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Materials Scientists Successfully Map Polycrystalline Structures on a Nanoscale

Carnegie Mellon University's Katayun Barmak, with the help of Microscopy Lab Supervisor Thomas Nuhfer, is one of the first materials scientists worldwide to successfully map polycrystalline structures on a nanoscale.

4 Jun 2009

The Smallest Silicon-Based Thin-Film Transistors Ever Made

SVTC Technologies, a leading independent company providing technology development and commercialization services to global clients, has partnered with startup Schiltron Corporation to produce the smallest silicon-based thin-film transistors ever made, with 48 nm gate length and 35 nm channel thickness.

4 Jun 2009

Tera Probe Qualifies ESI's New Tailored Pulse Dual-Beam Laser System For 68nm DRAM Repair

Electro Scientific Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq:ESIO), a leading provider of world-class photonic and laser systems for microengineering applications, today introduced its Model 9850 Tailored Pulse(TP) Laser Link Processing ...

From Electro Scientific Industries (ESI) 4 Jun 2009

Novel Route to Fabricate Fluorescent Nanoparticles from Diamond Microcrystals

The laboratory " Structure - Activité of Normal + Pathologic Biomolecules - SANPB ", Inserm / UEVE U829 (Genopole Evry, France) in collaboration with the Material Centre of Mines-ParisTech (Evry, France), ...

4 Jun 2009

Nano-Device Could Be Used for Highly Sensitive Force Detection, Optical Communications and More

Physicists at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have developed a nanoscale device that can be used for force detection, optical communication, and more. The device exploits the mechanical properties of light to create an optomechanical cavity in which interactions between light and motion are greatly strengthened and enhanced.

4 Jun 2009

Nano-Hairs on Gecko Toes Reveal New Insights into Fundamental Nature of Friction and Adhesion

n a new research paper published in the Royal Society journal Interface, biology professor Kellar Autumn from Lewis + Clark College shows how the nano-hairs on gecko toes can reveal new insights into the fundamental nature of friction and adhesion.

4 Jun 2009

Improving Performance of Laser with Nanoparticles

"Light scattering" and "optical performance" are two concepts that usually head in opposite directions, but they have recently been shown to walk happily hand-in-hand. The results are impressive laser output from some new composite materials and the potential for making commercially viable solid-state dye lasers.

4 Jun 2009

Researchers Uncover Mechanism Body Uses to Regulate Blood Clotting

By applying cutting-edge techniques in single-molecule manipulation, researchers at Harvard University have uncovered a fundamental feedback mechanism that the body uses to regulate the clotting of blood. The finding, wh...

4 Jun 2009

Transforming Light into Motion on a Nanoscale

Sunflowers track the sun as it moves from east to west. But people usually have to convert sunlight into electricity or heat to put its power to use. Now, a team of University of Florida chemists is the latest to repo...

4 Jun 2009

New Flexible Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Could Help Make Hydrogen Hybrid Cars a Reality

Sandia National Laboratories researchers may have developed the key to making hydrogen cars a commercial reality.

From Sandia National Laboratories 4 Jun 2009

Researchers Develop Nanoparticle that Can Attack Plaque, a Major Cause of Cardiovascular Disease

Scientists and engineers at UC Santa Barbara and other researchers have developed a nanoparticle that can attack plaque - a major cause of cardiovascular disease. The new development is described in a recent issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

4 Jun 2009

Enable IPC Hosts Open House to Celebrate Opening New Facility

Enable IPC Corporation's (PINKSHEETS: EIPC) subsidiary, SolRayo, will host an open house to celebrate the opening of its new facility in Madison, Wisconsin. The facility was built to manufacture ultracapacitor electrodes for a variety of applications.

4 Jun 2009

New Products Designed to Increase Productivity of Quantitative Proteomics Research

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, announced today at the American Society of Mass Spectrometry (ASMS) 2009 annual conference the launch of two new products designed to increase the produ...

4 Jun 2009

New Material May Replace Traditional Metal at Nanoscale Widths

The unique properties of thin layers of graphite-known as graphene-make the material attractive for a wide range of potential electronic devices.

4 Jun 2009

New Memory Storage Medium that Can Pack Thousands of Times More Data

When it comes to data storage, density and durability have always moved in opposite directions - the greater the density the shorter the durability. For example, information carved in stone is not dense but can last thousands of years, whereas today's silicon memory chips can hold their information for only a few decades.

From Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 4 Jun 2009

Nanotechnology News

Materials Scientists Successfully Map Polycrystalline Structures on a Nanoscale

The Smallest Silicon-Based Thin-Film Transistors Ever Made

Tera Probe Qualifies ESI's New Tailored Pulse Dual-Beam Laser System For 68nm DRAM Repair

Novel Route to Fabricate Fluorescent Nanoparticles from Diamond Microcrystals

Nano-Device Could Be Used for Highly Sensitive Force Detection, Optical Communications and More

Nano-Hairs on Gecko Toes Reveal New Insights into Fundamental Nature of Friction and Adhesion

Improving Performance of Laser with Nanoparticles

Researchers Uncover Mechanism Body Uses to Regulate Blood Clotting

Transforming Light into Motion on a Nanoscale

New Flexible Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Could Help Make Hydrogen Hybrid Cars a Reality

Researchers Develop Nanoparticle that Can Attack Plaque, a Major Cause of Cardiovascular Disease

Enable IPC Hosts Open House to Celebrate Opening New Facility

New Products Designed to Increase Productivity of Quantitative Proteomics Research

New Material May Replace Traditional Metal at Nanoscale Widths

New Memory Storage Medium that Can Pack Thousands of Times More Data

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