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Tiniest Solar Cells for Even Tinier Microscopic Machines

Some of the tiniest solar cells ever built have been successfully tested as a power source for even tinier microscopic machines. An article in the inaugural issue of the Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy (JRSE)...

7 Nov 2008

Researcher Shed New Light on the Properties of Semiconductor Nano-Crystals

Research that could lead to brighter LCD screens, more efficient solar panels, improved biomedical imaging and high-tech security sensors has won the University of Melbourne's Chancellor's Prize for Excellence in PhD. ...

7 Nov 2008

Spiky Nanoparticles May Enhance Test Sensitivity

Rods, cones, cubes and spheres - move aside. Tiny gold stars, smaller than a billionth of a meter, may hold the promise for new approaches to medical diagnoses or testing for environmental contaminants.

7 Nov 2008

The Environmental Footprint of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology

According to a paper by Hatice Sengül and colleagues at the University of Illinois at Chicago, strict material purity requirements, lower tolerances for defects and lower yields of manufacturing processes may lead t...

7 Nov 2008

Nanotechnology Boosts The Effectiveness of Drug Treatments

Scientists at the University of Liverpool have developed a new technology which can dramatically improve the effectiveness of antibacterial treatments. Drugs with the ability to dissolve have much stronger efficacy, ...

7 Nov 2008

First System Shipped to Leading European Research Center, Leti, for Spintronics and MRAM Development

Aviza Technology, Inc., a supplier of advanced semiconductor capital equipment and process technologies for the global semiconductor industry and related markets, today announced the introduction of StratIon™ fxP, ...

6 Nov 2008

Graphene Holds the Promise to Revolutionize Microelectronics

Andre Geim developed the first two-dimensional crystals made of carbon atoms. These graphenes not only promise to revolutionize semiconductor, sensor, and display technology, but also lead us to expect breakthroughs in basic research in quantum physics.

6 Nov 2008

Nanotechnology and Manufacturing - How Will Nanotechnology Influence Manufacturing in Australia

How will nanotechnology influence manufacturing in Australia? Does it represent a new paradigm in materials that will drive fantastic, futuristic products or it is destined to be a collection of incremental improve...

6 Nov 2008

Gold Plating Method Without the Use of Toxic Cyanide Compounds

Shin Horiuchi and Yukimichi Nakao, the Research Group for Nanoscientific Measurements, the Nanotechnology Research Institute of the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) have developed a novel cyan-free electroless gold plating reaction providing excellent adhesion to various plastic materials.

6 Nov 2008

Protein Link May One Day Yield New Weapons in the Fight Against Tuberculosis

A link between the immune system and the self-cleaning system by which biological cells rid themselves of obsolete or toxic parts may one day yield new weapons in the fight against tuberculosis and other deadly infectious diseases. Scientists with the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have discovered proteins residing in both systems that point to "cross-talk" between them.

6 Nov 2008

New Product Targets PET and Radiation Detection Applications

Vertilon Corporation announced today that it has launched the SIB2316 sensor interface board for the SensL SPMArray 16 element silicon photomultiplier (SiPM) array.

6 Nov 2008

Highly Magnetic Nanoparticles Soon be Tested Against One of the Most Toxic Substances Known to Man

Highly magnetic nanoparticles, originally devised for biomedical purposes, soon will be tested against one of the most toxic substances known to man - spent nuclear fuel. The project - funded by a one-year, $732,000 Depa...

6 Nov 2008

Improvements Move Silicon Carbide Device Technology Closer to High Volume Manufacturing

Improvements in manufacturing technology have dramatically reduced defects in silicon carbide (SiC) semiconductor wafers and epitaxy, which could lead to greater energy efficiency, performance and smaller size of a varie...

6 Nov 2008

SiGNa Chemistry Announces Scientific Advisory Council to Provide Chemistry and Market Expertise

SiGNa Chemistry, Inc., a developer of stabilized reactive metals for safer, more efficient industrial chemistry, today announced the members of its scientific advisory council. The council is composed of world-renowned s...

6 Nov 2008

RainDance Technologies Ships RDT 1000 to The Genome Center at Washington University

RainDance Technologies, Inc., a provider of innovative microdroplet-based solutions for human health and disease research, today announced that it has shipped its new RDT 1000 instrument and Sequence Enrichment application to The Genome Center (GC) at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, a world leader in genomics research.

From Bio-Rad Laboratories India Pvt. Ltd. 6 Nov 2008