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Next-Generation Nanotechnology Coatings for JSF Program

The Honourable Jim Prentice, Minister of Industry, today announced federal government support for the research and development (R+D) of next-generation nanotechnology-based coatings for the multinational Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program.

4 Sep 2008

Russian-Developed Nanometals to Save Fuel By Reducing Weight of Vehicles

Manhattan Scientifics announced today that a video of its July 2, 2008 press conference regarding the acquisition of Metallicum, Inc. is available at http://www.mhtx.com/media.htm. The video includes footage of U.S. Sena...

4 Sep 2008

Carnegie Mellon Professor to Host International Conference On MicroManufacturing

More than 100 researchers from many countries will share ideas on manufacturing techniques for newly developed miniature devices for a variety of industry sectors at the third International Conference On MicroManufacturi...

4 Sep 2008

Spectroscopy, with Amplitude

MIT researchers may have found a way to overcome a key barrier to the advent of super-fast quantum computers, which could be powerful tools for applications such as code breaking. Ever since Nobel Prize-winning physic...

4 Sep 2008

Precise Molecular Ruler Could Play Role in Development of New Drugs

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory have won an $800,000 EUREKA award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop MADMAX, a precise molecular ruler for measurin...

4 Sep 2008

Nanophysiometer to Study Cell-to-Cell Signaling in Immune System

Scientists have detected previously unnoticed chemical signals that individual cells in the immune system use to communicate with each other over short distances. The signals the researchers detected originated in den...

4 Sep 2008

M3 Series Enables Cost Effective Biomarker Discovery and Profiling

HTG, Inc., provider of the quantitative Nuclease Protection Assay (qNPA(TM)) system and service partner for the life sciences industry, today introduced the M3® Series, the industry's first multiplexed mini-micro...

3 Sep 2008

Advanced Materials in Rapidly Growing Solar Energy Market

DuPont today announced the introduction of its DuPont Photovoltaic Solutions (DPVS) business in India. DuPont Photovoltaic Solutions is a leading global supplier to the photovoltaic industry, offering a broad and growing portfolio of innovative solutions for both crystalline silicon and thin film modules designed to help deliver clean, sustainable energy to enhance people's lives.

3 Sep 2008

Novel Bone Graft Substitute Utilizing the Power of Nanotechnology

Pioneer Surgical Technology, Inc. has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market FortrOss, a novel bone graft substitute utilizing the power of nanotechnology for orthopaedic app...

3 Sep 2008

Crown Prince Presents Kavli Prize to Pioneering Scientists in Fields of Nanoscience, Neuroscience and Astrophysics

Seven pioneering scientists who have transformed human knowledge in the fields of nanoscience, neuroscience and astrophysics will receive the first Kavli Prize awarded by the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. The...

3 Sep 2008

Kotura Awarded Development Contract with Sun Microsystems and DARPA's UNIC Program

Kotura, Inc., a leading provider of silicon photonic components, today announced that Sun Microsystems has signed a five year $14M development contract with Kotura for DARPA's Ultraperformance Nanophotonic Intrachip ...

3 Sep 2008

CSI and GCL Silicon Technology Signs Long-Term Supply Agreements

Canadian Solar Inc. and GCL Silicon Technology Holdings Inc. today reported that on August 21, 2008 they signed new long-term supply agreements in which GCL will supply 510 MT of high-purity poly-silicon feedstock in 200...

3 Sep 2008

FEI's New MLA 600F an Important Step Toward Implementing Automated Mineralogy at Operational Sites

FEI Company, a leading provider of high-resolution imaging and analysis systems, today released the MLA 600F system, a high-speed automated mineralogy analyzer used in the mining industry to optimize the performance of m...

3 Sep 2008

Cymer Unveils ArF Laser Light Source for 32 nanometer Dry Lithography

Cymer, Inc., the market's leading developer of light sources used to create advanced semiconductor chips, has unveiled the XLR 500d-an argon fluoride (ArF) laser light source for 32 nanometer (nm) dry lithography. Ex...

From Cymer, Inc. 3 Sep 2008

Oxford Instruments Receives BS OHSAS 18001 Certification

Oxford Instruments, a leading provider of high technology tools and systems has just been awarded the BS OHSAS 18001 certification by the certification body, Det Norske Veritas (DNV).

3 Sep 2008