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New Metamaterial Could Help Form Nanocircuits for High-Powered Computers

Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, have for the first time engineered 3-D materials that can reverse the natural direction of visible and near-infrared light, a development that could help form the basis for higher resolution optical imaging, nanocircuits for high-powered computers, and, to the delight of science-fiction and fantasy buffs, cloaking devices that could render objects invisible to the human eye.

11 Aug 2008

Applied Materials to Service GET's Applied SunFab Thin Film Line Under Agreement

Applied Materials, Inc. announced today that it has signed a five-year service contract with Green Energy Technology Inc. (GET) of Taiwan to support GET's Applied SunFab(TM) Thin Film Line for solar module manufacturing.

From Applied Materials Inc. 11 Aug 2008

Applied Materials Advancing Semiconductor Research with Donation to UC Berkeley’s Nanofabrication Laboratory

Applied Materials is advancing semiconductor research with an equipment and service donation to the University of California, Berkeley’s Nanofabrication Laboratory in the Center for Information Technology Research ...

From Applied Materials Inc. 11 Aug 2008

Microcontrolled Fuel Injection System Selected by Official Motorcycle of 2008 Beijing Olympic Games

Freescale Semiconductor is providing microcontroller (MCU) technology for ElectroJet Inc.’s fuel injection system, designed to reduce harmful emissions by 65 percent and increase fuel economy by 12 percent in motor...

11 Aug 2008

Chinese Company Promoting Biological Nanometer Health Food Called Beauty Look

China Bionanometer Industries Corporation, a leading company within the bionanometer industry, has promoted a new biological nanometer health food named "Beauty Look" after thorough period of scientific verific...

11 Aug 2008

Research and Markets Releases Report on Electrospun Nanofibres

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Electrospun Nanofibres and their Applications" report to their offering. The report contains an array of colour diagrams, mathematical models, equatio...

11 Aug 2008

Nanoantennas Collecting Energy Generated by the Sun

Researchers have devised an inexpensive way to produce plastic sheets containing billions of nanoantennas that collect heat energy generated by the sun and other sources. The technology, developed at the U.S. Department ...

11 Aug 2008

3M ESPE Introduces Nanotechnology-Based Bis-Acrylic Material with Sophisticated Fillers

3M ESPE has announced the launch of Protemp Plus Temporization Material, a nanotechnology-based bis-acrylic material that includes a new generation of sophisticated fillers. The fillers offer easy handling and elimin...

10 Aug 2008

Nano-Sensors to Measure Emissions During China's Great Shutdown

As the Summer Olympics in Beijing kicks off this week, the event is giving scientists a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to observe how the atmosphere responds when a heavily populated region substantially curbs everyday industrial emissions.

9 Aug 2008

Undergraduate Students Displayed Nano Findings at a Poster Presentation

Twenty-five undergraduate students who spent the summer doing real-world research at the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering ("CNSE") - including 17 who are New York State residents - displayed their findings at a Poster Presentation on August 8 that marked the capstone of CNSE's 2008 Summer Internship Program.

9 Aug 2008

One of the Top IP Lawyers in Nanotechnology

Brinks Hofer Gilson + Lione, one of the largest intellectual property law firms in the United States, is pleased to announce that William F. Prendergast, a shareholder and chair of the firm's Nanotechnology Group, on...

9 Aug 2008

Nanostructured Coating Increases Lifetime of Boiler Components in Elevated Temperature Environments

The NanoSteel® Company, a leader in nanostructured steel alloy surface technologies for industrial applications, announces the commercial availability of a new Super Hard Steel® alloy, SHS 8000, for coating solut...

8 Aug 2008

Competition of Scientific Papers in Nanotechnology for Young Researchers

The First International Competition of Scientific Papers in Nanotechnology for Young Researchers to be held within the framework of the Nanotechnology International Forum RusNanoTech’2008, lead by the Russian Corpo...

8 Aug 2008

Report Focuses on Key Aspects of Market and Technology Issues Facing Thin-Film PV

The analysis is clear, concise and focused on the key aspects of the market and technology issues facing thin-film PV. The report is for technology savvy investors, corporate planners investigating potential opportunities for their companies in thin-film photovoltaics, technologists who would like to receive a market perspective on thin-film photovoltaics or financial analysts who need the bottom line to what the tf-pv market offers.

From Research and Markets 8 Aug 2008

Nano-Designed Transistors Benefit Hugely from Quantum Size Effects

Researchers from the Hitachi Central Research Laboratory, Japan, and the Advanced Technology Institute of the University of Surrey today report that nano-designed transistors for the large area display and sensor applica...

8 Aug 2008