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A Miniature Refrigeration System Small Enough to Fit Inside Laptops and Computers

Researchers at Purdue University are developing a miniature refrigeration system small enough to fit inside laptops and personal computers, a cooling technology that would boost performance while shrinking the size of computers.

20 Jun 2008

NEI Receives Eight Phase I SBIR Awards from DoE for Solutions in Clean Energy

NEI Corporation, a proven provider of engineered nanomaterials, announced the award of eight Phase I SBIR awards from the DoE today. These contracts will run concurrently and span the range from creation of next-generation battery materials to self-healing anti-corrosion coatings, to innovations in heat transfer fluids.

From NEI Corporation 20 Jun 2008

Encyclopedia Reveals Influence of Nanotechnology on Clinical Diagnosis and Treatment

The educational version of the "Exploring Nano-biotechnology" multimedia encyclopedia is available for pre-release purchase at the Nanopolis order page. All orders of this product before the official release da...

19 Jun 2008

Collaboration Focusing on Developing Reliable Print Manufacturing Processes

Thin Film Electronics ASA InkTec Co.,Ltd. headquartered in Kyungki-do, Korea, a research and manufacturing company in the field of Printed Electronics, and Thin Film Electronics ASA of Oslo, Norway, announces today that ...

19 Jun 2008

Improving the Performance of Nanomaterials for Military Applications

Luna Innovations Incorporated has been awarded a $3.9 million subcontract, from General Dynamics Information Technology in support of the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to continue work improving the performance of...

19 Jun 2008

Risk Evaluation for Small and Medium Sized Companies

Companies which produce, use, process or market nanomaterials are confronted with specific unknown risks inherent to these substances. A new tool by the Innovation Society and TÜV SÜD now also allows smaller co...

19 Jun 2008

A New Level of Miniaturization for Non-Invasive Liquid Flow Sensors

Innovative packaging enables Sensirion's highly sensitive thermal flow sensor microchips to measure non-invasively through the wall of a flow channel inside a microfluidic substrate (US Pat. 6813944). This design provides unique sensitivity for liquid flow measurement and bubble detection in the microliter range. The sensors are especially suitable for monitoring flow rates and improving system performance in high-volume biomedical applications and micro fuel cells.

19 Jun 2008

Company Outlines Initiatives To Offset Rising Gasoline Prices

Industrial Nanotech, Inc., an emerging global leader in nanotechnology, announced today that its Chinese distributor, NorthStar Power Engineering, has begun working with a major Asian automotive manufacturer to trial the...

19 Jun 2008

Using Minuscule Barcodes to Detect Disease

Malaria and dengue fever will be the early targets of new trans-Pacific research using minuscule "barcodes" to detect disease.

19 Jun 2008

Adding Color to Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Customized microscopic magnets that might one day be injected into the body could add color to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), while also potentially enhancing sensitivity and the amount of information provided by images.

19 Jun 2008

VIASPACE Ships Humidity Sensor to Fuel Cell Test Station Manufacturers in Korea

VIASPACE Inc., a company that transforms proven space and defense technologies from NASA and the Department of Defense into hardware and software solutions, announced today that its VIASPACE Energy division has begun shi...

19 Jun 2008

Creating Nano-Scale Patterns on Uneven Surfaces

Princeton engineers have invented an affordable technique that uses lasers and plastic beads to create the ultrasmall features that are needed for new generations of microchips.

19 Jun 2008

New Type of Solar Energy System Four Times more Cost-Efficient

Transparent transistors and optoelectronics created by researchers at Oregon State University and HP have found their first key industrial application in a new type of solar energy system that its developers say will be four times more cost-efficient than any existing technology.

18 Jun 2008

Ecology Coatings Enters into Research Agreement with University

Ecology Coatings, Inc., a leader in the discovery and development of nanotechnology-enabled, ultra-violet curable advanced materials, today announced that it has entered into a research agreement with the Department of P...

18 Jun 2008

Conference Highlights Advances in Nanotechnology

Organizers of nanotxUSA, the international nanotechnology event held each year in Dallas, Texas, confirmed today that Rice University in Houston is the latest addition to this important conference/expo. Rice University w...

18 Jun 2008