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NanoArt 2007 Competition Now Open for Online Voting

NanoArt is a new art discipline at the intersections of Art, Science and Technology, and relates to the micro or nanosculptures (atomic and molecular sculptures) created by artists or scientists through chemical or physi...

14 Jan 2008

Controlled Environments in Laboratory Automation Workshop

Velocity11, an Agilent Technologies company and premier sponsor at LabAutomation 2008, will present a workshop entitled 'Controlled environments in Laboratory Automation' on 28th January 2008 at this important meeting.

11 Jan 2008

Glass OLED Substrate Research Breakthough Shows Large Area OLEDS may be Possible

Saint-Gobain and Novaled have demonstrated the feasibility of large area OLEDS, based on a new high-performance metallic anode, with Saint-Gobain Recherche technology and Novaled OLED proprietary developments. The goa...

11 Jan 2008

Gene Detection Platform Made From Self Assembled DNA Nanostructures

Scientists at Arizona State University’s Biodesign Institute have developed the world’s first gene detection platform made up entirely from self-assembled DNA nanostructures. The results could have broad implications for gene chip technology and may also revolutionize the way in which gene expression is analyzed in a single cell.

11 Jan 2008

Silicon Nanowire Thermoelectric Breakthrough Could Lead to Electric Cars and Cell Phone Recharging Through Body Heat

Energy now lost as heat during the production of electricity could be harnessed through the use of silicon nanowires synthesized via a new technique

11 Jan 2008

Boron Nitride Nanotubes Commercial Manufacturing System Shipped by First Nano to Brookhaven Lab

First Nano, a division of CVD Equipment Corporation , announced today the shipment of an ET3000-BN Chemical Vapor Deposition System to the Center for Functional Nanomaterials (CFN) at Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL). The ET3000-BN system was configured specifically for Boron Nitride Nanotubes (BNNT's).

From CVD Equipment Corporation 11 Jan 2008

Nanometrics Slashes Number of Staff in Bid for Profitability

Nanometrics Incorporated, a leading supplier of advanced metrology equipment to the semiconductor industry, today announced it is reducing its global work force by approximately seven percent. This reduction affect...

10 Jan 2008

Application of Nanotechnology to Security and Crime Prevention

Dr Melanie Webb from the Surrey Ion Beam Centre at the University of Surrey will be giving a presentation on security and crime prevention using nanotechnology at the Royal Society conference on 17 January. Security i...

10 Jan 2008

Nanotechnology Based Lubricant Continues to Protect Against Wear Even After Severe Oil Loss

ApNano Materials, Inc., a provider of nanotechnology-based products, today announced that recent tests conducted at its customers labs have shown that when added to a regular oil, NanoLub, the world’s first nanotec...

10 Jan 2008

Worlds Smallest Trophy to be Awarded on SuperBowl Sunday

The smallest trophy ever made will be awarded as the prize for the Physics Central Nano Bowl Video Contest.

10 Jan 2008

Advances and Innovation in Measurement Technologies Leads to Big Savings in Semiconductor Manufacturing

A new report from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) shows that investment in measurement science has and will continue to have a dramatic effect on innovation, productivity, growth and competitiveness in and among high technology sectors.

From National Institute of Standards and Tech (NIST) 10 Jan 2008

Gold Nanoparticles Created for use as Reference Standards in Biomedical Research

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued its first reference standards for nanoscale particles targeted for the biomedical research community — literally “gold standards” for labs studying the biological effects of nanoparticles.

10 Jan 2008

New Test for MEMS to Measure Micromechanical Elasticity

Engineers and researchers designing and building new microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) can benefit from a new test method developed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to measure a key mechan...

10 Jan 2008

SafeNano Scientific Services to Help Companies Minimise the Environmental and Health Risks of Working with Nanomaterials

IOM’s SAFENANO Information Service and Community Portal, SAFENANO Scientific Services will provide companies operating in the nanotechnology industry with a multidisciplinary range of solutions to ensure they can offer employees a safe and healthy working environment and end products that are safe for customers.

10 Jan 2008

The Future of Nanoelectronics May Lie in Clusters of Silver Nanoparticles

Nanoscopic “lumps” of atoms, known as clusters, are the specialty of a research team headed by Dieter Fenske from the University of Karlsruhe and the Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe. The production and characteri...

10 Jan 2008