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Nature’s Most Intricate Patterns Exhibited by Tiny, Synthetic Gold Nanoparticles

Our world is full of patterns, from the twist of a DNA molecule to the spiral of the Milky Way. New research from Carnegie Mellon chemists has revealed that tiny, synthetic gold nanoparticles exhibit some of nature’s most intricate patterns.

By Jocelyn Duffy 10 Apr 2015

Fujifilm and IBM Accomplish Record Breaking Storage Capacity on Tape Using NANOCUBIC Technology

FUJIFILM Recording Media U.S.A., Inc., a subsidiary of FUJIFILM Corporation, the leading global manufacturer of data storage media, today announced that in conjunction with IBM, a new record in areal data density of 123 billion bits per square inch on linear magnetic particulate tape has been achieved.

10 Apr 2015

Synthesised Nanoparticles Act As Artificial Viruses

A team of scientists from the Institute for Biotechnology and Biomedicine at the UAB has produced an alternative to the use of viruses in gene therapy. The researchers synthesised nanoparticles which act as artificial viruses, capable of surrounding DNA fragments and releasing them as therapeutic agents, with no biological risk, into the interior of the cells.

10 Apr 2015

ams to Supply AS-MLV-P2 MEMS Gas Sensor Component for VOC Detection in Withings Home Monitoring System

ams AG, a leading provider of high performance sensors and analog ICs, today announced that it is supplying its AS-MLV-P2 MEMS gas sensor component for VOC (volatile organic compound) detection to Withings for use in its innovative new Home monitoring system.

10 Apr 2015

NanoMech Donates Original Artwork to University of Arkansas College of Engineering Nanoscale Institute

NanoMech today donated an original piece of art commissioned for the University of Arkansas College of Engineering to be placed on permanent display in the Nanoscale Institute on campus. This donation is dedicated in appreciation for the many talented UA alumni that have joined NanoMech as full time employees.

10 Apr 2015

Tennant Introduces Nanobubble Technology-Based Sustainable Cleaning Systems

Tennant Company today announced ec-H2O NanoClean™, the next generation of the successful, sustainable cleaning technology ec-H2O™. This next generation solution offers the same great benefits of the original and now cleans better, cleans more soils, and is effective in more applications. Tennant Company is a world leader in designing, manufacturing and marketing solutions that help create a cleaner, safer, healthier world.

10 Apr 2015

Nanoscience Instruments Announce New AFM with High Definition Electrical Measurement Capabilities

Nanoscience Instruments introduces the Nano-Observer, a new research atomic force microscope (AFM) designed with advanced nanoscale electrical characterization capabilities. The Nano-Observer opens up new applications in advanced materials development at an extremely attractive price point.

From Nanoscience Instruments 9 Apr 2015

Cathodoluminescence Tomography Helps Visualize Optical Properties of 3-D Objects with Nanometer-Scale Resolution

To design the next generation of optical devices, ranging from efficient solar panels to LEDs to optical transistors, engineers will need a 3-dimensional image depicting how light interacts with these objects on the nanoscale.

9 Apr 2015

Heat Flow at Sub-Nanometer Distances Occurs Through “Phonon Tunneling”

Conduction and thermal radiation are two ways in which heat is transferred from one object to another: Conduction is the process by which heat flows between objects in physical contact, such as a pot of tea on a hot stove, while thermal radiation describes heat flow across large distances, such as heat emitted by the sun.

From Massachusetts Institute of Technology 9 Apr 2015

MEMS Sensor Developer, Standing Egg, Licenses Imagination's MIPS Warrior M-Class CPU

Imagination Technologies (IMG.L) announces that South Korea based MEMS sensor development company Standing Egg has licensed Imagination's MIPS Warrior M-class CPU for use in its next-generation sensor hubs targeting an expanding range of products including mobile devices, IoT, wearables, and automotive.

