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NexPlanar Achieves ISO 9001:2000 Certification

NexPlanar, the semiconductor CMP pad technology company, has achieved ISO 9001:2000 certification, a designation demonstrating the organization's commitment to quality-of-service standards.

26 Feb 2009

Research Advances Nanowire Technology for Large-Scale Applications

Researchers at Northeastern created a network of nanowires that can be scaled up more efficiently and cost-effectively to create displays such as the NASDAQ sign in New York City's Times Square. Using Gallium nit...

26 Feb 2009

IBM and PDF Solutions to Develop Manufacturing Process Complexity at 32-, 28-, and 22-Nanometer Dimensions

IBM (NYSE: IBM) and PDF Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: PDFS) have announced an agreement to develop an integrated circuit (IC) design platform to mitigate the effects of escalating design and manufacturing process complexity at the 32-, 28-, and 22-nanometer (nm) dimensions.

26 Feb 2009

NanoDimension to Invest in Selecta Biosciences

NanoDimension Management Limited, Grand Cayman, is pleased to announce that NanoDimension Limited Partnership has invested into Selecta Biosciences Inc. Watertown, Massachusetts (USA). NanoDimension Limited Partnersh...

26 Feb 2009

Lifting Single Polymers from a Gold Surface

The research team of Leonhard Grill at Freie Universität Berlin - in collaboration with the synthetic chemistry group of Stefan Hecht from Humboldt University of Berlin and the theoretical physics group of Christian...

26 Feb 2009

First Hearing to Examine Toxics Law in 111th Congress

Today the U.S. House of Representatives began the process of re-examining the Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976 (TSCA). According to the the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection, "The hearing will address critical gaps in the statute and explore how these gaps hinder effective chemical safety policy in the United States."

26 Feb 2009

AIM-Listed Evolutec Group Announces Proposed Acquisition of Nanoco

AIM-Listed Evolutec Group plc has announced the proposed acquisition of Nanoco Tech Public Limited Company, a nanotechnology company based in Manchester. Once the acquisition is approved by shareholders, the enlarged gro...

26 Feb 2009

An Alloy Between Two Incompatible Elements now Possible

What has been impossible has now been shown to be possible - an alloy between two incompatible elements. The findings are being published in this week's edition of Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, USA....

26 Feb 2009

Data Demonstrates that Test Can Identify Cancer Early Through Analysis of Blood

CombiMatrix Corporation (Nasdaq:CBMX) today announced positive preliminary data on its investigational Comprehensive Cancer Array (CCA) test showing it can non-invasively screen for the early detection of cancer. The stu...

26 Feb 2009

Applications of Micro and Nanosensors in Security, Health and Environmental Monitoring

Advances in micro and nanotechnology has significantly influenced the growth of next generation sensors which are small in size, consume less power, have better specificity and low weight. The availability of novel tools and techniques and the ability to develop new materials with unique properties have facilitated the development of novel sensors.

26 Feb 2009

Selecta Biosciences Secures $15.1M Series B Financing

Selecta Biosciences, Inc., a privately held biopharmaceutical company developing immunomodulatory nanoparticles for the treatment and prevention of human diseases, announced today that it has secured a $15.1M Series B fi...

26 Feb 2009

Micromeritics Announces Grant Award to Physics Department at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

After careful consideration by a special Grant Selection Committee appointed by the president of the company, Micromeritics' grant award winner for the first quarter of 2009 has been selected. An ASAP 2050 Xtended Pressure Sorption Analyzer has been awarded to the Physics Department at Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

From Malvern Panalytical 26 Feb 2009

Nanocrystal Pioneer to Deliver the Arthur Holly Compton Lecture

Nanoscience and its applications will play a major role in future scientific and medical breakthroughs. For the past two decades, A. Paul Alivisatos, Ph.D., has been at the forefront of this revolution.

25 Feb 2009

Fundamental Property of Mixture Behavior May Help Extend Life of Vaccines and Food

Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have discovered a fundamental property of mixture behavior that might help extend the life of many things including vaccines, food and library books-and save money while doing it.

25 Feb 2009

Scientists Develop New Type of Porous Material that Could Be Used to Separate Gas Mixtures

The international team of scientists that made the material, including Masaki Takata of RIKEN's Harima Institute, used x-rays to reveal that it contains ordered channels of two different sizes*. The smaller channels, crowded by napthalene units, are just 0.3 nanometers (billionths of a meter) across, while the larger channels are 0.77 nanometers across.

25 Feb 2009

Nanotechnology News

NexPlanar Achieves ISO 9001:2000 Certification

Research Advances Nanowire Technology for Large-Scale Applications

IBM and PDF Solutions to Develop Manufacturing Process Complexity at 32-, 28-, and 22-Nanometer Dimensions

NanoDimension to Invest in Selecta Biosciences

Lifting Single Polymers from a Gold Surface

First Hearing to Examine Toxics Law in 111th Congress

AIM-Listed Evolutec Group Announces Proposed Acquisition of Nanoco

An Alloy Between Two Incompatible Elements now Possible

Data Demonstrates that Test Can Identify Cancer Early Through Analysis of Blood

Applications of Micro and Nanosensors in Security, Health and Environmental Monitoring

Selecta Biosciences Secures $15.1M Series B Financing

Micromeritics Announces Grant Award to Physics Department at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Nanocrystal Pioneer to Deliver the Arthur Holly Compton Lecture

Fundamental Property of Mixture Behavior May Help Extend Life of Vaccines and Food

Scientists Develop New Type of Porous Material that Could Be Used to Separate Gas Mixtures

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