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The List Features Radical and Revolutionary Innovations Available Now

Innovation is the new buzzword and, some would say, the tech media darling for fixing the economy. It's a hot topic found on many major news sites, in newspapers and on television news. President Obama recently touted the term "innovation economy" as a path to the nation's financial recovery.

16 Mar 2009

Low-Cost Kit Provides Complete Development Environment for Educators

Microchip Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MCHP), a leading provider of microcontroller and analog semiconductors, today announced the PICDEM™ Lab Development Kit (part # DM163035), a comprehensive, entry-level development...

16 Mar 2009

Supercooled Silicon Experiences a Liquid-Liquid Phase Transition

Using rigorous computer calculations, researchers from Carnegie Mellon University and the Carnegie Institution of Washington have established evidence that supercooled silicon experiences a liquid-liquid phase transition, where at a certain temperature two different states of liquid silicon exist.

16 Mar 2009

New Phenomenon that Can be Used to Probe Structural Properties of Nanoscopic Materials

By reversing a process that converts electrical signals into sounds heard out of a cell phone, researchers may have a new tool to enhance the way computer chips, LEDs and transistors are built. Lawrence Livermore Nati...

16 Mar 2009

Global CyberSoft Joins Simax Semiconductor Alliance

Semiconductor fab services alliance Simax Global Services is pleased to announce that Global CyberSoft (GCS) has joined its ranks. Global CyberSoft is a California based and globally recognized provider of offshore IT ou...

16 Mar 2009

Proprietary SAPS Megasonic Technology Delivers Damage-Free, High Particle Removal Efficiency

Semiconductor Equipment startup ACM Research Shanghai, Ltd., today unveiled at SEMICON China the Ultra C™ 12-inch, single-wafer megasonic cleaning tool for advanced cleans at the 65 nm and below technology nodes. A...

16 Mar 2009

ENN Produces China's First Tandem Junction Solar Panels on Applied Materials SunFab Thin Film Line

ENN Solar Energy Co., Ltd. announced today that it has produced China's first 5.7m2 high-efficiency, tandem junction thin film photovoltaic (PV) panels using a SunFab(TM) Thin Film Line, rated at 60 megawatts per year, supplied by Applied Materials, Inc.

From Applied Materials Inc. 16 Mar 2009

Report Analyzes the US Market for Nanotools

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue. World Nanotools Market report analyzes the US market for Nanotools in US$ Million. The major End use markets discussed are Re...

16 Mar 2009

Researchers Discover New Nanocatalyst Synthesis Technique

Materials containing bimetallic nanoparticles are attractive in vast technological fields because of their unique catalytic, electronic, and magnetic properties. One of the most promising of the bunch is made from palladium and gold, an alloy that could be used in a wide variety of catalytic activities including the water-gas shift reaction and the oxidation of carbon dioxide - both important steps in alternative energy applications like fuel cells.

16 Mar 2009

Clemex Technologies Launches New Automatic MicroHardness Tester

Clemex Technologies inc. (TSX Venture: CXG.a) announces today that it has just launched its new automatic MicroHardness Tester, Clemex CMT.HD. MicroHardness Testers are used primarily to determine the Case Depth in Heat ...

16 Mar 2009

Using Unique Combination of Microscopes, Researchers Reveal How Bacteria 'Breathe' Toxic Metals

Researchers are studying some common soil bacteria that "inhale" toxic metals and "exhale" them in a non-toxic form. The bacteria might one day be used to clean up toxic chemicals left over from nuclear weapons production decades ago.

16 Mar 2009

Result Might Help Understand Chemical Processes in Energy Generation

Single oxygen atoms dancing on a metal oxide slab, glowing brighter here and dimmer there, have helped chemists better understand how water splits into oxygen and hydrogen. In the process, the scientists have visualized a chemical reaction that had previously only been talked about.

16 Mar 2009

Bio Nano Consulting Win Another International Commercial Contract

The specialist product development consultancy, Bio Nano Consulting (BNC) is pleased to announce that it has won another international commercial contract. Its specialist skills and equipment have now been called upo...

From Bio Nano Consulting 16 Mar 2009

Book Covers Nanotechnology and Potential Environmental and Health Impacts

Research and Markets has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd's new report "Nanoscience and Nanotechnology: Environmental and Health Impacts" to their offering. This comprehensive book covers...

16 Mar 2009

University Chooses Latest Technology From Carestream Molecular Imaging For Disease Research

The University of Notre Dame is using the latest in vivo and in vitro optical molecular imaging technology from Carestream Molecular Imaging as part of its cutting-edge research of infectious disease, bone disease, cancer and other medical applications.

16 Mar 2009