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NRL finds way to Generate, Modulate and Electrically Detect Pure Spin Currents in Silicon

Scientists at the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) have generated, modulated and electrically detected a pure spin current in silicon, the semiconductor used most widely in the electronic device industry. Magnetic contact...

4 Dec 2007

Using Light to Sculpt 3D Microparticles for Medical Diagnosis and Tissue Engineering

MIT engineers have used ultraviolet light to sculpt three-dimensional microparticles that could have many applications in medical diagnostics and tissue engineering. For example, they could be designed to act as probes t...

4 Dec 2007

Nanotechnology Must Have Wish List of Products Features Cookware, Fishing Poles, Hockey Skates and Underwear

Bourne Research LLC, a market research firm which tracks emerging technologies, revealed its second annual list of the ten coolest consumer products of 2007, featuring just a few of the items which utilize the latest in ...

4 Dec 2007

Researcher Uses Swimming Sperm Energy Production Idea to Power Tiny Robots, Nanobots

In order to deliver medicine inside the human body, nanoscale medical devices need energy to carry out tasks, such as releasing drugs. Alex Travis, Cornell assistant professor of veterinary medicine, suggests creating a ...

4 Dec 2007

Nanoindentation Testing for Hardness and Elastic Modulus in Quality Control Applications

The Nanoindentation Tester (NHX) from CSM-Instruments is the perfect low-cost solution for measuring HARDNESS and ELASTIC Modulus in accordance with ISO 14577 and ASTM 2806. Using our extensive experience – gained ...

4 Dec 2007

Nanotechnology May Mean Email Spam Turns into Actual Unwanted Products on Your Work Desk

The Center for Responsible Nanotechnology have asked an interesting question about the future. Email inboxes are plagued by unwanted spam email. Many of which simply try to sell us unwanted goods and services. Others ...

3 Dec 2007

Biofilm Research Grant to fund Project to Construct Surfaces that Prevent Bacterial Adhesion and Sensitize Formed Biofilms for Antibiotic Treatment

Stevens Institute of Technology recently received a research grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for the project, “Functional Polymers Modified Surfaces with Biofilm Sensitizing Ability.” Jun F...

3 Dec 2007

Various Nanotechnology Related Advances in Electric Vehicle Technology to be Presented at Electric Vehicle Symposium

Researchers from Argonne National Laboratory's Transportation Technology R&D Center (TTRDC) will present 11 papers during the Electric Vehicle Symposium-23 that will be held in Anaheim, Calif., from Dec. 2-5. ...

3 Dec 2007

Fullerenes Strung into Chain of Nanopearls may be New Optoelectrical Material

Under an atomic force microscope, the tiny structures look like fragments of nanoscopic pearl necklaces. In reality, the “pearls” are fullerene molecules that are linked together by means of a special fullere...

3 Dec 2007

Electrical Fields Measured within Cells using Nano Sized Voltmeter

A wireless, nano-scale voltmeter developed at the University of Michigan is overturning conventional wisdom about the physical environment inside cells. It may someday help researchers tackle such tricky medical issues a...

3 Dec 2007

Nano Biotechnology Firm to Develop Medical Patient Diagnosis Device

Cenamps have announced that a Tyneside firm has joined forces with a leading Japanese electronics manufacturer to develop a new range of ground-breaking, hi-tech devices to provide "nearer the patient" diagnose...

3 Dec 2007

Cancer Breakthrough as Nanotechnologists Discover Cancer Cells are Softer than Normal Cells

A multidisciplinary team of UCLA scientists were able to differentiate metastatic cancer cells from normal cells in patient samples using leading-edge nanotechnology that measures the softness of the cells. The study,...

3 Dec 2007

High Flux Isotope Reactor (HFIR) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory Sets World Record for Concentration of Cold Neutrons

The High Flux Isotope Reactor (HFIR) at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory has set a world record for concentration of cold neutrons that are used to study materials. Oak Ridge's Ron Cron...

From Oak Ridge National Laboratory 30 Nov 2007

Applied Materials has Announced its new Applied FullVision System that Enables Real Time Control of Dielectric CMP Processes to the 45nm Device Node and Beyond

Applied Materials, Inc. announced its new Applied FullVision™ system that enables real-time control of dielectric CMP1 processes to the 45 nanometer (nm) device node and beyond. The FullVision system couples Applie...

From Applied Materials Inc. 30 Nov 2007

SiGNa Chemistry Named as a World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer for Transformational Green Chemistry Based on Nano-scale Encapsulation of Reactive Metals

The World Economic Forum today announced 39 visionary companies selected as Technology Pioneers 2008. SiGNa Chemistry has been selected as one of these Technology Pioneers. The Technology Pioneers 2008 were nominated by ...

30 Nov 2007

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NRL finds way to Generate, Modulate and Electrically Detect Pure Spin Currents in Silicon

Using Light to Sculpt 3D Microparticles for Medical Diagnosis and Tissue Engineering

Nanotechnology Must Have Wish List of Products Features Cookware, Fishing Poles, Hockey Skates and Underwear

Researcher Uses Swimming Sperm Energy Production Idea to Power Tiny Robots, Nanobots

Nanoindentation Testing for Hardness and Elastic Modulus in Quality Control Applications

Nanotechnology May Mean Email Spam Turns into Actual Unwanted Products on Your Work Desk

Biofilm Research Grant to fund Project to Construct Surfaces that Prevent Bacterial Adhesion and Sensitize Formed Biofilms for Antibiotic Treatment

Various Nanotechnology Related Advances in Electric Vehicle Technology to be Presented at Electric Vehicle Symposium

Fullerenes Strung into Chain of Nanopearls may be New Optoelectrical Material

Electrical Fields Measured within Cells using Nano Sized Voltmeter

Nano Biotechnology Firm to Develop Medical Patient Diagnosis Device

Cancer Breakthrough as Nanotechnologists Discover Cancer Cells are Softer than Normal Cells

High Flux Isotope Reactor (HFIR) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory Sets World Record for Concentration of Cold Neutrons

Applied Materials has Announced its new Applied FullVision System that Enables Real Time Control of Dielectric CMP Processes to the 45nm Device Node and Beyond

SiGNa Chemistry Named as a World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer for Transformational Green Chemistry Based on Nano-scale Encapsulation of Reactive Metals

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