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International Journal of Applied Glass Science to be Published by the American Ceramic Society in Partnership with Wiley-Blackwell

The American Ceramic Society (ACerS) announced today that it is launching of a major new, peer-reviewed scientific journal dedicated to glass research: The International Journal of Applied Glass Science (IJAGS).

28 May 2009

Team of Physicists and Engineers Demonstrate All-Fibre Quantum Logic

A team of physicists and engineers have demonstrated all-fibre quantum logic, where single photons are generated and used to perform the contolled-NOT quantum logic gate in optical fibres with high fidelity.

28 May 2009

NanoKTN to Promote its Work at Europe's Key Events in Nanotechnology

The Nanotechnology Knowledge Transfer Network (NanoKTN), one of the UK's primary knowledge-based networks for Micro and Nanotechnologies, today announced it will be promoting its work at two of Europe's key event...

28 May 2009

Altair Nanotechnologies Awarded $3.8 Million Contract from ONR

Altair Nanotechnologies Inc. (Altairnano) (Nasdaq: ALTI), a leading provider of energy storage systems for clean, efficient power and energy management, today announced a $3.8 million contract award from the Office of Na...

From Altair Nanotechnologies 28 May 2009

College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering Announces Plans to Host Job Fair

The College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering ("CNSE") of the University at Albany today announced plans to host a Job Fair to assist M+W Zander in building its project management team to support the constru...

From College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering, University at Albany 28 May 2009

Argonne Lab Physicist Wins 2009 Francis M. Pipkin Award

U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory senior physicist Zheng-Tian Lu has received the 2009 Francis M. Pipkin Award of the American Physical Society.

From Argonne National Laboratory 28 May 2009

Funding to Support Current and Pending Nanotechnology Development

Pixelligent Technologies, an emerging leader in developing nanotechnology applications, announced today it has closed on $2 million in new equity financing. Pixelligent is developing ground breaking applications in optic...

28 May 2009

First Step to a Better Understanding of "Impossible" Behavior

Molecules with five-fold symmetry arrange themselves on a surface as a two-dimensional crystal, although theoretically this ought not to be possible. Recently researchers at Empa and the University of Zurich have taken the first steps to a better understanding of this "impossible" behavior by monitoring the complicated crystallization process with a scanning tunnel microscope.

28 May 2009

Nanometrics Receives Follow On Order for Multiple Atlas Metrology Systems

Nanometrics Incorporated (Nasdaq:NANO), a leading supplier of advanced process control metrology systems used primarily in the manufacturing of semiconductors, solar photovoltaics and high-brightness LEDs, today announce...

28 May 2009

Industry Leaders to Share Strategies to Advance State of the Art in Interconnect Metallization Technology

While seeking "faster, cheaper, smaller" devices through continued scaling, chipmakers are also looking to new three-dimensional methods to achieve greater performance and functionality. Whether scaling down in...

From Applied Materials Inc. 28 May 2009

Revolutionary Production Solution that Simplifies the Manufacturing of Crystalline Solar Cells

Today, Oerlikon Systems (SWX:OERL) demonstrates for the first time SOLARIS, a revolutionary production solution that simplifies the manufacturing of crystalline solar cells. "The trick was to combine our vast experience on highly productive optical disc deposition equipment (CD/DVD/Blu-ray) as well as our leading nanocoating technology."

28 May 2009