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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

Market Analysis for Free-Standing Bulk GaN Substrates in Various Applications

Research and Markets, leading source for international market research and market data, has announced the addition of the "Bulk GaN Market 09" report to their offering. Market analysis for free-standing bul...

From Research and Markets 28 May 2009

Economic and Societal Benefits of Particle Physics Research

Particle physics saves lives, connects continents through new channels of communication, helps us understand the world around us and inspires tomorrow's leaders. The Institute of Physics (IOP) and the Science and Tec...

28 May 2009

Detecting Viruses in Minutes

Imagine being able to detect in just a few minutes whether someone is infected with a virus. This has now become a reality, thanks to a new ultra-sensitive detector that has been developed by Ostendum, a spin-off company of the University of Twente.

28 May 2009

Researchers Produce Superconducting Germanium for the First Time

Most chemical elements become superconducting at low temperatures or high pressures, but until now, copper, silver, gold, and the semiconductor germanium, for example, have all refused superconductivity.

28 May 2009

Ethical Debates Regarding New Developments in Nanotechnology Often too Speculative and Imaginative

Ethical debates regarding new developments in nanotechnology are often too speculative and imaginative. This can cast technological developments in an unnecessarily bad light when in fact they are far from fully develope...

28 May 2009

EcoloCap to Acquire Micro Bubble Technology

EcoloCap Solutions, Inc. (OTCBB: ECOS) ("EcoloCap") today announced that it has entered into a Letter of Intent (LOI) to buy 100% of the shares of Micro Bubble Technology Inc. "MBT" of Barrington, IL....

28 May 2009

Main Supplier to the Three Largest PV Production Sites Worldwide

In this context, Air Liquide significantly enhanced its leadership position by signing several new contracts since January 2009 with solar cell manufacturers in 5 countries and will invest globally €13 million to meet the needs of those customers.

27 May 2009