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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

New Report on Carbon Nanotubes, Graphene and 2-D Nanomaterials Market

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "The Global Market For Carbon Nanotubes, Graphene And Other 2-D Nanomaterials" report to their offering.

From Research and Markets 7 Aug 2014

Bioengineers Create Remote-Controlled Nanomotors

In every cell in your body, tiny protein motors are toiling away to keep you going. Moving muscles, dividing cells, twisting DNA – they are the workhorses of biology. But there is still uncertainty about how they function. To help biologists in the quest to know more, a team of Stanford bioengineers has designed a suite of protein motors that can be controlled remotely by light.

7 Aug 2014

Department of Defense Accredits Novati’s Austin Wafer Fabrication Facility as Category 1A Trusted Foundry

Novati Technologies Inc. (“Novati”), a leading development center for high-performance photonics, MEMS, 2.5D/3D, III-V-on-Silicon and advanced nanotechnology products, today announced that its 68,000 sq. ft. wafer fabrication facility in Austin has been accredited by the Department of Defense (DoD) as a Category 1A Trusted Foundry.

7 Aug 2014

Graphene Holds Promise for New Kind of Drug Delivery System

A chance discovery about the 'wonder material' graphene – already exciting scientists because of its potential uses in electronics, energy storage and energy generation – takes it a step closer to being used in medicine and human health.

7 Aug 2014

Oraya Awarded NIH Grant to Investigate Stereotactic Radiotherapy and Gold Nanoparticle Treatment for Wet AMD

Oraya® Therapeutics, Inc. announced today that they have been awarded a $215,000 Small Business Technology Transfer Grant from the National Institutes of Health to investigate how Oraya Therapy, a low voltage stereotactic radiotherapy, and gold nanoparticles can further enhance the treatment of wet age-related macular degeneration (Wet AMD).

6 Aug 2014

F Cubed Receives Frost & Sullivan Award for Technology Innovation Leadership

Based on its recent analysis of the methillicin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) screening market, Frost & Sullivan recognizes F Cubed, LLC. with the 2014 North America Frost & Sullivan Award for Technology Innovation Leadership. F Cubed's portable device, the NESDEP IU, can rapidly and cost-effectively screen patients suspected of having contracted MRSA.

From Frost and Sullivan 6 Aug 2014

Nanotechnology News

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

New Report on Carbon Nanotubes, Graphene and 2-D Nanomaterials Market

Bioengineers Create Remote-Controlled Nanomotors

Department of Defense Accredits Novati’s Austin Wafer Fabrication Facility as Category 1A Trusted Foundry

Graphene Holds Promise for New Kind of Drug Delivery System

Oraya Awarded NIH Grant to Investigate Stereotactic Radiotherapy and Gold Nanoparticle Treatment for Wet AMD

F Cubed Receives Frost & Sullivan Award for Technology Innovation Leadership

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