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Evident Technologies to Reorganize Under Bankruptcy Laws

Evident Technologies announced a filing in chapter 11 reorganization today and has asked the Bankruptcy court in Albany, New York to approve a debtor in financing package of $ 1.35 million. The filing was prompted by Evi...

6 Jul 2009

A Better Understanding of Nanosized Minerals

The red and blue images appear ghostly, like a fleeting glimpse of something that’s never been seen before - which is true. Using computer simulations, Berkeley Lab scientists have developed the first predicted images of water molecules surrounding a nanoparticle, in this case an iron-oxide mineral called hematite.

From Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 6 Jul 2009

New "Lab-on-a-Chip" Measuring Water Stress in Grapevines

Fifteen years ago, when Alan Lakso first sought to enlist Cornell's nanofabrication laboratory to develop a tiny sensor that would measure water stress in grapevines, the horticultural sciences professor ended up back at the drawing board.

6 Jul 2009

Work Could Lead to Technologies for Health Care Like Better Diagnostics and Deeper Understanding of Cancer

Where biology, chemistry and physics intersect, a Kansas State University professor expects to find applications to improve human health. Robert Szoszkiewicz, an assistant professor of physics at K-State, is continuing research on molecules both singularly and as a group.

6 Jul 2009

Three-Year Study to Assess Potential Effects of Nanoparticles in Specific Water Environments

A team of Canadian scientists and engineers, led by the University of Alberta and the National Research Council of Canada, will collaborate on a $3.39 million, three-year study to assess the potential effects of nanopart...

6 Jul 2009

Talks Focuses on Advanced Processes, Materials and Manufacturing for Nanoelectronics Devices

Recognized academic and technical experts in nanoelectronics from the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering ("CNSE") of the University at Albany have been selected to deliver presentations at SEMICON Wes...

From College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering, University at Albany 6 Jul 2009

Nanotechnology Researcher Awarded Prestigious 1851 Fellowship

The London Centre for Nanotechnology researches spintronics and quantum computing: two of the most promising ways to scale computers down to ever smaller sizes. Microelectronics should already be renamed nanoelectronics since computer chips are now built on nanoscopic scales.

6 Jul 2009

New Way to Produce High Capacity Hydrogen Storage Material

Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Savannah River National Laboratory have created a reversible route to generate aluminum hydride, a high capacity hydrogen storage material.

6 Jul 2009

Dragonfly Lets System Designers Pick-a-Frequency in the Lab or Field

Discera, a recognized leader in MEMS oscillator technology, announced the world's first truly portable handheld programmer for oscillator frequencies. Used in conjunction with Discera's programmable DSC8002 MEMS ...

6 Jul 2009

IMEC Introduces New Programming Style

IMEC introduces a new programming style for C code called CleanC that substantially increases the parallelization and optimization potential for multiprocessor targets. The CleanC adherence analysis plug-ins are freely a...

From IMEC 6 Jul 2009

Nano Coordinate Measuring Instrument for Three-Dimensional Objects

From the motion sensor to the computer chip - in many products of daily life components are used whose functioning is based on smallest structures of the size of thousandths - or even millionths - of millimetres.

6 Jul 2009

IMEC Develop Battery-Free Wireless 2-Channel EEG System

In the framework of Holst Centre, IMEC has developed a battery-free wireless 2-channel EEG* system powered by a hybrid power supply using body heat and ambient light.

From IMEC 6 Jul 2009

Renesas Technology Enters into a Strategic Research Collaboration with IMEC

Renesas Technology Corp., one of the world's leading semiconductor system solutions providers for mobile, automotive and PC/AV (Audio Visual) markets, has entered into a strategic research collaboration with IMEC, Eu...

From IMEC 6 Jul 2009

Providing Reference Metrology at CNSE's World-Class Albany NanoTech Complex

Veeco Instruments Inc. (Nasdaq: VECO), a leading supplier of advanced three-dimensional AFM metrology equipment to the semiconductor industry, announced today that its InSight™ 3D Atomic Force Microscope has been accepted by SEMATECH.

From Veeco 6 Jul 2009

Strasbaugh Announces Introduction of STB P300 CMP System at Semicon West

Strasbaugh (OTC Bulletin Board: STRB) announced today that its new STB P300 CMP system will be introduced at Semicon West in San Francisco, July 14-17, 2009. The P300 is the semiconductor industry's first CMP syst...

6 Jul 2009