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System on a Chip Paper Voted One of Most Influential

A paper by academics from the University of Southampton’s School of Electronics & Computer Science (ECS), has been voted one of the most influential over the past 10 years by the Design Automation and Test in E...

15 Nov 2007

Neutron Scatter Camera Provides New and Improved Way to Look at Radiation

In an effort to find an answer to the problem of identifying smuggled special nuclear material (SNM), researchers at Sandia National Laboratories in California say a neutron scatter camera they are developing may be able...

15 Nov 2007

mPhase to Present at NASA Tech Briefs National Nanotech Engineering Conference

AlwaysReady, Inc., a 100% wholly owned subsidiary of mPhase Technologies, Inc., will be presenting and exhibiting as a Silver Corporate Sponsor at NASA Tech Briefs National Nanotech Engineering Conference (NNEC) to be he...

From MyPebble 15 Nov 2007

Altair Nanotechnologies Scores $7 Million for Ecologically Friendly Battery and Sensor Programs

Altair Nanotechnologies Inc. announced today that the recently passed Defense Appropriations Bill signed into law by President Bush on November 12, 2007, provides for $7 million in federal funding related to two of its o...

From Altair Nanotechnologies 15 Nov 2007

Carbon NanoSphere Chain Additive Improves Lubricity of Oil

CleanTechnology International Corp. announced today that it is making available free samples, up to 5 grams, of its solid Carbon NanoSphere Chain™ (CNSC) material to approved oil/additive/bio-diesel companies. CTIC...

15 Nov 2007

Micromem Successfully Transition into GaAs Foundry

Micromem Technologies Inc. is pleased to provide the shareholders with an update on its recent progress. Micromem has successfully transitioned from a long research and development period at the University of Toronto int...

15 Nov 2007

Debate on Governance Initiatives for the European Nanotechnology Community in the Public and Private Sectors

Date: Wednesday, 5 December 2007, 10.30-17:00 Venue: European Commission, Marsveldstraat 21 rue du Champ de Mars, Brussels, Belgium, Rooms SDR 1-2 (floor -1) The Programme: This debate will allow participants to...

14 Nov 2007

Multiple Medical Uses for Nanoparticle Embedded Microcapsules

Jeff Bulte believes good things come in small packages - very, very small packages. Bulte, a Johns Hopkins University faculty member affiliated with the Institute for NanoBioTechnology, and several of his colleagues have...

14 Nov 2007

Tabletop Reactor Produces Clean, Cheap, Hydrogen Using Bacteria

In new table-top reactor, bacteria from wastewater produce abundant, clean hydrogen from cellulose, or even vinegar and a little electricity. By adding a few modifications to their successful wastewater fuel cell,...

14 Nov 2007

Microfluidic Device Shows How Bacteria Self Arrange in Protective Biofilms

Using an innovative device with microscopic chambers, researchers from four institutions, including Johns Hopkins, have gleaned important new information about how bacteria survive in hostile environments by forming anti...

14 Nov 2007

Novel Uranium Based Hydrocarbon Molecule Created

Chemists at the University of Virginia have prepared the first uranium methylidyne molecule ever reported, despite the reactivity of uranium atoms with other molecules. This new molecule is a hydrocarbon containing a ura...

14 Nov 2007

Demand for Surrey Nanosystems Carbon Nanotube Fabrication Technology

Surrey NanoSystems is currently building its third NanoGrowth system for fabricating carbon nanotube structures, and is rapidly commercialising its technology. Two aspects of the company's unique intellectual propert...

From Surrey Nanosystems 13 Nov 2007

Thermo Fisher Scientific Partners with Phytronix Technologies to Offer Ultra High Speed LDTD Technology for Large Volume LC-MS Analyses

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, announces a strategic partnership with Phytronix Technologies, a Canada-based company, for the use of Laser Diode Thermal Desorption (LDTD) technology. ...

13 Nov 2007

Fragile Detector Installed in Large Hadron Collider Beauty Experiment

One of the most fragile detectors for the Large Hadron Collider beauty (LHCb) experiment has been successfully installed in its final position. LHCb is one of four large experiments at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider ...

13 Nov 2007

Nanogen to Close Array Business and Focus on Two High Growth Product Lines

Nanogen, Inc., developer of advanced diagnostic products, announced today that the Company plans to close commercial operations of the array business and reduce staff by approximately 20%. Today’s announcement foll...

From Nanogen 13 Nov 2007