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Piezoelectricity Demonstrated in Free Standing Single Layer of Molybdenum Disulfide

A door has been opened to low-power off/on switches in micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) and nanoelectronic devices, as well as ultrasensitive bio-sensors, with the first observation of piezoelectricity in a free standing two-dimensional semiconductor by a team of researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)'s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab).

23 Dec 2014

Alternative Energy & Environmental Solutions Enters LoI to Acquire BioTechPharma

Alternative Energy & Environmental Solutions, Inc., today announced that it has signed a letter of intent to acquire BioTechPharma Corporation, a biotechnology company that has developed and patented a nanotechnology...

23 Dec 2014

ORNL Researchers Discover Technique for Increasing Binding Strength and Selectivity of Crown Ether Molecules

A research team led by the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have found a technique to drastically increase the binding strength and selectivity of crown ethers.

From Oak Ridge National Laboratory 22 Dec 2014

Atomically Thin Material Developed at Rice University Holds Potential for Two-Dimensional Electronics

An atomically thin material developed at Rice University may lead to the thinnest-ever imaging platform.

22 Dec 2014

nano tech 2015 to be Held at Tokyo Big Sight, Japan

The nano tech Executive Committee (Chairman: Tomoji Kawai, Professor, Osaka University ) will hold "nano tech 2015 - The 14th International Nanotechnology Exhibition & Conference" at Tokyo Big Sight for three days from January 28 to 30, 2015. Over 500 companies and organizations from 25 countries and regions will be exhibiting at 750 booths (as of December 15, 2014) to showcase products and technologies that contribute to cutting-edge industries.

22 Dec 2014

Sienna Labs Secures Key Patent on Targeted Plasmonic Therapy Platform to Treat Sebaceous Glands and Hair

Sienna Labs announced today that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued U.S. Patent No. 8,906,418 covering, among other aspects, methods of using the company's targeted plasmonic therapy (TPT) platform for localizing thermal damage to sebaceous glands and hair, a key mechanism for their investigational acne treatment and hair removal indications.

22 Dec 2014

Xilinx Announces Volume Production of 20nm FPGAs

Xilinx, Inc. today announced that its Kintex® UltraScale™ KU040 FPGAs are now the industry's first 20nm device to move into volume production. Customers can benefit from an estimated one year time to market advantage relative to its competition.

22 Dec 2014

Kionix Launches Ultra-Thin Full-Functional Tri-Axis Accelerometers

Leading MEMS manufacturer, Kionix, Inc., announced today the industry's first ultra-thin full-functional tri-axis accelerometers: the KX112 (2x2x0.6mm) and KXCJB (3x3x0.45mm).

22 Dec 2014

Global Nanoparticle Market Forecast to Grow at 16% CAGR During 2015-2020

The global nanoparticle market is showing tremendous growth backed by nanoparticle development programs, research initiatives, government support and commercial demand for nanoparticles. The nanoparticle industry at present has reached an intermediate stage where it is gradually leaving laboratories and coming into commercial usage among consumers.

22 Dec 2014

Texas A&M University Professor to be Recognized for Achievements in Mass Spectrometry

Dr. Emile A. Schweikert, professor of chemistry at Texas A&M University, has been selected to receive the 2015 Eastern Analytical Symposium Award for Outstanding Achievements in Mass Spectrometry.

22 Dec 2014

Technology Analysis Report on Maxim Integrated MAX21000 - 3-Axis MEMS Gyroscope

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Maxim Integrated MAX21000 - 3-Axis MEMS Gyroscope Technology Analysis" report to their offering.

From Research and Markets 22 Dec 2014

Celator Pharmaceuticals Announces Receipt of European Patent Allowance on Nanoparticle Delivery Technology

Celator Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company transforming the science of combination therapy and developing products to improve patient outcomes in cancer, today announced that the application of European patent number 2,222,278 was allowed by the European Patent Office.

22 Dec 2014

Attosecond-Timed Laser Flashes Can Control Electron Motion in Helium Atom

Physicists are continuously advancing the control they can exert over matter. A German-Spanish team working with researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics in Heidelberg has now become the first to image the motion of the two electrons in a helium atom and even to control this electronic partner dance.

19 Dec 2014

Nano-Scale Reaction Space for Pretreated Lignocellulosic Biomass can be Altered by Cellulases

Pretreatment of cellulosic biomass using cell wall degrading enzymes is a critical step in the release of sugars needed to produce biofuels and renewable, biobased chemicals and materials.

19 Dec 2014

New Microfluidic System to Study How Proteins Form and Lose Their Natural Folded Structures

Collaborating scientists from The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) and the University of California (UC) San Diego have developed a powerful new system for studying how proteins and other biological molecules form and lose their natural folded structures.

19 Dec 2014

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Piezoelectricity Demonstrated in Free Standing Single Layer of Molybdenum Disulfide

Alternative Energy & Environmental Solutions Enters LoI to Acquire BioTechPharma

ORNL Researchers Discover Technique for Increasing Binding Strength and Selectivity of Crown Ether Molecules

Atomically Thin Material Developed at Rice University Holds Potential for Two-Dimensional Electronics

nano tech 2015 to be Held at Tokyo Big Sight, Japan

Sienna Labs Secures Key Patent on Targeted Plasmonic Therapy Platform to Treat Sebaceous Glands and Hair

Xilinx Announces Volume Production of 20nm FPGAs

Kionix Launches Ultra-Thin Full-Functional Tri-Axis Accelerometers

Global Nanoparticle Market Forecast to Grow at 16% CAGR During 2015-2020

Texas A&M University Professor to be Recognized for Achievements in Mass Spectrometry

Technology Analysis Report on Maxim Integrated MAX21000 - 3-Axis MEMS Gyroscope

Celator Pharmaceuticals Announces Receipt of European Patent Allowance on Nanoparticle Delivery Technology

Attosecond-Timed Laser Flashes Can Control Electron Motion in Helium Atom

Nano-Scale Reaction Space for Pretreated Lignocellulosic Biomass can be Altered by Cellulases

New Microfluidic System to Study How Proteins Form and Lose Their Natural Folded Structures

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