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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

X-FAB CEO to Present at Semico Summit 2009

X-FAB Silicon Foundries, the leading analog/mixed-signal foundry and expert in "More than Moore" technologies, today announced that Hans-Juergen Straub, chief executive officer, will present at Semico Summit 20...

From X-FAB Dresden GmbH + Co. KG 2 Mar 2009

Novel Techniques to Measure Distribution of Energy and Heat in Powered Carbon Nanotube Devices

IBM (NYSE: IBM) Research scientists today announced a landmark study in the field of nanoelectronics; the development and demonstration of novel techniques to measure the distribution of energy and heat in powered carbon nanotube devices.

2 Mar 2009

Nanoethics Group Announces Upcoming Conference on Ethical and Social Impacts of Human Enhancement Technologies

The Nanoethics Group today announced its upcoming conference on the ethical and social impacts of human enhancement technologies, especially related to nanotechnology. Held on March 28-29 at Western Michigan University (WMU), the event is free and open to the public.

2 Mar 2009

Agreement to Study Potential for Urine-Based Anti-Doping Test to Detect HGH

Ceres Nanosciences LLLP and the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency announce a formal agreement to study the potential for a urine-based anti-doping test to detect human growth hormone, or HGH. The study will utilize the Ceres-p...

2 Mar 2009

Australian Government Releases Report on Nanotechnology Social Inclusion and Engagement

Nanotechnology will have a strong local future if industry and community can agree on the type of technologies that should be adopted, according to one of a number of findings from a nanotechnology report released today ...

1 Mar 2009

Nanotechnology News

Emerging Global Leader in Nanotechnology Enters Solar Energy Market

X-Ray Nanoprobe Pushes Observation to Ever Smaller Frontiers

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

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

New Standard in AFM and Light Microscopy Integration

Technique Reveals Crystal Colour Centres with Nanometric Resolution

Leading Research University Orders Nanomaterial Growth Tool from Surrey NanoSystems

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

Semiconductor Industry Affected by Global Economic Slowdown

Nanosensors Detecting Possible Mutations in DNA

X-FAB CEO to Present at Semico Summit 2009

Novel Techniques to Measure Distribution of Energy and Heat in Powered Carbon Nanotube Devices

Nanoethics Group Announces Upcoming Conference on Ethical and Social Impacts of Human Enhancement Technologies

Agreement to Study Potential for Urine-Based Anti-Doping Test to Detect HGH

Australian Government Releases Report on Nanotechnology Social Inclusion and Engagement

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