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Quantum Computers a Step Closer as Researchers Understand How Quantum Mechanical States Break Down

Researchers at the U. S. Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory, the University of California, Santa Barbara, and Microsoft Station Q have made significant advancements in understanding a fundamental problem of qua...

25 Mar 2008

Using Nanotechnology and Nanoparticles to Improve Hearing

Officials of NanoBioMagnetics, Inc., (NBMI) have announced the issuance of its first patent by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The patent, titled “Method and Apparatus for Improving Hearing,” is based on the use of magnetically responsive nanoparticles implanted in the organs of the middle ear to drive tissue vibrations in the amplification of sound.

25 Mar 2008

Public Invited to Learn More About Nanotechnology Research at UAlbany NanoCollege Inaugural Community Day

Children, adults and families throughout Tech Valley can receive an up-close look at the exciting world of nanotechnology when the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering ("CNSE") of the University at Alba...

20 Mar 2008

Market for Nanotechnology in Wireless Handsets to reach $15 billion by 2012

As nanotechnology aids in improving the performance of wireless handsets, the market for nanotech-enabled wireless components is expected to grow rapidly.

20 Mar 2008

Unidym Spin off to Investigate Medical Uses of Carbon Nanotubes

Unidym, Inc., a majority-owned subsidiary of Arrowhead Research Corporation (NASDAQ:ARWR), announced today the formation of a spin-off company, Ensysce Biosciences Inc., that will focus on research into the medical thera...

20 Mar 2008

Nanotechnology in Packaging to be Examined at Produce Packaging Law Forum

Summit Publishing Company announces the launch of a day-long educational forum focused on food and beverage packaging laws and regulations. Produced by Summit's flagship magazine, Packaging World, the Packaging Law F...

20 Mar 2008

Nanotechnology Tool, the Titan Scanning Transmission Electron Microscope, Wins Japanese Nanotech Award

FEI announced that its Titan™ 80-300 S/TEM (scanning/transmission electron microscope), the world’s most powerful commercially available microscope, was honored with the award for technical excellence in eval...

20 Mar 2008

Max Planck Boffins Shed Light on Transport Mechanism in Cells

"The simple and efficient tug-of-war mechanism could be used for the transport in micro-laboratories on chips," relates Melanie Mueller. In the same way as with the biological model, teams of motors can transport certain molecules to specific reaction locations on the chip and then also bring back the reaction product.

20 Mar 2008

Signet Solar Expands Manufacturing in India

Signet Solar, a manufacturer of silicon thin film photovoltaic (PV) modules, today announced plans to locate its second manufacturing site in the Sriperembudur Special Economic Zone near Chennai, India. Signet Solar&r...

20 Mar 2008

Nanometrics Names Michael Fischer Head of Worldwide Sales

Nanometrics Incorporated, a leading supplier of advanced metrology equipment to the semiconductor industry, announced today that Michael Fischer, a 23-year veteran of the semiconductor and process control industry, has b...

20 Mar 2008

Entangled Photos Test the Fundamental Theories of Quantum Physics

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Joint Quantum Institute (NIST/University of Maryland) have developed a new method for creating pairs of entangled photons, particles of lig...

20 Mar 2008

Metamaterial Films to Shrink the Size of Electronic Devices like Cell Phones, Radios and Radar Equipment

Recent research at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has demonstrated that thin films made of “metamaterials” - manmade composites engineered to offer strange combinations of electromagnetic properties - can reduce the size of resonating circuits that generate microwaves. The work is a step forward in the worldwide quest to further shrink electronic devices such as cell phones, radios, and radar equipment.

20 Mar 2008

Director of MATERIALICA 2008 Explains What Visitors Can Expect from Product Engineering in Motion, the New MATERIALICA 2008

Robert Metzger, Managing Director at MunichExpo Veranstaltungs GmbH and organizer of MATERIALICA provides an outlook on what exhibitors and visitors can expect at MATERIALICA 2008

20 Mar 2008

FEI's Titan STEM Wins Award for Technical Excellence at Nano Tech 2008

FEI was was honored with the award for technical excellence in evaluation and measurement at Nano Tech 2008, February 13-15 in Tokyo, for its Titan S/TEM.

20 Mar 2008

Cryofree Nanoresearch Now Possible without Liquid Helium

Research into such things as nanoelectronics can now be carried out at ultra low temperatures or high magnetic fields in a sustainable fashion without the need for liquid helium.

20 Mar 2008