Nanotechnology News

RSS

Switch Flicked to Start Up Epitaxy Reactor for Development and Production of UV LEDs

AIXTRON AG is pleased to announce the successful start-up of an AIXTRON 200/4 RF-S epitaxy reactor at Tokuyama, Japan. The system is used for the development and production of AlGaN based ultra-violet light emitting diod...

4 Oct 2007

New Generation of ‘Nano’ Three-Axis Linear MEMS Accelerometers

STMicroelectronics, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of MEMS (Micro Electro-Mechanical System) devices, today introduced a new generation of ‘nano’ three-axis linear accelerometers. The versatil...

4 Oct 2007

Cutting Edge Science on Environmental Health and Safety to be Revealed at NanoTX '07

Experts from government, academia, consulting companies, non-profit organizations and industry will gather to hear Dr. John Balbus, Chief Health Scientist for Environmental Defense offer the most up to date information o...

4 Oct 2007

How the Edges of Metallic Thin Films Contribute to Their Magnetic Properties

Materials researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), together with colleagues from IBM and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, have pushed the measurement of thin films to the edge -...

4 Oct 2007

Award For High Speed Quantum Cryptography System

A high-speed quantum cryptography system that allows “Alice” and “Bob” to discuss things in absolute secrecy earned a 2007 R&D 100 Award for a team of researchers at the National Institute of ...

4 Oct 2007

Opening of Nanotechnology Commercialization Innovation Centre

The NINT Innovation Centre, a part of the National Institute for Nanotechnology (NINT) of the National Research Council of Canada, was officially opened today. The Centre rents space to start-up and existing companies or...

4 Oct 2007

Nano Nexus Becomes Global Venture Challenge and Focuses on Energy

Energy is the theme of a business competition and venture forum to be held for the second year at Oak Ridge National Laboratory under a new name, Global Venture Challenge. Formerly called Nano Nexus, the event has bee...

3 Oct 2007

Cancer Treatment Researcher Wins Seaborg Medal Award

Saed Mirzadeh, whose work at Oak Ridge National Laboratory has led to development of new treatments for cancer and other diseases, is the recipient of the American Nuclear Society's 2007 Seaborg Medal Award. The a...

3 Oct 2007

Nanotechnology Leaves the Geeks and Goes Mainstream

Say “nanotechnology,” and geeks imagine iPhones, laptops and flash drives. But more than 60 percent of the 580 products in a newly updated inventory of nanotechnology consumer products are such “un-geek...

From Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies 3 Oct 2007

Center for Nanoscale Materials at the Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory Declared Fully Operational.

The Center for Nanoscale Materials (CNM) at the Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory, one of the premier nanoscience research facilities in the world, has been declared fully operational. The Departm...

From Argonne National Laboratory 3 Oct 2007

Nanobac Pharmaceuticals Diagnostic Testing Services to be Available by End of Month

Nanobac Pharmaceuticals Inc. is pleased to announce that its diagnostic test, NB2, being offered through an agreement with American Health Associates (AHA) will be available by late October. Parties interested in getting...

3 Oct 2007

California Department of Toxic Substances Control to Examine Risks of Manufacturing and Using Nanotechnology Related Products

The California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) will address minimizing the environmental and human health risks associated with the manufacture and use of nanotechnology products. Nanotechnology is the abil...

3 Oct 2007