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Tescan Scanning Electron Microscopes Appoint Distributor in Ireland and the UK

Tescan, one of Europe’s leading manufacturers of scanning electron microscopes, have appointed the ISS Group as their distributor for the UK and Ireland. Founded in Brno in the Czech Republic in 1991, Tescan have s...

5 Sep 2007

Fischione Instruments Advanced Tomography Holders Available through Agar Scientific

Agar Scientific is pleased to announce the availability of Fischione Instruments’ range of Advanced Tomography Holders for transmission electron microscopes (TEM). A new brochure describing the various models of th...

From Fischione Instruments 5 Sep 2007

Scanning Thermal Microscope Accessory Allows Nanoscale Thermal Imaging

Anasys Instruments announce the release of a new Scanning Thermal Microscopy (SThM) accessory that enables a number of commercially available AFMs to generate nanoscale thermal images while simultaneously obtaining conta...

5 Sep 2007

Nanoparticle Characterisation Company's Angel Investor Round Oversubscribed

NanoSight Limited, the nanoparticle characterisation company, announces the completion of an angel investor round that increases its shareholder base and complements previous investments by Venture Capital companies, inc...

5 Sep 2007

Sharp Corp Founder to Represent Japanese Corporate Leaders at NanoTX 07

Dr. Tadashi Sasaki, a founder of the modern day Sharp Corporation, will represent the interests of corporate leaders in Japan at international conference in Dallas in October. Dallas, Texas. Returning for the second y...

5 Sep 2007

Bayer Open Another Carbon Nanotube Manufacturing Facility

Bayer MaterialScience AG is opening a second production facility for Baytubes®, its carbon nanotubes, at H.C. Starck GmbH in the town of Laufenburg on the German-Swiss border. The new facility has an annual capacity ...

From Covestro AG 5 Sep 2007

Better Methods of Making CNTs More Predictable

Imagine using minuscule structures the size of molecules to harvest sunlight and convert it into electricity. Or employing the same structures to store hydrogen fuel so that it fits into a car’s gas tank. Or replac...

5 Sep 2007

Leading MEMS Manufacturers Embark on European MEMS Roadshow

SUSS MicroTec and Surface Technology Systems, two of the leading providers for MEMS manufacturing solutions worldwide, announced today that the successful "MEMS Roadshow", which toured 5 cities in the US earlie...

5 Sep 2007

New System for Generating Trace Concentration Levels of Chemicals and Calibration Gas Standards

Advance Nanotech, Inc., a leading provider of financing and support services to drive the commercialization of nanotechnology-related products for homeland security and display technologies, today announced that its Owls...

5 Sep 2007

Nanotailor License NASA TEchnology to Commercially Produce Single Wall Carbon Nanotubes

A NASA-developed innovative process is making waves in the nanotechnology field and spurring the development of new companies in the process. A new company based in Austin, Texas, Nanotailor, has licensed NASA Goddard Sp...

5 Sep 2007

Is Length Really Important - Apparently It is if you are a Carbon Nanotube wanting to Absorb Light

If you want to exploit the ability of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) to absorb, fluoresce and scatter light, take the advice of a sandlot quarterback and “go long.” In the Aug. 29, 2007, issue of ...

5 Sep 2007

Nanotechnology Helps Identify Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis or ALS

A nanotechnology developed by a University at Buffalo professor has enabled researchers to identify a molecular signature common to both familial and sporadic cases of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig&#...

5 Sep 2007

Nanotechnology Awareness Poll Results Released

Nanoscience and nanotechnology are two of the hottest fields in research, investment, and manufacturing. Some hail nanotechnology as enabling The Next Industrial Revolution. But how many Americans know what nanotechn...

5 Sep 2007

CHF 1 Million Balzan Prize Awarded for Nanoscience

One of the four International Balzan Prizes 2007, which have a prize fund of CHF 1 million (EUR 610 thousand), is to be awarded for research in the area of nanoscience to Sumio Iijima, Meijo University, Nagoya, Japan. ...

4 Sep 2007

First Stand-Alone Solution for Localized Thermal Analysis at the Micron Scale

Anasys Instruments, the pioneers of nanoscale thermal measurements, announce the release of VESTA, the first stand-alone solution for Localized Thermal Analysis (LTA) measurements at the micron scale. This is ideal for t...

4 Sep 2007