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Ikerlan Researchers Create Laboratory-Scale Photoelectric Panel

A team of researchers at the Ikerlan-IK4 technological centre have made a laboratory-scale photoelectric panel which, apart from fulfilling the function of converting solar light into electricity, solves the problems of ...

23 Feb 2009

Newly Tested Method for Producing Super Dense, Defect-Free, Thin Polymer Films

Researchers say a newly tested method for producing super dense, defect-free, thin polymer films is the fastest, most efficient method ever achieved and it may dramatically improve microelectronic storage capabilities su...

23 Feb 2009

IMEC Joins SOI Industry Consortium as Academic Member

The SOI Industry Consortium, aimed at accelerating silicon-on-insulator (SOI) innovation into broad markets, announced today that IMEC has joined the organization as an academic member.

From IMEC 23 Feb 2009

Conference Shows How to Manage CMOS Variability

The National Microelectronics Institute (NMI), the trade association representing the semiconductor industry in the UK and Ireland, in collaboration with the UK's nanoCMOS Consortium, has announced it is to host its ...

23 Feb 2009

Annual Conference Offers Technical Insights on Current and Future Wafer and Mask Cleaning Technologies

SEMATECH announced today that its Surface Preparation and Cleaning Conference (SPCC), the premier technical forum for discussion of the latest innovations in wafer and mask-cleaning technologies, will be held on March 23 - 25, 2009 at the Sheraton Hotel in Austin, Texas.

23 Feb 2009

Scientist Explain the Hitherto Unsolved Mystery in Materials Science Known as 'The Hidden Order'

Together with three colleagues Professor Peter Oppeneer of Uppsala University has explained the hitherto unsolved mystery in materials science known as 'the hidden order' - how a new phase arises and why.

23 Feb 2009

Lab-On-a-Chip May One Day Detect Plant Disease Before Disastrous Outbreak

This science may literally be outside the box: A briefcase-sized kit is carried to a field where thousands of tons of food are growing. The search is for microorganisms that could infect and kill the plants, wreaking hav...

23 Feb 2009

Brain Stimulation Using Light-Activated Semiconductor Nanoparticles

Traditionally, stimulating nerves or brain tissue involves cumbersome wiring and a sharp metal electrode. But a team of researchers at Case Western Reserve University is going "wireless." And it's a uniq...

23 Feb 2009

mPhase to Attend 8th Annual NanoBusiness Alliance Public Policy Tour

mPhase Technologies, Inc. (OTC BB:XDSL.OB - News) today announced that it will attend the 8th Annual NanoBusiness Alliance Public Policy Tour from March 17-19 in Washington, DC. The Alliance's annual Public Policy To...

From MyPebble 23 Feb 2009

Scientists Examine in Detail Processes that Help to Ensure Stability of DNA When Exposed to UV Light

Complex computer simulations have, for the first time, allowed scientists to examine in detail the processes that help to ensure the stability of DNA when exposed to UV light.

23 Feb 2009

Nanotechnology Makes Giant Leap to Silver Screen

It's something of an understatement to say Shekhar Garde has an eye for detail. A global leader in his field, Garde works to shed new light on the hidden world of atoms and molecules.

23 Feb 2009

Imaging Whole Cells in Liquid With a Scanning Transmission Electron Microscope

Scientists have always wanted to take a closer look at biological systems and materials. From the magnifying glass to the electron microscope, they have developed increasingly sophisticated imaging devices. Now, Niels de...

23 Feb 2009

Researchers Create Microfluidic Device that Mimics Tumor Microenvironment

One of the challenges that cancer researchers face in designing new antitumor agents is that of predicting how drug molecules will behave in the complex microenvironment that surrounds a tumor. In particular, tumors create all sorts of chemical and physical barriers that limit how much drug is able to enter a tumor, let alone reach cells deep within a tumor.

23 Feb 2009

Monocrystalline Iron Oxide Nanoparticles Detect Dying Cancer Cells

Two years ago, researchers at the University of South Australia discovered a new molecular marker specific for chemotherapy-induced cancer cell death. Now, those same investigators have used this marker to develop an ima...

23 Feb 2009

Using Iron Oxide Nanoparticles to Image Tumors

In an attempt to decrease the amount of cancer-targeting nanoparticle needed to image tumors, a team of investigators at the Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School has developed a simple method for cre...

23 Feb 2009