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Emerging Developments And Trends Related To Nanofiltration

This Frost + Sullivan research service titled Nanofiltration--An Overview of Technology Development Status and Trends provides an overview of the developments taking place within this industry, together with an analysis of the current market and technological trends.

From Research and Markets 30 Jun 2009

Researchers Develop Anti-Infection Technology Involving Microcapsules And Nanotechnology

Combat-related injuries have long plagued the military in part because of multidrug-resistant bacteria. Imagine being able to spray a compound fracture with microcapsules that deliver a drug to bolster the immune system,...

30 Jun 2009

How Electron Behavior Influences the Conduction Of Electricity in a Class Of High-Temperature Superconductors

A Princeton-led research team has revealed surprising information about how electron behavior influences the conduction of electricity in a class of high-temperature superconductors.

From Brookhaven National Laboratory 30 Jun 2009

Consortium to Address Key Integration Challenges Of 3-Dimensional Packaging And Embedded Module Technologies

The Institute of Microelectronics (IME), a research institute of the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), today announced the launch of the 10th Electronic Packaging Research Consortium (EPRC-10) to addr...

30 Jun 2009

Discovery Of Fluorescent Silicon Nanoparticles May Ultimately Track The Uptake Of Drugs By The Body's Cells

Researchers in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Leicester have developed a new synthesis method, which has led them to the discovery of fluorescent silicon nanoparticles and may ultimately help track the uptake of drugs by the body's cells.

30 Jun 2009

Moving Liquids or Biological Components Such As Cells at Microscopic Scale

Scientists at the University of Washington hope to speed up biomedical reactions by filling each well with tiny beating rods that mimic cilia, the hairlike appendages that line organs such as the human windpipe, where they sweep out dirt and mucus from the lungs. The researchers created a prototype that mixes tiny volumes of fluid or creates a current to move a particle, according to research published in the journal Lab on a Chip.

30 Jun 2009

"Lab-on-a-Chip" Helping Researchers Understand Mechanical Behavior Of Biofilms And Slimy Colonies Of Bacteria

Researchers at the University of Michigan have devised a microscale tool to help them understand the mechanical behavior of biofilms, slimy colonies of bacteria involved in most human infectious diseases. Most bacteri...

30 Jun 2009

New Way to Perform Optical Trapping on a Chip-Based Platform

A new type of optical particle trap can be used to manipulate bacteria, viruses and other particles on a chip as part of an integrated optofluidic platform. The optical trap is the latest innovation from researchers at t...

30 Jun 2009

Summer School Passes the Neutron Science Torch

Thirty-six students came to NIST’s Center for Neutron Research (NCNR) to cut their teeth on some of the world’s finest tools for probing the intricacies of small, valuable materials. The NCNR Summer School, now in its 15th year, provides undergraduate and graduate students from the United States and abroad with hands-on experiences with the NCNR’s sensing equipment, which harnesses cold, or slow, neutrons to illuminate the inner workings of objects just a few nanometers across.

From National Institute of Standards and Tech (NIST) 30 Jun 2009

Surprisingly Strong And Long-Range Effects Of Certain Electromagnetic Nanostructures Used In Data Storage

A tiny grid pattern has led materials scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Institute of Solid State Physics in Russia to an unexpected finding

From National Institute of Standards and Tech (NIST) 30 Jun 2009

Novel Ion Trap for Sensing Force and Light

Now, a novel ion trap geometry demonstrated at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) could usher in a new generation of applications because the device holds promise as a stylus for sensing very small forces or as an interface for efficient transfer of individual light particles for quantum communications.

From National Institute of Standards and Tech (NIST) 30 Jun 2009

MSOT Revolutionizing Biomedical Research, Drug Discovery And Healthcare

Researchers at the Helmholtz Zentrum München and the Technische Universität München are using a combination of light and ultrasound to visualize fluorescent proteins that are seated several centimeters deep into living tissue.

30 Jun 2009

Houston University Expands its Nanoscience And Nanotechnology Offerings

The University of Houston is expanding its nanoscience and nanotechnology offerings this fall with the launch of a unique program intended to give undergraduates in-depth training and access to state-of-the-art equipment...

30 Jun 2009

IBM Signs A Five-year Strategic Agreement with Applied Materials

IBM Corporation (NYSE: IBM) today announced that it has signed a five-year strategic agreement to provide Applied Materials, Inc., the global leader in nanomanufacturing technology solutions, with information technology (IT) application development and maintenance services.

From Applied Materials Inc. 30 Jun 2009

New Package Significantly Improves Optical CD Measurement Quality

Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd. (NASDAQ: NVMI) provider of leading edge stand-alone metrology and the market leader of integrated metrology solutions to the semiconductor process control market, today announced the launc...

From Nova Measuring Instruments 30 Jun 2009