanotech, Inc. 3 Aug 2009

Opportunities and Risks Posed by Synthetic Biology

The new research field of synthetic biology will, in the medium term, open up a great deal of potential for combining novel genetic methods with engineering principles. This will facilitate the development, not only of n...

3 Aug 2009

Turning Dirt into Starting Materials for Novel Pharmaceuticals

Researchers have not yet found a way to turn dirt into gold, but they are trying to find something valuable in it nonetheless: starting materials for novel pharmaceuticals.

3 Aug 2009

Strasbaugh Receives Order from Japanese customer for nTrepid CMP System

Strasbaugh (OTC Bulletin Board: STRB.OB) announced today that it has received its first order from a Japanese customer for the company's nTrepid CMP system. The machine is upgraded with Strasbaugh's newly-release...

3 Aug 2009

London Centre for Nanotechnology Taking a Strategic Lead in the Emerging Field of Nanospintronics

The London Centre for Nanotechnology - a joint venture between UCL and Imperial College London - is taking a strategic lead in the emerging field of nanospintronics, by initiating collaborative projects with research gro...

3 Aug 2009

Dream of Self-Healing Surfaces has Taken Another Step Towards Becoming Reality

The engineers' dream of self-healing surfaces has taken another step towards becoming reality - researchers have produced a electroplated layer that contains tiny nanometer-sized capsules. If the layer is damaged, the capsules release fluid and repair the scratch.

3 Aug 2009

Slicing Silicon Blocks into Paper-Thin Wafers

You need the right tool to slice silicon blocks into paper-thin wafers: a several-kilometer-long wire wetted with a type of grinding paste. And all the parameters must be optimally adjusted - only then can significant material losses be avoided during the cutting process.

3 Aug 2009