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SMIC Launches 38nm NAND Process Technology

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation ("SMIC";) announced the readiness of 38nm NAND Flash process technology, making it the only foundry to manufacture NAND products for its customers.

From Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) 12 Sep 2014

Nanoparticle Electronic Skin for Early Breast Cancer Detection

For detecting cancer, manual breast exams seem low-tech compared to other methods such as MRI. But scientists are now developing an "electronic skin" that "feels" and images small lumps that fingers can miss.

From American Chemical Society 12 Sep 2014

Manchester University to Build £60m Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre

Funding provided by the UK Research Partnership Investment Fund, the Technology Strategy Board and Masdar, an Abu Dhabi-based clean technology and renewable energy company

12 Sep 2014

Nanodiamonds Hold the Key to the Mystery of the Big Freeze

A new study published in The Journal of Geology provides support for the theory that a cosmic impact event over North America some 13,000 years ago caused a major period of climate change known as the Younger Dryas stadial, or “Big Freeze.”

12 Sep 2014

DESY X-ray Stroboscope Films Movement of Lipid Molecules

Researchers from Göttingen in collaboration with colleagues from Augsburg have 'filmed' the movement of lipid molecules using an X-ray stroboscope at DESY. In the scientific journal Physical Review Letters, researchers lead by Professor Tim Salditt of the University of Göttingen report that their study offers new insights into the dynamics of biomolecules, which compose materials such as cell membranes.

12 Sep 2014

Texas A&M Professor Named ASM International Fellow for Nanostructured Materials Research

Dr. Haiyan Wang, professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Texas A&M University, was named Fellow of the world's largest association of materials scientists and engineers, ASM International.

12 Sep 2014

Nanonex will sponsor the 2014 Cornell CNF annual meeting and host nanoimprint application workshop

Nanonex Corporation, the inventor of nanoimprint lithography and the world’s leading provider in nanoimprint lithography solutions with the longest history, is proud to sponsor the 2014 Cornell NanoScale Facility (CNF) Annual Meeting, and will host a nanoimprint application workshop during the event.

From Nanonex Corporation 11 Sep 2014

Experimental Interferometer Helps Prove Magnetic Field for Light

In electronics, changing the path of electrons and manipulating how they flow is as easy as applying a magnetic field.

11 Sep 2014

Nanorobotic Techniques and AFM Help Study Pathology of Autoimmune Skin Disease

University at Buffalo researchers and colleagues studying a rare, blistering disease have discovered new details of how autoantibodies destroy healthy cells in skin. This information provides new insights into autoimmune mechanisms in general and could help develop and screen treatments for patients suffering from all autoimmune diseases, estimated to affect 5-10 percent of the U.S. population.

11 Sep 2014

Chemical Composition of Lithium Iron Phosphate Nanocrystals Mapped Using Ptychography

A record-setting X-ray microscopy experiment may have ushered in a new era for nanoscale imaging. Working at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), a collaboration of researchers used low energy or “soft” X-rays to image structures only five nanometers in size.

11 Sep 2014

Electron Tomography Helps Analyze 3D Macromolecular Architecture of Plant Cell Walls

Comparison of 3D TEM imaging techniques reveals never-seen-before details of plant cell walls, according to a study published September 10, 2014 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Purbasha Sarkar from University of California, Berkeley and colleagues.

11 Sep 2014

Carbon Nanotube-Based Transparent Conductors Making a Quiet Comeback in Asia

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Transparent Conductor Markets 2014-2021

11 Sep 2014

Nanofiber Eye Drop Holds Promise for Treatment of Glaucoma

Northwestern Medicine® scientists have discovered a novel cause of glaucoma in an animal model, and related to their findings, are now developing an eye drop aimed at curing the disease. They believe their findings will be important to human glaucoma.

11 Sep 2014

Antibody-Studded Iron Nanoparticles Help Treat Heart Attack Damage

Researchers at the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute infused antibody-studded iron nanoparticles into the bloodstream to treat heart attack damage. The combined nanoparticle enabled precise localization of the body's own stem cells to the injured heart muscle.

11 Sep 2014

3D Ptychography Helps Peer into Layer Structure of Coated Tandem Solar Cell

The sharp X-ray vision of DESY's research light source PETRA III paves the way for a new technique to produce cheap, flexible and versatile double solar cells.

11 Sep 2014