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Scientists Confine Both Light and Sound to the Same Nanoscale Waveguide Core

Scientists from Ghent University and imec announce today that they demonstrated interaction between light and sound in a nanoscale area. Their findings elucidate the physics of light-matter coupling at these scales – and pave the way for enhanced signal processing on mass-producible silicon photonic chips.

From IMEC 17 Feb 2015

Advances in Drug Delivery to Have Real-World Utility

After finishing his PhD in molecular genetics in the late 1990s, Daniel Anderson found himself conflicted about what to do next: He enjoyed science, but wanted to find a way to have a direct impact on human health.

From Massachusetts Institute of Technology 17 Feb 2015

Novel Technique to Make One-Atom-Thick Sheets of Germanium for Electronics Applications

The future of electronics could lie in a material from its past, as researchers from The Ohio State University work to turn germanium—the material of 1940s transistors—into a potential replacement for silicon.

17 Feb 2015

Samsung Commences Mass Production of 14nm FinFET Mobile Application Processor

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a world leader in advanced semiconductor solutions, announced that it has begun mass production of industry’s first mobile application processor using the advanced 14-nanometer (nm) FinFET process technology.

From Samsung Electronics 16 Feb 2015

QSTORM Project Aims to Use Blinking Quantum Dots for Enhancing Microscopy Resolution

What happens when a chemical engineer and a physicist walk into a bar? They forge a collaboration that could change biological imaging.

16 Feb 2015

Nanoscience Could Help Understand and Manipulate Natural Microbiomes

Microbiomes, communities of one-celled organisms, are everywhere in nature. They play important roles in health and agriculture, yet we know surprisingly little about them. Nanoscience might help.

16 Feb 2015

NanoGap Sensor Device for Early Detection of Bladder and Kidney Cancer

A new mobile device that allows bladder and kidney cancer to be detected at an early stage. This is being worked on by Wilfred van der Wiel, professor of nanoelectronics at the University of Twente MESA+ research institute. Thanks to this method, it is possible to read from DNA cells whether their carrier has bladder or kidney cancer.

16 Feb 2015

New Lab-on-a-Chip Technique for Analysis of Single Cells

Scientists at EPFL have developed a new lab-on-a-chip technique to analyze single cells from entire population. The new method, which uses beads and microfluidics can change the way we study mixed populations of cells, such as those of tumors.

16 Feb 2015

Thin Film Electronics Joins the Groupe Speciale Mobile Association

Thin Film Electronics ASA (“Thinfilm”), a leader in the development and commercialization of printed electronics and smart systems, today announced that it has joined the GSMA, the organization that represents the interests of mobile operators worldwide and hosts the annual Mobile World Congress conference.

16 Feb 2015

Group NanoXplore Finalises $2.725M CDN Agreement for Non-Brokered Private Placement

Group NanoXplore Inc., a Montreal-based company specialising in the production and application of graphene and its derivative materials, announced today that it finalised an agreement for a non-brokered private placement financing totalling $2.725M CDN in December, 2014.

16 Feb 2015

New Technique to Transform Silver into any Color without Expensive Nanofabrication Techniques

Northwestern University researchers have created a new technique that can transform silver into any color of the rainbow. Their simple method is a fast, low-cost alternative to color filters currently used in electronic displays and monitors.

16 Feb 2015

Nanotech to Develop Unique Optically-Variable Security Feature for Major Foreign Government

Nanotech Security Corp., announces successfully signing a contract with an issuing authority of a major foreign government to develop a unique optically-variable security feature to be potentially incorporated into various denominations of polymer, paper-based, and composite banknotes and secure documents. The one year contract is valued at approximately $1,000,000 with a renewal option.

13 Feb 2015

Global MEMS Market Forecast to Grow at 12.3% CAGR Over the Period 2014-2019

Microelectromechanical Systems, commonly known as MEMS, are made up of several nano electromechanical components embedded in semiconductor chips.

13 Feb 2015

Baxter Provides Update on Gene Therapy Program for Hemophilia B at EAHAD Annual Congress

Baxter International Inc. today provided an update on its gene therapy program, including progress on the Phase I/II open-label clinical trial assessing the safety and optimal dosing level of BAX 335, an investigational factor IX (FIX) gene therapy treatment for hemophilia B, during a sponsored symposium at the 8th Annual Congress of the European Association for Haemophilia and Allied Disorders (EAHAD) in Helsinki, Finland.

13 Feb 2015

Novavax Commences Enrollment in Phase 1 Clinical Trial of Ebola GP Vaccine

Novavax, Inc., a clinical-stage vaccine company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of recombinant nanoparticle vaccines and adjuvants, today announced that enrollment has begun in a Phase 1 clinical trial of its Ebola virus glycoprotein (GP) recombinant nanoparticle vaccine candidate adjuvanted with Matrix-M™ (Ebola GP Vaccine) in healthy subjects.

From Novavax Inc. 13 Feb 2015