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Transaction Reinforces Momentum of Advanced MEMS Camera Solutions into Mobile Handsets

Siimpel Corporation, a leading supplier of optical micro-electrical-mechanical systems (MEMS) based solutions for the mobile market, announced today that it has received additional investment in support of its groundbrea...

2 Mar 2009

Olympus P+R and Calibre Verification Platforms Qualified for 32nm IC Designs at STMicroelectronics

Mentor Graphics Corporation (NASDAQ: MENT) today announced that STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global leader in developing and delivering semiconductor solutions across the spectrum of microelectronics applications, h...

From STMicroelectronics 2 Mar 2009

Maker of Nanotech-based Products for Solid State Lighting Selected as Leading Green Technology Innovator for 2009

QD Vision, developer of nanotechnology-based products for lighting and displays, today announced it has been selected to the 2009 GoingGreen East 50 Top Private Company List.

2 Mar 2009

MEMS Switches and Varicaps Products are Getting to Commercialization Today

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "MEMS Switch and Varicap Market 2009" report to their offering. MEMS switches and varicaps products are getting to commercialization today These product...

2 Mar 2009

Nanogate AG Launches New Product Line

Overcoming the crisis with innovations - Marketing launch for new, high-performance applications in functional textiles - First serial successes expected with pilot customers soon - Leading nanotechnology enabler Nanogat...

From Nanogate SE 2 Mar 2009

Emerging Global Leader in Nanotechnology Enters Solar Energy Market

Industrial Nanotech, Inc. (Pink Sheets:INTK - News), an emerging global leader in nanotechnology, announced today that the Company's "Nansulate Solar" is currently being specified on both solar panels and t...

2 Mar 2009

X-Ray Nanoprobe Pushes Observation to Ever Smaller Frontiers

The unparalleled access to state-of-the-art tools and high-intensity X-rays gives researchers at Argonne's Advanced Photon Source the capability to see structural details of cells and materials at smaller scales than ever before.

2 Mar 2009

Technique Shown to be Effective in Detecting the Presence of Pancreatic Cancer

Optical technology developed by a Northwestern University professor of biomedical engineering has been shown to be effective in detecting the presence of pancreatic cancer through analysis of neighboring tissue in the du...

2 Mar 2009

Summit Provides Forum for Addressing Challenges Facing the Thin Film Industry in Europe

The Thin Film Solar Summit Europe, organized by Thin Film Today, will take place in Berlin, Germany, from May 19 - 20, 2009. The summit will provide a forum for addressing the most critical business challenges currently ...

2 Mar 2009

New Standard in AFM and Light Microscopy Integration

Veeco Instruments Inc. (Nasdaq: VECO), a leading provider of instrumentation to the nanoscience community, announced today the release of its BioScope™ Catalyst™ Life Science Atomic Force Microscope (AFM). The Catalyst provides an unprecedented level of integration between atomic force microscopy and light microscopy.

2 Mar 2009

Technique Reveals Crystal Colour Centres with Nanometric Resolution

A research team at the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry in Göttingen has now probed these color centers inside the crystal with unprecedented resolution using an optical microscope. Using STED microscopy, the scientists identified even densely packed color centers and determined their position inside the crystal with a precision better than 0.15 nanometers, corresponding to the dimension of an atom.

2 Mar 2009

Leading Research University Orders Nanomaterial Growth Tool from Surrey NanoSystems

The leading research university, Georgia Institute of Technology, has ordered a nanomaterial growth tool from Surrey NanoSystems.

From Surrey Nanosystems 2 Mar 2009

Virage Logic Corporation to Provide Comprehensive Portfolio of Silicon Proven Silicon Aware IP at 40-nm Process Node

Virage Logic Corporation (NASDAQ:VIRL), the semiconductor industry's trusted IP partner, has been selected by NEC Electronics (NECEL) Corporation, a leading integrated device manufacturer (IDM) for the high-end compu...

2 Mar 2009

Semiconductor Industry Affected by Global Economic Slowdown

Worldwide sales of semiconductors were $15.3 billion in January, a decline of 28.6 percent compared to January 2008 sales of $21.5 billion, the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) reported today. Sales declined by 11.9 percent from December 2008 when sales were $17.4 billion.

2 Mar 2009

Nanosensors Detecting Possible Mutations in DNA

Researchers at the Cidetec-IK4 technological centre have developed electrochemical sensors that, amongst other functions, enable the detection of possible mutations in DNA in a more rapid manner that has been achieved to...

2 Mar 2009