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Nano-Robots Swim through Complex Biological Fluids

Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems have developed nanoscale swimming bodies which are able to navigate through complicated biological fluids.

By Alexander Chilton 10 Nov 2014

Nanofabrication Research Capabilities Expanded at Top Southern USA University

Vanderbilt University in Tennessee, USA is expanding its research capabilities with the addition of an Oxford Instruments PlasmaPro® 100 Cobra plasma etch system, shortly to be installed in the University’s Vanderbilt Institute of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (VINSE) clean-room laboratory.

10 Nov 2014

Freescale Semiconductor Announces Premium Support for MEMS Industry Group’s Open-Source Sensor Fusion Collaboration

Freescale Semiconductor today announced premium support for MEMS Industry Group’s open-source sensor fusion collaboration, Accelerated Innovation Community (AIC). In addition to contributing its industry-leading sensor fusion software, Freescale is making available its sensor fusion development kit and additional development technology based on its Freedom development platforms for Freescale Sensors and Kinetis MCUs with Bluetooth.

10 Nov 2014

MEMS Industry Group's MEMS Executive Congress Held November 5-7 in Scottsdale, Arizona

MEMS Industry Group (MIG)'s MEMS Executive Congress -- held November 5-7 in Scottsdale, AZ -- showed why the micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS)/sensors industry is spearheading new user experiences in consumer, environmental, healthcare/medical and industrial applications.

10 Nov 2014

Researchers Build Flexible, Solid-State Supercapacitors Using Graphene and Carbon Nanotubes

Rice University scientist Matteo Pasquali and his team contributed to two new papers that suggest the nano-infused body of a car may someday power the car itself.

10 Nov 2014

Ancon Medical Seeks Funding to Further Develop Innovative Nanoparticle Biomarker Tagging Device

With medical and security professionals in the U.S. and across the world searching for a quick, portable and effective way to screen for the Ebola virus, an American medical device company is seeking funding for emerging technology that could screen for Ebola and a host of diseases within minutes, simply by testing an individual's breath.

10 Nov 2014

Researcher’s Nanoscale Work Shows Promise to Transform Energy Production, Storage, and Lighting

An avid amateur astronomer during her childhood in Vukovar, Croatia, Silvija Gradeèak, associate professor in materials science and engineering, was not content observing the physical world only from a distance: “I discovered what I really liked about science were experiments, and having the ability to make something with my hands,” she says.

From Massachusetts Institute of Technology 10 Nov 2014

Energy Control Principles for Durable and Cheap Nano-Devices

Large quantities of energy are wasted by the electronic devices in the form of heat. This is the reason behind the consumption of excess battery power by mobile phones.

By Stuart Milne 7 Nov 2014

LiqTech Subsidiary Develops LED-Based Deep UV Water Disinfection System

LiqTech International, Inc. is pleased to announce that its recently acquired subsidiary, Provital Solutions A/S, has developed a new LED-based Deep UV water disinfection system. We believe our system is the first large scale LED-based UV water disinfection system in the market.

7 Nov 2014

New Farr GSP Dust Collector with Nano Fiber Media for CNC Metal Cutting

A new Farr Gold Series® Package (GSP) dust collector provides high performance capture of dust and fumes generated by CNC laser and plasma cutters.

7 Nov 2014

BIND and Merck Partner to Develop Accurin Nanomedicines for Oncology

BIND Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical-stage nanomedicine platform company developing targeted and programmable therapeutics called AccurinsTM, today announced a joint research and development agreement with Merck, known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, through a subsidiary, to discover and develop novel nanomedicines for oncology.

7 Nov 2014

mCube Offers Smallest, Lowest Power Consumption eCompass and iGyro Sensors

Expanding its portfolio of the world’s smallest MEMS motion sensors, mCube today announced the availability of its third generation electronic compass (eCompass) and second generation iGyro™ motion sensors.

7 Nov 2014

PIE Scientific Announces Revolutionary Intelligent Remote Plasma Cleaning Technology for Contamination Control in Scanning Electron Microscopes and other Vacuum Systems

PIE Scientific LLC, a leader in low pressure high efficiency plasma source manufacturing, has recently released a revolutionary downstream plasma cleaner---SEMI-KLEEN plasma cleaner. It is designed to meet the toughest contamination requirements from the semiconductor capital equipment industry.

From PIE Scientific LLC 7 Nov 2014

First Open-Source Algorithm Cooperative Announced at MEMS Executive Congress US 2014

MEMS Executive Congress -- Karen Lightman, executive director of MEMS Industry Group (MIG), today announced the first open-source algorithm cooperative, Accelerated Innovation Community (AIC), during her opening remarks at MEMS Executive Congress US 2014.

7 Nov 2014

INVECAS to Operate SoC Design Service Centers to Provide Support for GLOBALFOUNDRIES Customers

GLOBALFOUNDRIES, a leading provider of advanced semiconductor manufacturing, design and technology solutions, today announced a partnership with INVECAS Inc., a newly formed design services provider focused on accelerating customer introduction of new products on leading-edge semiconductor process technologies.

7 Nov 2014

Nanotechnology News

Nano-Robots Swim through Complex Biological Fluids

Nanofabrication Research Capabilities Expanded at Top Southern USA University

Freescale Semiconductor Announces Premium Support for MEMS Industry Group’s Open-Source Sensor Fusion Collaboration

MEMS Industry Group's MEMS Executive Congress Held November 5-7 in Scottsdale, Arizona

Researchers Build Flexible, Solid-State Supercapacitors Using Graphene and Carbon Nanotubes

Ancon Medical Seeks Funding to Further Develop Innovative Nanoparticle Biomarker Tagging Device

Researcher’s Nanoscale Work Shows Promise to Transform Energy Production, Storage, and Lighting

Energy Control Principles for Durable and Cheap Nano-Devices

LiqTech Subsidiary Develops LED-Based Deep UV Water Disinfection System

New Farr GSP Dust Collector with Nano Fiber Media for CNC Metal Cutting

BIND and Merck Partner to Develop Accurin Nanomedicines for Oncology

mCube Offers Smallest, Lowest Power Consumption eCompass and iGyro Sensors

PIE Scientific Announces Revolutionary Intelligent Remote Plasma Cleaning Technology for Contamination Control in Scanning Electron Microscopes and other Vacuum Systems

First Open-Source Algorithm Cooperative Announced at MEMS Executive Congress US 2014

INVECAS to Operate SoC Design Service Centers to Provide Support for GLOBALFOUNDRIES Customers

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