9 Apr 2015

Xilinx’s Virtex UltraScale 20nm FPGA Enables JDSU ONT 400G Ethernet Test Platform

Xilinx, Inc. today announced that its Virtex® UltraScale™ 20nm FPGA is enabling the JDSU ONT 400G Ethernet test platform. This new platform delivers 400G bandwidth and ensures precise analysis on a true packet-to-packet basis to support the needs and complexity of advanced 400G applications.

9 Apr 2015

Synopsys Offers Broad Portfolio of DesignWare PHY IP for TSMC's 16nm FinFET Plus Processes

Synopsys, Inc. today announced the availability of a broad portfolio of DesignWare® PHY IP for TSMC's 16-nanometer (nm) FinFET Plus (16FF+) processes, enabling designers to integrate required functionality in mobile and enterprise system-on-chips (SoCs) with less risk.

From Synopsys, Inc. 9 Apr 2015

Cavendish Kinetics Utilizes STATS ChipPAC's Wafer Level Technology for RF MEMS Tuning Solutions

STATS ChipPAC Ltd. ("STATS ChipPAC"), a leading provider of advanced semiconductor packaging and test services, today announced that Cavendish Kinetics, a leading provider of high performance RF MEMS tuning solutions for LTE smartphones and wearable devices, has adopted its advanced wafer level packaging technology to deliver Cavendish's SmarTune™ RF MEMS tuners in the smallest possible form factor, as a 2mm2 chip scale package.

9 Apr 2015

DFG Honors Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Chemist with 2015 Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize

The chemist Dr. Pavel Levkin of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) is granted the 2015 Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize by the German Research Foundation (DFG). The prize is considered the highest distinction for young researchers in Germany. Scientific work of Pavel Levkin focuses on the investigation of cell-surface interactions, the development of biofunctional materials and super-water-repellent surfaces as well as on nanoparticles for specific medicine and gene transport. A major scientific success of Levkin was the synthesis of lipid-like molecules for gene modification of cells.

9 Apr 2015

Voltage Nanosensor Project Receives $1.35 Million HFSP Research Grant

An international team led by biophysicist Shimon Weiss, who holds UCLA’s Dean M. Willard Chair in Chemistry, has been awarded a prestigious Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP) research grant of $1.35 million over three years. The HFSP international program supports frontier research on the complex mechanisms of living organisms.

From University of California, Los Angeles 9 Apr 2015

Nanotechnology News

Nature’s Most Intricate Patterns Exhibited by Tiny, Synthetic Gold Nanoparticles

Fujifilm and IBM Accomplish Record Breaking Storage Capacity on Tape Using NANOCUBIC Technology

Synthesised Nanoparticles Act As Artificial Viruses

ams to Supply AS-MLV-P2 MEMS Gas Sensor Component for VOC Detection in Withings Home Monitoring System

NanoMech Donates Original Artwork to University of Arkansas College of Engineering Nanoscale Institute

Tennant Introduces Nanobubble Technology-Based Sustainable Cleaning Systems

Nanoscience Instruments Announce New AFM with High Definition Electrical Measurement Capabilities

Cathodoluminescence Tomography Helps Visualize Optical Properties of 3-D Objects with Nanometer-Scale Resolution

Heat Flow at Sub-Nanometer Distances Occurs Through “Phonon Tunneling”

MEMS Sensor Developer, Standing Egg, Licenses Imagination's MIPS Warrior M-Class CPU

Xilinx’s Virtex UltraScale 20nm FPGA Enables JDSU ONT 400G Ethernet Test Platform

Synopsys Offers Broad Portfolio of DesignWare PHY IP for TSMC's 16nm FinFET Plus Processes

Cavendish Kinetics Utilizes STATS ChipPAC's Wafer Level Technology for RF MEMS Tuning Solutions

DFG Honors Karlsruhe Institute of Technology Chemist with 2015 Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Prize

Voltage Nanosensor Project Receives $1.35 Million HFSP Research Grant

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