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Sensor Will Be Useful in Airports and Other High-Risk Areas

Chemical and Environmental Engineering Professor Yushan Yan is part of a multidisciplinary team working to develop an "electronic nose" - an ultra-sensitive sensor system that is designed to quickly detect trace quantities of explosives in high-traffic high-risk security areas, such as airports.

8 Jul 2008

Amorphous Materials Deform and Flow Through Collective Movement of Their Particles

Scientists at CNRS-affiliated laboratories(1) in Bordeaux, Lyon and Paris have provided the first proof that amorphous materials, also known as soft glasses, deform and flow through a collective movement of their particles.

8 Jul 2008

Nanotechnology from Concept to Commercialization

Nanotechnology promises to transform key sectors of the global economy and both Indiana and the Midwest are poised to play a crucial role, according to Todd Vare, a partner with Barnes + Thornburg LLP and co-chair of the...

8 Jul 2008

Nanoparticle Carrying Payload of Chemotherapy Homes in on Metastasis

A new treatment strategy using molecular "smart bombs" to target metastasis with anti-cancer drugs leads to good results using significantly lower doses of toxic chemotherapy, with less collateral damage to sur...

8 Jul 2008

Conferences Taking Place in Parallel with MATERIALICA 2008

Pioneering technological developments are decisive factors for national and international growth and global competitiveness. Moreover, new technologies require a dialog that incorporates other industries and processes. T...

8 Jul 2008

New Nanotechnology Could Lead to Innovation in Digital Imaging

Led by Sri Sridhar, Distinguished Professor and Chair of Physics at Northeastern University, a team of researchers from the university's Electronic Materials Research Institute has published research that has resulted in a new breakthrough in the field of nanophotonics, the study of light at the nanoscale level. Utilizing nanomanufacturing processes, the researchers were able to develop an optical microlens with a step-like surface, instead of a smooth surface, that has the capacity to operate at infrared frequencies using the novel phenomenon of negative index refraction.

8 Jul 2008

Automated Cleaning Technology Increases Device Reliability for MEMS Industry

Eco-Snow Systems, an affiliate of The Linde Group, has developed automated cleaning technology for the Micro Electrical Mechanical Systems (MEMS) industry that helps reduce defect rates and increase device reliability. ...

8 Jul 2008

PANalytical and Malvern Instruments Celebrate Opening of Their New Headquarters

On 23 May 2008, the PANalytical and Malvern Panalytical US teams celebrated the opening of their new headquarters. The sister companies now share state of the art facilities in Westborough, MA.

From Malvern Panalytical 8 Jul 2008

Mapping Electrical Properties with Nanoscopic Detail

A new way to help technologists develop efficient and inexpensive plastic electronic devices, such as plastic solar cells and a new type of transistor was showcased by physicist Andrea Liscio, who is supported by the European Science Foundation (ESF) through the EUROCORES programme SONS 2 (Self-Organised NanoStructures), at the EMRS (European Material Research Society) Spring Meeting held in Strasbourg, France at the end of May.

8 Jul 2008

New Range of SEMs from FEI Offer Sub-Nanometer Resolution

With its announcement today of the Magellan Family, FEI Company introduced a new class of instruments called extreme high-resolution scanning electron microscopes (XHR SEMs). The Magellan XHR SEM allows scientists and engineers to quickly see things they could not see before, such as 3D surface images at many different angles and at resolutions below one nanometer.

8 Jul 2008

Report Provides Analysis and Forecast of the Latest in Thin-Film PV Technology

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Thin Film Photovoltaics Markets: 2008 and Beyond" report to their offering. This report provides our analysis and forecast of the latest in thin-film ...

From Research and Markets 7 Jul 2008

First Ever Initiative Funded by European Commission to Analyse Nanoinformatics

From the 1st June 2008 a consortium of seven European and Latin American partners has launched ACTION-Grid, the first ever initiative funded by the European Commission to analyse and link three areas: Biomedical Informat...

7 Jul 2008

Bio-Based Materials for Photovoltaic Solar Modules Poised to Decrease Industry’s Oil Dependence

BioSolar, Inc. reports that surging oil prices have resulted in unprecedented price hikes in photovoltaic solar module manufacturing, creating substantial growth opportunities for BioSolar. The company's breakthrough...

7 Jul 2008

Biosensors Open Up New and Cost-Effective Perspectives in Patient Care

Biosensors are capable of measuring the healing process of wounds. Their integration in wound dressing materials or other medical textiles opens up new and cost-effective perspectives in patient care. In a European project directed by the CSEM Centre Suisse d'Electronique et de Microtechnique SA (CSEM), intensive research is being conducted in this area.

5 Jul 2008

Understanding Collisions at the Molecular Scale

Collisions have consequences. Everyone knows that. Whether it's between trains, planes, automobiles or atoms, there are always repercussions. But while macroscale collisions may have the most obvious effects-mangled steel, bruised flesh-sometimes it is the tiniest collisions that have the most resounding repercussions.

5 Jul 2008