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Selective Modification of Nanoscale Rods Using Gold Nanoparticles

Nanotechnology appears to be an unstoppable trend and it requires defined nanoscale building blocks and patterns. “A typical difficulty with the synthesis of nanostructures is the modification of nanoscale objects ...

10 Apr 2007

Physik Instrumente Offer NanoInnovation Grants of up $25,000

PI (Physik Instrumente) L.P., a leading manufacturer of nanopositioning and piezo-based ultra-precision motion-control equipment for photonics, semiconductor and lifescience applications offers its 4th annual NanoInnovat...

From Physik Instrumente (PI) GmbH & Co KG 10 Apr 2007

Zyvex Spins Off Nanomaterials Business

Zyvex, the first molecular nanotechnology company, today announced its first company spinout: Zyvex Performance Materials (ZPM). The new company leverages Zyvex’s long-standing reputation as an industry leader, its...

From Zyvex 10 Apr 2007

Centers for Disease Control Speaker to Present at 10th Biodetection Technologies Conference

The Knowledge Foundation announced today announced that Dr. John R. Barr, Chief, Biological Mass Spectrometry Laboratory at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, will speak at the 10th Biodetection Technologies...

10 Apr 2007

Plextronics Wins $340K Grant from Pennsylvania NanoMaterials Commercialization Center

Plextronics, a world leader in developing and delivering active layer technology for electronic devices, announced it has been awarded a $340,500 grant from the Pennsylvania NanoMaterials Commercialization Center (the Ce...

10 Apr 2007

Carbon Nanotube Pipettes Could Become Key to in-situ DNA Sequencing

Drexel University College of Engineering researchers have successfully developed carbon nanotube-tipped pipettes that could become key to cell biology in-situ DNA sequencing and organelle-targeted drug delivery. Acco...

10 Apr 2007

Nanotextured Implant Materials

Biomedical engineers are constantly coming up with ways to repair the human body, replacing defective and worn out parts with plastic, titanium, and ceramic substitutes - but the body does not always accept such substitu...

10 Apr 2007

Genetically Engineered Spider Silk Proteins Lead to Better Understanding of Spinning Process

Stronger than steel and more elastic than rubber: spider silk is unsurpassed in its expandability, resistance to tearing, and toughness. Spider silk would be an ideal material for a large variety of medical and technical...

10 Apr 2007

DC Nanogenerator Fabricated Using an Array of Zinc Oxide Nanowires

Researchers have demonstrated a prototype nanometer-scale generator that produces continuous direct-current electricity by harvesting mechanical energy from such environmental sources as ultrasonic waves, mechanical vibr...

From Nanogen 10 Apr 2007

New Ultra-High Resolution Positioning and Scanning System for Nanoscopic Imaging

The new ultra-low noise E-536 driver / controller, together with the P-363 PicoCube®, provide significantly higher resolution and positional stability than previous multi-axis scanning systems. The E-536 can be c...

4 Apr 2007

Argonne and University of Illinois Develop Flexible Electronic Structures

Flexible electronic structures with the potential to bend, expand and manipulate electronic devices are being developed by researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory and the University...

4 Apr 2007

Bayer MaterialScience and Nanoledge Join Forces

During the JEC Composites Show, taking place from April 3rd to April 5th in Paris, Bayer MaterialScience, one of the world's leading producers of polymers and high-performance plastics and Nanoledge, the European lea...

4 Apr 2007

DSM Somos Brings Stereolithography One Step Closer to Direct Manufacturing

DSM Somos has introduced DMX-SL™ 100 - the industry’s first stereolithography (SL) resin targeted for high durability applications and a significant new chemistry platform for direct manufacturing development...

4 Apr 2007

ICT, World Semiconductor Giant Join Forces to Develop CPU Chips

The CAS Institute of Computing Technology (ICT) and STMicroelectronics, one of the world's largest semiconductor manufacturers, announced, on 28 March, their cooperation on the development and commercial exploitation...

4 Apr 2007

Atomistic Model Helps Students Visualize Nanoscale Problems

Civil engineers by tradition are concerned with the big picture, but some are refocusing their vision, zooming in to solve minute problems we can't see with the naked eye, like tiny fractures in polymers, silicon or ...

4 Apr 2007