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Changchun Institute Places Order for Eulitha PHABLE Photolithography System

EULITHA, a Swiss startup company offering innovative lithography equipment and services for the nanotechnology, photonics and optoelectronic markets announced today that it received a new order for its unique PhableR 100 photolithography tool from the Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics (CIOMP), China.

From Eulitha AG 19 Aug 2015

Suss MicroTec and University of Pennsylvania Announce New Center for Nanoimprint Lithography in North America

SUSS MicroTec, a global supplier of equipment and process solutions for the semiconductor industry and related markets, and the Singh Center for Nanotechnology at the University of Pennsylvania (Penn) are announcing a cooperation agreement in the field of nanoimprint technologies.

From SUSS MicroTec AG 18 Aug 2015

Researchers Study Nanoscale Biostructures with JPK NanoWizard® AFM-SECM at Université Paris Diderot

JPK Instruments, a world-leading manufacturer of nanoanalytic instrumentation for research in life sciences and soft matter, reports on the application of scanning electrochemical microscopy to study nanometric biostructures by the Demaille and Anne Group in the Laboratoire d'Electrochimie Moléculaire at the Université Paris Diderot, France.

From Bruker BioAFM 18 Aug 2015

New Study Reveals Graphene’s Hydrophobicity is Thickness-Dependent

The Quantum Detection Group at the National Physical Laboratory has conducted a study on the hydrophobicity of epitaxial graphene, which could be used in the future to develop graphene coatings suitable for electronics, medicine and more.

By Beth Ellison 18 Aug 2015

Nanotube Fibers Bridge Electrical Gaps in Scarred Heart Tissue

Researchers from Rice University and Texas Heart Institute are investigating the application of soft, pliable carbon nanotube fibers to fix electrical gaps in heart tissues damaged by cardiac arrhythmias, which affect over 4 million people in America every year.

By Beth Ellison 18 Aug 2015

Surprising Discovery at HZB Could Advance Hybrid Organic/Inorganic Solar Cells

An HZB team headed by Prof. Silke Christiansen has made a surprising discovery about hybrid organic/inorganic solar cells. Contrary to expectations, a diode composed of the conductive organic PEDOT:PSS and an n-type silicon absorber material behaves more like a pn junction between two semiconductors than like a metal-semiconductor contact (Schottky diode).

18 Aug 2015

Researchers Apply Nanopore Gene Sequencing to Proteins

University of Pennsylvania researchers have made strides toward a new method of gene sequencing a strand of DNA’s bases are read as they are threaded through a nanoscopic hole.

18 Aug 2015

Universal Laser and Rice University Partner for Advanced Research on Laser Induced Graphene

Universal Laser Systems (ULS), the world’s leader in laser materials processing and Rice University’s Richard E. Smalley Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology in Houston, Texas, are actively collaborating on advanced research on Laser Induced Graphene (LIG) synthesis and refinement.

18 Aug 2015

Alexium Receives Additional Purchase Orders from Major Bedding Customer of Alexium FR Finish

Alexium International Group Limited (Alexium) is pleased to announce two additional purchase orders from its major bedding customer of Alexium FR finish after successful full-scale production runs.

18 Aug 2015

Legacy Tower Selected for Photonics Business Headquarters and High Tech Accelerator/Incubator

As a historic initial step in establishing Governor Andrew M. Cuomo’s $600 million photonics institute in downtown Rochester, SUNY Polytechnic Institute – the grant awardee and contracting entity with the Department of Defense - today jointly announced with the Rochester Business Leaders Photonics Working Group the selection of the Legacy Tower as the home to the institute’s business headquarters and high tech accelerator/incubator.

18 Aug 2015

Colorado School of Mines Acquires TESCAN Microscopy and Automated Mineralogy Systems

TESCAN USA and The Colorado School of Mines are pleased to announce a partnership agreement that creates a world-class electron beam analytical facility on the Golden, Colorado campus.

18 Aug 2015

EPGL Challenges Google in Smart Contact Lens Revolution

EP Global Communications, Inc. announces a challenge to Google to confirm it is up to speed with EPGL in the smart contact lens revolution.

18 Aug 2015

Scientists Map 3D Atomic Structure of Brain Signaling

Scientists have revealed never-before-seen details of how our brain sends rapid-fire messages between its cells. They mapped the 3-D atomic structure of a two-part protein complex that controls the release of signaling chemicals, called neurotransmitters, from brain cells.

18 Aug 2015

Thin, Foldable Material Allows Nano-Thin Silicon Integrated Circuits to be Integrated into Complex Curved Surfaces

A new world of flexible, bendable, even stretchable electronics is emerging from research labs to address a wide range of potentially game-changing uses. The common, rigid printed circuit board is slowly being replaced by a thin ribbon of resilient, high-performance electronics.

18 Aug 2015

Liver-on-Chip Device with Nanotechnology-Based Optoelectronic Sensors Mimicks Human Physiology

Safety evaluation is a critical part of drug and cosmetic development. In recent years there is a growing understanding that animal experiments fail to predict the human response, necessitating the development of alternative models to predict drug toxicity.

18 Aug 2015

Nanotechnology News

Changchun Institute Places Order for Eulitha PHABLE Photolithography System

Suss MicroTec and University of Pennsylvania Announce New Center for Nanoimprint Lithography in North America

Researchers Study Nanoscale Biostructures with JPK NanoWizard® AFM-SECM at Université Paris Diderot

New Study Reveals Graphene’s Hydrophobicity is Thickness-Dependent

Nanotube Fibers Bridge Electrical Gaps in Scarred Heart Tissue

Surprising Discovery at HZB Could Advance Hybrid Organic/Inorganic Solar Cells

Researchers Apply Nanopore Gene Sequencing to Proteins

Universal Laser and Rice University Partner for Advanced Research on Laser Induced Graphene

Alexium Receives Additional Purchase Orders from Major Bedding Customer of Alexium FR Finish

Legacy Tower Selected for Photonics Business Headquarters and High Tech Accelerator/Incubator

Colorado School of Mines Acquires TESCAN Microscopy and Automated Mineralogy Systems

EPGL Challenges Google in Smart Contact Lens Revolution

Scientists Map 3D Atomic Structure of Brain Signaling

Thin, Foldable Material Allows Nano-Thin Silicon Integrated Circuits to be Integrated into Complex Curved Surfaces

Liver-on-Chip Device with Nanotechnology-Based Optoelectronic Sensors Mimicks Human Physiology

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