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A Real-Time Analysis of Early Diagnosis of Cancer Markers

A research project entitled "A real-time analysis of the early diagnosis of cancer markers", undertaken by the CAS Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry (CIAC), recently passed the acceptance check by an exp...

2 Sep 2008

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Awarded Grants to Boost Nuclear Engineering Education and Research

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission awarded two grants totaling $850,000 to boost nuclear engineering education, research, and workforce development at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. The competitive grants, awar...

2 Sep 2008

Top Ten List Highlights Most Influential IP Lawyers in Nanotechnology

Charles F. Wieland III, a shareholder in the Intellectual Property practice at Buchanan Ingersoll + Rooney's Alexandria office, was named to Nanotechnology Law + Business' Top Ten list. The list was published in ...

2 Sep 2008

Researchers Developed New Type of Property-Changing Polymer

Researchers have developed a new type of property-changing polymer: It is water-repellent at 37°C, which makes it an ideal culture substrate for biological cells. At room temperature it attracts water, allowing the cells to be detached easily from the substrate.

2 Sep 2008

Wafer Level Chip Scale Packaging Forum to Participate in ESTC

The Wafer Level Chip Scale Packaging (WLCSP) Forum today announced it will participate in the 2nd Electronic System-Integration Technology Conference (ESTC) in Greenwich, London, UK, from September 1 through 4, 2008. For...

2 Sep 2008

"Lab on a Chip" to Improve Success of in Vitro Fertilization

In a finding that could boost the success rate of in vitro fertilization (IVF), researchers report development of a tiny "lab on a chip" to evaluate the fitness of embryos harvested for transfer. A report on the approach - which researchers describe as faster, easier, and more reliable than conventional embryo selection methods - is scheduled for the Sept. 1 issue of ACS' Analytical Chemistry, a semi-monthly journal.

1 Sep 2008

S.I.S. Surface Imaging Systems to be Called Bruker Nano After Acquisition

Bruker AXS GmbH announces the closing of its acquisition of S.I.S. Surface Imaging Systems GmbH, located near Aachen, Germany. S.I.S. develops, manufactures and distributes advanced atomic force/scanning probe microscopy...

1 Sep 2008

Physicists Who Discovered World's Thinnest Material have Scooped Major Award for Their Work

Professor Andre Geim FRS and Dr Kostya Noveselov of the Centre of Mesoscience and Nanotechnology have been awarded the prestigious Europhysics Prize for discovering graphene - and also their subsequent work to reveal its...

1 Sep 2008

IMEC to Develop High-Efficiency Organic Solar Cells Using Plextronics' Materials and Inks

IMEC, Europe's leading independent nanoelectronics research institute and Plextronics, Inc., an international technology company specializing in printed solar, lighting and other organic electronics, signed an agreem...

From IMEC 1 Sep 2008

FEI Releases New X-FEG Electron Source Module for Titan Family of S/TEMs

FEI Company, a leading provider of atomic-scale imaging and analysis systems, today released its new extreme field emission gun (X-FEG) electron source module for the Titan(TM) family of scanning transmission electron microscopes (S/TEMs). The new technology combines higher brightness - previously available only with more complex cold field emission - with the high, ultra-stable current of thermally-assisted field emission.

1 Sep 2008