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Nanomaterials for Solar Cells Expect to Grow Another 44% in 2009

Despite a sluggish forecast for the overall high-tech industry in 2009, nanomaterials for solar cells grew 47% in 2008 and is projected to grow another 44% in 2009, according to a report Market Outlook for Nanomaterials ...

5 Feb 2009

Skyray XRF Officially Releases Newest Version of Handheld XRF Analyzer to North American Market

Skyray XRF (USA) has officially released the newest version of their Handheld XRF Analyzer to the North American market. The Pocket-III builds upon the strengths of previous versions with the addition of various features...

From Skyray Instrument Inc 5 Feb 2009

Using Tiny Silver Nanoparticles to Reveal Internal Structure of Nearly Opaque Biological Materials

University of Utah physicists and chemists developed a new method that uses a mirror of tiny silver "nanoparticles" so microscopes can reveal the internal structure of nearly opaque biological materials like bone, tumor cells and the iridescent green scales of the so-called "photonic beetle."

4 Feb 2009

SVTC Technologies Announces Partnership with Entrepix to Provide 300 mm CMP Development and Production Services

SVTC Technologies today announced a partnership with Entrepix, Inc. to provide 300 mm chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) development and production services for customers who use the Tool Access Program (TAP) at the SVT...

4 Feb 2009

MicroTechnology/HANNOVER MESSE Shows Solutions with Nanotechnology for Production, Automotive and Medical Technology

Technology in miniature format is the answer to many challenges in industry, research and everyday life. MicroTechnology/HANNOVER MESSE shows solutions with micro- and nanotechnology for production, automotive and medical technology as well as numerous other industry sectors from April 20 to 24, 2009, in Hanover, Germany.

4 Feb 2009

Alvand Technologies Announces Industry's Lowest Power, Smallest Die-Area ADC IP Solution in Advanced 65nm Process Node

Alvand Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of mixed-signal ASIC and IP solutions, today announced the production-readiness of the industry's lowest power, smallest die-area analog-to-digital converter (ADC) intell...

4 Feb 2009

RainDance Technologies Announces Commercial Release of Sequence Enrichment Solution for Sales in North America

RainDance Technologies, Inc., a provider of innovative microdroplet-based solutions for human health and disease research, today announced the commercial release of its Sequence Enrichment Solution for sales in North America.

From Bio-Rad Laboratories India Pvt. Ltd. 4 Feb 2009

ABRAXANE Now Available in Germany and the UK with Additional EU Countries to Follow

Abraxis BioScience, Inc. (NASDAQ:ABII), a fully integrated, global biotechnology company, today announced the launch in Germany of ABRAXANE, 5 mg/ml powder for suspension for infusion (paclitaxel). "ABRAXANE is ...

4 Feb 2009

Super Strong Nanometals are Perfect for Continuation of Research Collaboration between China and Denmark

Research shows that it is possible to produce copper about 4 times stronger than commercial material - and doing so while also having a ductile material. As the thermal and electrical conductivity are also good, the manu...

4 Feb 2009

New Plasma Transistor Paving Way for Lighter and Less Expensive Flat-Panel Displays

By integrating a solid-state electron emitter and a microcavity plasma device, researchers at the University of Illinois have created a plasma transistor that could be used to make lighter, less expensive and higher reso...

4 Feb 2009

Nanoemulsion May Succeed Where Antibiotics Fail, Lab Tests Suggest

University of Michigan scientists report highly encouraging evidence that a super-fine oil-and-water emulsion, already shown to kill many other microbes, may be able to quell the ravaging, often drug-resistant infections that cause nearly all cystic fibrosis deaths.

4 Feb 2009

New Book Takes the Miracle of Fuels Cell into the Real World

Fuel cells offer the key to zero emissions and reliable clean power. The new book by John Wiley + Sons (Asia) Pte Ltd, Fuel Cells: Fundamentals (2nd edition) takes the miracle of fuels cell into the real world by introdu...

4 Feb 2009

Nanogen Signs Licensing and Supply Agreement with Scandinavian Gene Synthesis

Nanogen, Inc. (Nasdaq: NGEN), developer of molecular and rapid diagnostic products, announced today that it has signed a licensing and supply agreement with Scandinavian Gene Synthesis (SGS) for use of the Company's ...

From Nanogen 4 Feb 2009

In Proteins, Nature Relies on Repetition of a Few Key Elements

MIT researchers who study the structure of protein-based materials with the aim of learning the key to their lightweight and robust strength have discovered that the particular arrangement of proteins that produces the sturdiest product is not the arrangement with the most built-in redundancy or the most complicated pattern.

4 Feb 2009

Advancing Towards the Long-Sought Goal of "Invisible Electronics" and Transparent Displays

Researchers in California are reporting an advance toward the long-sought goal of "invisible electronics" and transparent displays, which can be highly desirable for heads-up displays, wind-shield displays, and...

4 Feb 2009

Nanotechnology News

Nanomaterials for Solar Cells Expect to Grow Another 44% in 2009

Skyray XRF Officially Releases Newest Version of Handheld XRF Analyzer to North American Market

Using Tiny Silver Nanoparticles to Reveal Internal Structure of Nearly Opaque Biological Materials

SVTC Technologies Announces Partnership with Entrepix to Provide 300 mm CMP Development and Production Services

MicroTechnology/HANNOVER MESSE Shows Solutions with Nanotechnology for Production, Automotive and Medical Technology

Alvand Technologies Announces Industry's Lowest Power, Smallest Die-Area ADC IP Solution in Advanced 65nm Process Node

RainDance Technologies Announces Commercial Release of Sequence Enrichment Solution for Sales in North America

ABRAXANE Now Available in Germany and the UK with Additional EU Countries to Follow

Super Strong Nanometals are Perfect for Continuation of Research Collaboration between China and Denmark

New Plasma Transistor Paving Way for Lighter and Less Expensive Flat-Panel Displays

Nanoemulsion May Succeed Where Antibiotics Fail, Lab Tests Suggest

New Book Takes the Miracle of Fuels Cell into the Real World

Nanogen Signs Licensing and Supply Agreement with Scandinavian Gene Synthesis

In Proteins, Nature Relies on Repetition of a Few Key Elements

Advancing Towards the Long-Sought Goal of "Invisible Electronics" and Transparent Displays

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