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NeoPhotonics Named "Red Herring 100" List of Top Private Venture Technology Companies in North America for 2009

NeoPhotonics, a leading developer and vertically integrated manufacturer of photonic integrated circuit based components, modules and subsystems for use in telecommunications networks, today announced the company has bee...

From Lumentum Operations LLC 19 May 2009

Researchers Demonstrate How Artificial Skin can be Manufactured in a Fully Automatic Process

There is an increasing demand for skin. Manufacturers of pharmaceuticals, chemicals, cosmetics and medical engineering products need it in order to test the compatibility of their products with human skin. At the 2009 BIO International Convention in Atlanta from May 18 to 21, Fraunhofer researchers will be demonstrating how artificial skin can be manufactured in a fully automatic process.

18 May 2009

Energy-Guzzling Refrigerators and Air-Conditioning Units May Become Thing of the Past Thanks to 'Magnetic' Research

Energy-guzzling refrigerators and air-conditioning units may become a thing of the past, thanks to 'magnetic' research conducted by scientists at the UK's Imperial College London in collaboration with Iowa St...

18 May 2009

mPhase Happy with Success of Alcatel-Lucent On Magnetometer Demonstration With U.S. Army

mPhase Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB:XDSL), a micro and nanotechnology development company focused on advanced power and sensing solutions, today announced that it's thrilled Lucent Government Systems (LGS) and Alcatel-Lucent Bell Labs have successfully demonstrated a prototype Microcompass Magnetometer to the U.S. Army.

From MyPebble 18 May 2009

Experts to Lead Debate on How to Drive the Development of Nanotechnology

At this year's BIO conference in Atlanta, UK scientists and biotech experts will lead debate on how to drive the development of nanotechnology and maximise its potential to speed up drug discovery and create and enhance patient therapies.

18 May 2009

NBTC to Co-Host International Workshop on Nanotechnology

Cornell's Nanobiotechnology Center (NBTC) and colleagues in Ireland are co-hosting an International Workshop on Nanotechnology Enabled Sensors and Diagnostics, June 4-5 at Dublin City University, Ireland. Six NBTC...

18 May 2009

State-of-the-Art Facility Advances Production of World-Class Silicon Wafers in a High-Level Sterile Environment

Nemotek Technologie, a manufacturer of customized Wafer-Level Cameras for portable applications, today announced certification of its Class 10 clean room. This state-of-the-art facility is the first in Africa located in the Rabat Technopolis Park, a hub for technology development in Morocco.

18 May 2009

Research Project Aiming at Producing Hydrogen on a Cost-Effective Basis Wins Prestigious E.ON Award

A research project that aims to produce hydrogen on an environmentally friendly and cost-effective basis by using energy from the sun has won a prestigious E.ON research award. The new process of producing ‘gree...

18 May 2009

Chemists Describe Catalyst that Acts Like Nature's Most Pervasive Hydrogen Processor

By creating a model of the active site found in a naturally occurring enzyme, chemists at the University of Illinois have described a catalyst that acts like nature's most pervasive hydrogen processor. The researc...

18 May 2009

Paying Tribute to the Achievements and Public Service Contributions of Three Outstanding Scientists

Many of the nation's top scientists, engineers and policy makers gathered last week for at the annual awards dinner of the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Science Board (NSB) to pay tribute to the achievements and public service contributions of three outstanding scientists, as well as a program designed to inspire and train future generations of scientists.

18 May 2009

UCLA Professor and California NanoSystems Institute Member Elected 2009 Fellow of Britain's Prestigious Royal Society

James Gimzewski, UCLA Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry and a member of the California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA, was today elected a 2009 fellow of Britain's prestigious Royal Society in reco...

18 May 2009

Program Aims to Increase Number of Students Pursuing Studies in Nanotechnology

The NanoJapan Program, supported by the National Science Foundation, and administered by Rice University, aims to increase the number of U.S. students pursuing studies in nanotechnology.

18 May 2009

New Lithium Battery that Can Store and Deliver More Than Three Times the Power of Conventional Lithium Ion Batteries

An NSERC-funded lab at the University Of Waterloo has laid the groundwork for a lithium battery that can store and deliver more than three times the power of conventional lithium ion batteries. The research team of profe...

18 May 2009

Carbon Nanotubes of the Highest Purity Available from Goodfellow

A novel technique for the manufacture of carbon Nanotubes developed by SCNTE of Kettering, Ohio, produces Nano-materials of unprecedented high purity at a scalable economy. These materials are now available from Goodfellow in quantities for research and product development.

18 May 2009

New Tool Precisely Delivering Tiny Doses of Drug-Carrying Nanomaterials to Individual Cells

A research team at Northwestern University has demonstrated a tool that can precisely deliver tiny doses of drug-carrying nanomaterials to individual cells.

18 May 2009

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NeoPhotonics Named "Red Herring 100" List of Top Private Venture Technology Companies in North America for 2009

Researchers Demonstrate How Artificial Skin can be Manufactured in a Fully Automatic Process

Energy-Guzzling Refrigerators and Air-Conditioning Units May Become Thing of the Past Thanks to 'Magnetic' Research

mPhase Happy with Success of Alcatel-Lucent On Magnetometer Demonstration With U.S. Army

Experts to Lead Debate on How to Drive the Development of Nanotechnology

NBTC to Co-Host International Workshop on Nanotechnology

State-of-the-Art Facility Advances Production of World-Class Silicon Wafers in a High-Level Sterile Environment

Research Project Aiming at Producing Hydrogen on a Cost-Effective Basis Wins Prestigious E.ON Award

Chemists Describe Catalyst that Acts Like Nature's Most Pervasive Hydrogen Processor

Paying Tribute to the Achievements and Public Service Contributions of Three Outstanding Scientists

UCLA Professor and California NanoSystems Institute Member Elected 2009 Fellow of Britain's Prestigious Royal Society

Program Aims to Increase Number of Students Pursuing Studies in Nanotechnology

New Lithium Battery that Can Store and Deliver More Than Three Times the Power of Conventional Lithium Ion Batteries

Carbon Nanotubes of the Highest Purity Available from Goodfellow

New Tool Precisely Delivering Tiny Doses of Drug-Carrying Nanomaterials to Individual Cells

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