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Raman Spectroscopy Combined with Intricate Optical Amplifier to Create Powerful Molecular Sensor

Nanophotonics experts at Rice University have created a unique sensor that amplifies the optical signature of molecules by about 100 billion times. Newly published tests found the device could accurately identify the composition and structure of individual molecules containing fewer than 20 atoms.

15 Jul 2014

OCSiAl Introduces Dealership Program for TUBALL Single Wall Carbon Nanotubes

World’s largest manufacturer of single wall carbon nanotubes introduces dealership program for TUBALL worldwide.

15 Jul 2014

Forecast Report on Global Silicon Photonics Market

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Silicon Photonics 2014 Report: US$1B Spent in the Past 3 years on Si Photonics Companies' Acquisitions" report to their offering.

From Research and Markets 15 Jul 2014

TSMC Certifies Cadence Quantus QRC Extraction Solution for TSMC 16nm FinFET

Cadence Design Systems, Inc., a leader in global electronic design innovation, today announced that TSMC has certified Cadence Quantus QRC Extraction solution for TSMC 16nm FinFET. Cadence Quantus QRC Extraction Solution successfully passed TSMC's rigorous parasitic extraction certification requirements to achieve best-in-class accuracy against the foundry golden data for FinFET technology.

From Cadence Design Systems 15 Jul 2014

JPK Reports on The use of Their AFM System the NanoWizard® at Swansea University

JPK Instruments, a world-leading manufacturer of nanoanalytic instrumentation for research in life sciences and soft matter, reports on the use of their AFM system, the NanoWizard® in the Physics Department at Swansea University.

From Bruker BioAFM 15 Jul 2014

Market Opportunities Report on Poorly Soluble and Poorly Permeable Drugs

Poor bioavailability is a major reason for compounds to fail in preclinical development. Technology Catalysts International (TCI), a leading global pharmaceutical consulting firm, has compiled and analyzed technical and market information pertaining to the delivery of poorly water soluble or poorly permeable pharmaceutical compounds.

14 Jul 2014

Novel Nanotech Microchip for Diagnosis of Type-1 Diabetes

An inexpensive, portable, microchip-based test for diagnosing type-1 diabetes could improve patient care worldwide and help researchers better understand the disease, according to the device's inventors at the Stanford University School of Medicine.

14 Jul 2014

Researchers Observe Boron Cage Structure Similar to the Carbon Buckyball

The discovery 30 years ago of soccer-ball-shaped carbon molecules called buckyballs helped to spur an explosion of nanotechnology research. Now, there appears to be a new ball on the pitch.

14 Jul 2014

New Report on Global and Chinese Nano Silver Industry

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global and Chinese Nano Silver Industry Report 2014" report to their offering.

From Research and Markets 14 Jul 2014

Challenges and Opportunities of Charge Transport in Polycrystalline Graphene

The graphene produced by chemical vapor deposition is typically polycrystalline. Authors from the ICN2 Theoretical and Computational Nanoscience Group, led by ICREA Research professor Stephan Roche, together with from the group of Prof. Young-Hee Lee Sungkyunkwan University, review in Advanced Materials the challenges and opportunities of these structures.

14 Jul 2014

R&D Magazine Honors DOE’s Berkeley Lab with Three Awards

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) has won three 2014 R&D 100 awards. This year’s winners include a fast way to analyze the chemical composition of cells, a suite of genetic tools to improve crops, and a bioinformatics platform for screening 3-D cell culture models.

From Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 14 Jul 2014

Graphene/Silicon Heterojunction Schottky Diode can be used for Selective Vapors Sensing

The ICN2 Nanobioelectronics & Biosensors Group, led by ICREA Research Professor Arben Merkoçi, published in Small a work showing how to use a Graphene/Silicon Heterojunction Schottky Diode as a sensitive, selective and simple tool for vapors sensing.

14 Jul 2014

USPTO Awards Epigem Patent for Innovative Microfluidics Gasket Technology

Polymer micro engineering company Epigem has secured a US patent(no. 8,697,236B2 – “Fine line bonding and/or sealing system and method”) for its innovative microfluidics gasket technology, with two key applications: creating seals for sensors, and at the same time defining the fluidic geometry and environment; and precision optics in instrumentation sealing to a window or prism.

From Epigem Ltd. 11 Jul 2014

New Insights on Fundamental Limits of Ultrafast Nanoscale Spintronic Devices

A recent study by researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign provides new insights on the physical mechanisms governing the interplay of spin and heat at the nanoscale, and addresses the fundamental limits of ultrafast spintronic devices for data storage and information processing.

11 Jul 2014

Bruker’s Inspire SPM Infrared System Provides High Resolution Nanochemical and Nanomechanical Property Maps

Bruker today announced the release of Inspire™, the first integrated scanning probe microscopy (SPM) infrared system for 10-nanometer spatial resolution in chemical and materials property mapping.

From Bruker 11 Jul 2014