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Austrian Government to Fund Series of Nanoimprint Lithography Research Projects

The Austrian government will fund a series of nanoimprint lithography (NIL) research projects. The "NILaustria" project will focus on large-area nanostructuring, using NIL to transfer different nanostructures t...

3 Jul 2008

USDC and Applied Materials to Develop Metal-Oxide Films for Next-Generation TFTs

The U.S. Display Consortium (USDC), a public/private partnership chartered with developing the flat panel display and flexible electronics supply chain, today announced a cost-shared contract award with Applied Materials...

From Applied Materials Inc. 3 Jul 2008

MIT Researchers Tug at Molecules with Optical Tweezers

MIT researchers have developed a novel technique to measure the strength of the bonds between two protein molecules important in cell machinery: Gently tugging them apart with light beams.

3 Jul 2008

Researchers Developed Small Portable MRI Scanners

The term "MRI scan" brings to mind the gigantic, expensive machines that are installed in hospitals. But research scientists have now developed small portable MRI scanners that perform their services in the field: for instance to examine ice cores.

3 Jul 2008

Quantum Dot Nanoparticles Penetrate Skin Through Abrasion

Researchers at North Carolina State University have found that quantum dot nanoparticles can penetrate the skin if there is an abrasion, providing insight into potential workplace concerns for healthcare workers or indiv...

3 Jul 2008

Hydrogen Fuel Cells Emerging as Major Alternative Energy Source in Transportation

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Solid-state hydrogen storage: Materials and chemistry" report to their offering. Hydrogen fuel cells are emerging as a major alternative energy source...

2 Jul 2008

Camera Gives Unique Insight into Nanoscale Biomedical Events

Specialised Imaging Ltd. has announced the availability of a new technical report* demonstrating the considerable utility of a simultaneous framing and streak camera system in visualising nanoscale biomedical events.

2 Jul 2008

Rohm and Haas Announces Availability of Second-Generation VaporStation Central Delivery System

Rohm and Haas Electronic Materials today announced that a second-generation VaporStation(TM) central delivery system, which provides several enhancements to the highly-capable original version, is now available. The new systems use the latest version of the IvMB(TM) inverted mini bubbler, optimized control software and an improved panel layout.

2 Jul 2008

NanoZoomer Shows High-Resolution Images of Cells and Tissue

"TIGA," the new high-tech imaging center at the University of Heidelberg founded in cooperation with the Japanese company Hamamatsu, provides deep insights: a high-tech robot makes it possible for the first time to automatically reproduce and evaluate tissue slices only micromillimeters thick - an important aid for researchers in understanding cancer or in following in detail the effect of treatment on cells and tissue.

2 Jul 2008

Science Summer Institute Providing Students Insight into Nanotechnology

Twenty-five middle-school students from the Capital Region will spend their summer vacation immersed in nanotechnology as they attend the first-ever Excelsior Scholars Nanoscale Science Summer Institute, a partnership be...

2 Jul 2008

Thin-Film Technology Poised to Take Significant Market Share

After years of heady growth in the PV market led largely by crystalline silicon, thin-film technology has reached a critical mass and is poised to start taking significant market share from incumbent technology. Thin-fil...

2 Jul 2008

Angiogenesis Inhibitor Formulated Through Nanotechnology Shows Promising Anticancer Results

The first oral, broad-spectrum angiogenesis inhibitor, specially formulated through nanotechnology, shows promising anticancer results in mice, report researchers from Children's Hospital Boston. Findings were published online on June 29 by the journal Nature Biotechnology.

2 Jul 2008