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Altatech Introduces AltaCVD 3D Memory Cell for Depositing Ultra-Thin Semiconductor Films

Altatech, a division of Soitec, has introduced the AltaCVD 3D Memory Cell(TM), a new member of its AltaCVD product line designed to deposit ultra-thin semiconductor films that enable the manufacturing of high-density, low-power memory ICs used throughout mobile electronics.

4 Dec 2014

Jena Scientists Successfully Produce Highly Specific Nanoparticles

Jena scientists have been successful in producing highly specific nanoparticles. Depending on the bound dye the particles are guided to the liver or to the kidney and deliver their payload of active ingredients directly to the targeted tissue.

4 Dec 2014

Novel Shapes at the Nanoscale Can Make Light Behave in Specific Ways

Stanford engineers have designed and built a prism-like device that can split a beam of light into different colors and bend the light at right angles, a development that could eventually lead to computers that use optics, rather than electricity, to carry data.

4 Dec 2014

Rewritable Paper Produced Using Redox Dyes with Titania Nanocrystals

First developed in China in about the year A.D. 150, paper has many uses, the most common being for writing and printing upon. Indeed, the development and spread of civilization owes much to paper’s use as writing material.

4 Dec 2014

Adhesion of E. coli Bacteria Can Be Controlled on New Synthetic Surface

A research team from Kiel University (CAU) and Goethe University Frankfurt have jointly created a synthetic surface on which the adhesion of E. coli bacteria can be controlled. The layer, which is only approximately four nanometres thick, imitates the saccharide coating (glycocalyx) of cells onto which the bacteria adhere such as during an infection.

4 Dec 2014

Nanotube Device Could Potentially Replace Damaged Retina

The aging process affects everything from cardiovascular function to memory to sexuality. Most worrisome for many, however, is the potential loss of eyesight due to retinal degeneration.

4 Dec 2014

New Technique for Chemical Imaging of Nanoscale Materials

A team of researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory and Ohio University have devised a powerful technique that simultaneously resolves the chemical characterization and topography of nanoscale materials down to the height of a single atom.

4 Dec 2014

Global Microscopy Market Forecast to Grow at 7.2% CAGR

According to the new market research report The "Microscopy Market by Product [Optical (Fluorescence, Super-Resolution), Confocal, Electron (Transmission), Scanning (AFM)], Application (Semiconductor, Life Science, Nanotechnology) & by End User (Academic Institute, Industries) - Global Forecast to 2019", published by MarketsandMarkets, provides a detailed overview of major drivers, restraints, challenges, opportunities, current market trends and strategies impacting the global market along with estimates and forecast of revenue.

4 Dec 2014

Bruker Enters High-Performance NanoIndenting Market, Launches NanoForce Nanomechanical Testing System for Challenging Nanomaterials Applications

At the 2014 MRS Fall Meeting and Exhibit, Bruker today introduced the NanoForce Nanoindenting and Nanomechanical Testing System to enable new discoveries in nanoscience. Nanomaterials are now found not only in research ...

From Bruker 3 Dec 2014

Nissan to Showcase Zero-Emissions LEAF Car with Self-Cleaning Nano-Paint Technology

The “world’s cleanest car” is daring its fans to get it dirty. Starting today, Nissan will launch a social media campaign that will include a series of online videos to showcase a zero-emissions Nissan LEAF with self-cleaning nano-paint technology. Created to demonstrate its potential use in future production vehicles, this LEAF is armed with Ultra-Ever Dry® paint to help repel almost any liquid that may come its way. Nissan first introduced the one-of-a-kind LEAF this past April.

3 Dec 2014

Sienna Labs Awarded Patent for Thermal Treatment of Pilosebaceous Unit with Coated Metal Nanoparticles

Sienna Labs announced today that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued U.S. Patent No. 8,895,071 covering, among other aspects, methods of using the company's plasmonic nanoparticle platform for localizing thermal damage to sebaceous glands and hair, a key mechanism for their investigational acne treatment and hair removal indications.

3 Dec 2014

New Orion Lightspeed Inspection System Detects Nano-Scale Defects Inside Semiconductor Materials

Altatech, a division of Soitec, has launched its newest inspection system, the Orion Lightspeed(TM), capable of pinpointing the size and location of nano-scale defects inside compound semiconductor materials and transparent substrates.

3 Dec 2014

Ryanodine Receptors Inserted into Tiny Nano-Membranes for Protein Study

Whenever muscles contract, so-called ryanodine receptors come into play. Calcium ions, which are ultimately responsible for the contraction of muscle cells, are released from storage organs and flow through these ion channels. Defective ryanodine receptors can lead, for example, to cardiac arrhythmias or sudden heart failure.

3 Dec 2014

Nanometrics Launches NanoSpec II Standalone Metrology System

Nanometrics Incorporated, a leading provider of advanced process control metrology and inspection systems, today announced the launch of its NanoSpec® II standalone metrology system, the latest model in its NanoSpec line of economic film metrology systems.

3 Dec 2014

Global Atomic Spectroscopy Market Forecast to Grow at 7.01% CAGR

Atomic spectroscopy is a technique used to analyze the elemental composition of an analyte by its electromagnetic or mass spectrum. This analysis is conducted with the help of spectral instruments by measuring the radiation intensity as a function of wavelength. The spectral instruments used in atomic spectroscopy are referred to as spectrometers or spectral analyzers.

3 Dec 2014