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Nantero Carbon Nanotube Technology and HP Thermal Inkjet Used for Printable Flexible Electronic Memory

Nantero, Inc., a nanotechnology company using carbon nanotubes for the development of next-generation semiconductor devices, is working with HP to explore the use of HP inkjet technology and Nantero’s carbon nanotu...

12 Jul 2007

Supermodel Gives Her Thoughts On Nanoparticles and Nanotechnology Being Used In Consumer Goods

In her words supermodel Angela Lindvall is "no expert" but she has put her face and figure at the front of the nanotechnology debate. In a video for the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) she warns agains...

12 Jul 2007

Nuclear Blast Protection With Nanotechnology Enhanced Geodesic Domes

The Advanced Nanotechnology blog has conducted a thought experiment on how nanotechnology enhanced geodesic domes may be used to withstand nuclear blasts. The highly speculative proposal covers major cities, such as M...

12 Jul 2007

NanoBio Awarded $2.4 million by the State of Michigan

NanoBio(R) Corporation, a biopharmaceutical company developing novel products for the treatment and prevention of serious infections, today announced that it has been awarded $2.4 million by the State of Michigan 21st Ce...

12 Jul 2007

Surrey Nanosystems Win Major Order for Innovative Carbon Nanotube Growth Tool

Surrey NanoSystems has won a major order for its innovative carbon nanotube growth tool from ITA, the advanced technologies research institute in Trapani, Sicily. ITA selected the NanoGrowth tool for its ability to re...

From Surrey Nanosystems 12 Jul 2007

Nanometrics Receive Order from Japanese Flash Memory Manufacturer

Nanometrics Incorporated, a leading supplier of advanced metrology equipment to the semiconductor industry, today announced it has received a multi-platform order from a major Japanese flash memory manufacturer. The orde...

12 Jul 2007

Equipment Acquisition Resources Expands Business with EARBid Online Semiconductor Auction Services

Equipment Acquisition Resources, Inc., one of the largest suppliers of semiconductor equipment worldwide, today announced the launch of its new division EARBid (www.earbid.com). EARBid will conduct global online auctions...

11 Jul 2007

Copper Barrier CMP Technology Improved With Cabot Microelectronics CMP Slurries For Low K Devices

Cabot Microelectronics Corporation, the world’s leading supplier of chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) polishing slurries to the semiconductor industry, announces a major breakthrough in its CMP technology wit...

11 Jul 2007

Molecular Switch For Advanced Electronics a Step Closer

The electronics industry believes that when it comes to circuits, smaller is better -- and many foresee a future where electrical switches and circuits will be as tiny as single molecules. Turning this dream into real...

11 Jul 2007

Cancer Treatment Using Ultrasound to Deliver Targeted Nanobubbles of Drugs

A new targeted drug delivery method uses ultrasound to image tumors, while also releasing the drug from “nanobubbles” into the tumor. Cancer drugs can be targeted to tumors by delivering them in packets of...

11 Jul 2007

Malvern Zetasizer Nano Provides Insights into Protein at UMass

The user-friendliness of the Malvern Panalytical Zetasizer Nano is proving to be a significant factor in its successful use in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Massachusetts (Amherst, MA, USA) for a wide ...

From Malvern Panalytical 11 Jul 2007

Forget About Bling, Cubic Zirconia Nanocrystals May Make Better Fuel Cells

A new way to make cubic zirconia with very small crystal sizes could be key to making hydrogen fuel cells more reliable and cost-effective. The invention by a team led by Zuhair Munir, distinguished professor of chemi...

10 Jul 2007

Polymeric Micro and Nanoparticles Made in a Wide Variety Of Shapes and Sizes

Researchers in the College of Engineering at UC Santa Barbara have discovered how to make polymeric micro- and nanoparticles in a wide variety of different shapes and sizes using commonly-available lab chemicals and equi...

10 Jul 2007

Magnetic Nano Tweezers Show How Cancer Drug Works

The annoying bulges of an over-wound telephone cord that shorten its reach and limit a caller's motion help to explain why drugs called camptothecins are so effective in killing cancer cells, according to investigato...

10 Jul 2007

Environmentally Friendly Batteries Produced Using Viruses

Viruses are notorious villains. They cause serious human diseases like AIDS, polio, and influenza, and can lead to system crashes and data loss in computers. A new podcast explores how nanotechnology researcher Angela...

10 Jul 2007