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Julius Springer Prize for Applied Physics Honors Pioneering Achievements in Plasmonics and Nanophotonics

This year's Julius Springer Prize for Applied Physics will be awarded to Dr. Harry A. Atwater (Caltech Pasadena, USA) and Dr. Albert Polman (FOM Institute AMOLF, Amsterdam, The Netherlands) for their pioneering achievements in plasmonics and novel nanophotonic routes to ultrahigh-efficiency solar energy conversion.

8 Aug 2014

UCSD Nanoengineering Professor Named National Security Science and Engineering Faculty Fellow

The U.S. Defense Department recently named Jian Luo, professor of nanoengineering and materials science and engineering at the University of California, San Diego as one of 10 new National Security Science and Engineering Faculty Fellows (NSSEFF). The award provides up to $3 million over five years to develop a new materials design tool called interfacial phase diagrams.

8 Aug 2014

Abakan Tests Nanocomposite Liquid Metal Corrosion-Resistant Coating on Full-Sized Production Equipment

Abakan Inc. ("Abakan"), an emerging leader in the advanced coatings and metal formulations markets, today announced that it has completed initial field-testing, on full-sized production equipment, of its proprietary nanocomposite liquid metal corrosion-resistant coating, PComP™ M, with a leading steel producer.

8 Aug 2014

Physicists Employ Tessellation for 'Tuning' Fundamental Physical Properties of Thin Sheets

A challenge increasingly important to physicists and materials scientists in recent years has been how to design controllable new materials that exhibit desired physical properties rather than relying on those properties to emerge naturally, says University of Massachusetts Amherst physicist Christian Santangelo.

From University of Massachusetts Amherst 8 Aug 2014

Global Quantum Dots Market Forecast to Grow at 29.9% CAGR

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Quantum Dot (QD) Market - Global Analysis, Growth, Trends, Opportunities, Size, Share and Forecast through 2020" report to their offering.

From Research and Markets 8 Aug 2014

Lasers and Carbon Nanotubes Help Look at Blood Flowing Through Living Brain

A team of Stanford scientists has developed an entirely non-invasive technique that provides a view of blood flow in the brain. The tool could provide powerful insights into strokes and possibly Alzheimer's disease.

8 Aug 2014

Shear-Resistant Scalable Nanopillar Arrays Used in High-Tech Label for Fighting Drug Counterfeiting

An outline of Marilyn Monroe's iconic face appeared on the clear, plastic film when a researcher fogs it with her breath.

8 Aug 2014

Violin Memory Offers 6100 All Flash Arrays with 19 nm Flash Technology

Violin Memory®, Inc., a leading provider of award-winning all-flash storage arrays, announced worldwide availability of three new 6100 All Flash Array models and an innovative, flexible pricing model that breaks the $100,000 street price and enables customers to align their storage investment with capacity as it is consumed.

8 Aug 2014

Individual Cells Captured by Microfluidic Device and Flown into Nano-Scale Chambers

UC San Francisco researchers have identified cells’ unique features within the developing human brain, using the latest technologies for analyzing gene activity in individual cells, and have demonstrated that large-scale cell surveys can be done much more efficiently and cheaply than was previously thought possible.

7 Aug 2014

Morgan and The University of Manchester Partner to Scale up New Graphene Manufacturing Process

Morgan Advanced Materials has announced a new joint development agreement with The University of Manchester, aimed at scaling up a new process for manufacturing graphene.

7 Aug 2014

UMC Licenses Cypress’s SONOS Embedded Flash Memory IP for 55-nm Process Technology Node

New Japan Radio Co., Ltd. (New JRC) and United Microelectronics Corporation ("UMC"), a leading global semiconductor foundry, today announced that the two companies have successfully collaborated to achieve high-volume manufacturing for NJR's MEMS (micro electro mechanical system) microphone products.

From United Microelectronics Corporation 7 Aug 2014

Graphene Nanoelectronic Sensors Could Help Monitor Diseases

A new wearable vapor sensor being developed at the University of Michigan could one day offer continuous disease monitoring for patients with diabetes, high blood pressure, anemia or lung disease.

7 Aug 2014

Study on Butterfly Proboscis Could Lead to Development of Nanobioreactors for Producing Complex Materials

New discoveries about how butterflies feed could help engineers develop tiny probes that siphon liquid out of single cells for a wide range of medical tests and treatments, according to Clemson University researchers.

7 Aug 2014

Single Molecule Laser Trap Assay Helps Observe Nanoscale Motions of Myosin Protein

Muscle physiologist Edward Debold at the University of Massachusetts Amherst’s School of Public Health and Health Sciences recently received a three-year, $198,000 grant from the American Heart Association to support studies to uncover the molecular mechanisms of skeletal muscle fatigue.

7 Aug 2014

High-Brightness LEDs Made from Perovskite Materials

A hybrid form of perovskite - the same type of material which has recently been found to make highly efficient solar cells that could one day replace silicon - has been used to make low-cost, easily manufactured LEDs, potentially opening up a wide range of commercial applications in future, such as flexible colour displays.

7 Aug 2014

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Julius Springer Prize for Applied Physics Honors Pioneering Achievements in Plasmonics and Nanophotonics

UCSD Nanoengineering Professor Named National Security Science and Engineering Faculty Fellow

Abakan Tests Nanocomposite Liquid Metal Corrosion-Resistant Coating on Full-Sized Production Equipment

Physicists Employ Tessellation for 'Tuning' Fundamental Physical Properties of Thin Sheets

Global Quantum Dots Market Forecast to Grow at 29.9% CAGR

Lasers and Carbon Nanotubes Help Look at Blood Flowing Through Living Brain

Shear-Resistant Scalable Nanopillar Arrays Used in High-Tech Label for Fighting Drug Counterfeiting

Violin Memory Offers 6100 All Flash Arrays with 19 nm Flash Technology

Individual Cells Captured by Microfluidic Device and Flown into Nano-Scale Chambers

Morgan and The University of Manchester Partner to Scale up New Graphene Manufacturing Process

UMC Licenses Cypress’s SONOS Embedded Flash Memory IP for 55-nm Process Technology Node

Graphene Nanoelectronic Sensors Could Help Monitor Diseases

Study on Butterfly Proboscis Could Lead to Development of Nanobioreactors for Producing Complex Materials

Single Molecule Laser Trap Assay Helps Observe Nanoscale Motions of Myosin Protein

High-Brightness LEDs Made from Perovskite Materials

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