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Atomic Level Secret To The Strength of Bone Revealed

Scientists and engineers are eager to understand the secret behind bone’s lightweight toughness so they can mimic it in the design of new materials, but previous studies have revealed a number of different strength...

28 Aug 2007

Nanowire Coating For Biocompatible Titanium Bone Implants

University of Arkansas researchers have found a simple, inexpensive way to create a nanowire coating on the surface of biocompatible titanium that can be used to create more effective surfaces for hip replacement, dental...

28 Aug 2007

Hydrogen Storage Materials Focus of New Sandia Project

Sandia researchers have spent a good deal of time in recent years examining the viability of hydrogen storage materials through the Department of Energy (DOE) Metal Hydride Center of Excellence (which it leads), as well ...

From Sandia National Laboratories 28 Aug 2007

Nanoalloys, From Theory to Application, The Plenary Talk at the Royal Society of Chemistry Meeting on Nanoalloys

Julius Jellinek, a senior scientist at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory, will deliver the plenary talk of the Faraday Discussion Meeting 138 on Nanoalloys: From Theory to Application, to be...

28 Aug 2007

Plastic Logic Buy Thin Film Deposition Tool from AIXTRON

Plastic Logic Ltd., based in Cambridge, UK, has purchased an AIXTRON Gen 3.5 deposition tool for thin film deposition of the key organic dielectric layer used in their manufacturing process for flexible organic TFT backp...

From AIXTRON SE 28 Aug 2007

Nanometrics Divest Properties

Nanometrics Incorporated, a leading supplier of advanced metrology equipment to the semiconductor industry, today announced that the company has completed the sale of certain real estate holdings in Narita, Japan and Mil...

28 Aug 2007

Mechanical Nanostimulator Wins $25000 Physik Instrumente NanoInnovation Grant

Andrea Lelli, Eric A. Stauffer and Jeffrey R. Holt, Department of Neuroscience, University of Virginia Medical School have won the $25,000 PI (Physik Instrumente) NanoInnovation Grant™ for a research proposal entit...

From Physik Instrumente (PI) GmbH & Co KG 28 Aug 2007

Nanotechnology Industry Leaders Appointed to the Board of The Australian Nano Business Forum

The Australian Nano Business Forum (ANBF) has announced the appointment of Dr Paul McCormick as the Board Member to represent its WA Chapter. Dr McCormick who was nominated by the WA Chapter of the ANBF, and electe...

27 Aug 2007

OAI Adds Nano Imprint Lithography With Sub 20 Nm Resolution

OAI (Optical Associates Inc.) announces today that it has added NANO IMPRINT LITHOGRAPHY to its mask aligners. Working with Nanolithosolutions Inc. (NLS), OAI is offering a nano imprint module as an option for the ...

27 Aug 2007

Mass Spectrometer Used To Weigh Virus

With unprecedented sensitivity, Carnegie Mellon University's Mark Bier has characterized large viral particles and bulky von Willebrand factors using a novel mass spectrometer. These exciting results may lead to new ...

27 Aug 2007

Half Billion Dollar Microsystems Engineering Sciences Complex Completed at Sandia

The U.S. Department of Energy Deputy Secretary Clay Sell, National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Administrator Tom D'Agostino, Senator Pete Domenici, and Sandia President Tom Hunter today celebrated completi...

From Sandia National Laboratories 27 Aug 2007

Nano-Sensor That Indicates Oncoming Asthma Attacks and Helps Monitor Symptoms

A sensor developed at the University of Pittsburgh could strip the element of surprise from some asthma attacks by detecting one before its onset. Fitted in a hand-held device, the tiny sensor provides people who have as...

27 Aug 2007

Nanobiotechnology, The Super Small Future of Medicine To Be Presented At Conference

The future of medicine may be small – very, very, very small. The future of medicine and medical research is likely to prominently feature nanobiotechnology – new technology for biology and medicine that w...

27 Aug 2007

Cheap, Green Solar Power Promised By Thin Solar Cells

Scientists are researching new ways of harnessing the sun's rays which could eventually make it cheaper for people to use solar energy to power their homes. The experts at Durham University are developing light-ab...

24 Aug 2007

nanoTX’07 Conference and Exposition To Look At Nanotechnology Safety

A 2007 update, including the most recent information regarding NanoSafe projects, research findings/lessons learned, and outreach/collaboration activities will be featured at the Dallas Convention Center during Internati...

24 Aug 2007