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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

Rice Employs Nanoporous Silicon-Oxide Material in New RRAM Memory Devices

Rice University's breakthrough silicon oxide technology for high-density, next-generation computer memory is one step closer to mass production, thanks to a refinement that will allow manufacturers to fabricate devices at room temperature with conventional production methods.

11 Jul 2014

Photoacoustic Tomography Illuminates ‘Nanojuice’ in the Intestine

Located deep in the human gut, the small intestine is not easy to examine. X-rays, MRIs and ultrasound images provide snapshots, but each suffers limitations.

11 Jul 2014

Lincoln Electric Granted Exclusive Worldwide License to NanoSteel’s Coatings Technology

The NanoSteel® Company and Lincoln Electric announced today that NanoSteel has granted Lincoln Electric an exclusive worldwide license to the company's proprietary steel coatings technology for weld overlay and thermal spray applications. This agreement expands Lincoln Electric's range of wear resistant products, which complement the company's core arc welding, cutting and automation solutions.

11 Jul 2014

New Nanoengineering Undergraduate Certificate Program at Wayne State

Beginning in winter 2015, Wayne State University’s College of Engineering will offer a nanoengineering undergraduate certificate program that will provide students with in-depth training in the emerging area of nanotechnology. The program will offer new lecture, laboratory and seminar courses that cross traditional departmental and disciplinary boundaries.

11 Jul 2014

SUNY CNSE/SUNYIT and SEMATECH Create Chemical Mechanical Planarization Center

The newly merged SUNY College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE) / SUNY Institute of Technology (SUNYIT) and SEMATECH today announced the creation of the Chemical Mechanical Planarization (CMP) Center, based at the Albany Nanotech Complex.

From College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering, University at Albany 11 Jul 2014

Entegris Introduces Nondewetting PTFE Filter with 10 nm Particle Retention for Wet Etch Applications

Entegris, Inc., a leader in yield-enhancing materials and solutions for highly advanced manufacturing environments, announced the latest addition to its Torrento® family of ultra clean liquid filtration solutions used in the semiconductor manufacturing process.

From Entegris 11 Jul 2014

H2W Introduces LSS Series Linear Stepper Positioning Stage

H2W introduces the LSS-060-04-006-MElinear stepper positioning stage which is part of the LSS series family. This stage has a stroke of 60 in [1500 mm] and generates 6lbs [26.6 N] of continuous force. It incorporates a 1 micron resolution linear encoder, which when operated under closed loop control, improves system accuracy and repeatability.

From H2W Technologies 11 Jul 2014

temicon and holotools Join Forces to Speed up Market Introduction of Nanostructure Technologies

The two German high-tech companies temicon GmbH and holotools GmbH join forces to expand their product portfolio in the area of micro and nanotechnologies. In the future they are going to operate under the corporate roof of temicon, continuing the well established brand “holotools” as their trademark for laser interference lithography.

11 Jul 2014

Nano for Security & Defense International Conference to be Held in September 2014 in Spain

Nano for Security & Defense International Conference (NanoSD2014) will be held in Avila, Spain (September 23-26, 2014) – designated by UNESCO a World Heritage City in 1985. The conference will provide an opportunity to discuss general issues and important impacts of nanotechnology in the development of security and defense.

11 Jul 2014

CiS Research Institute Place Order for Oxford Instruments Plasma Etch System for MEMS R&D

The CiS Research Institute for Microsensor Systems and Photovoltaics GmbH, Germany has recently placed an order with Oxford Instruments for a PlasmaPro100 Estrelas etch system for research & development of MEMS components.

10 Jul 2014

Nanotechnology News

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

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

USPTO Awards Epigem Patent for Innovative Microfluidics Gasket Technology

New Insights on Fundamental Limits of Ultrafast Nanoscale Spintronic Devices

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

Rice Employs Nanoporous Silicon-Oxide Material in New RRAM Memory Devices

Photoacoustic Tomography Illuminates ‘Nanojuice’ in the Intestine

Lincoln Electric Granted Exclusive Worldwide License to NanoSteel’s Coatings Technology

New Nanoengineering Undergraduate Certificate Program at Wayne State

SUNY CNSE/SUNYIT and SEMATECH Create Chemical Mechanical Planarization Center

Entegris Introduces Nondewetting PTFE Filter with 10 nm Particle Retention for Wet Etch Applications

H2W Introduces LSS Series Linear Stepper Positioning Stage

temicon and holotools Join Forces to Speed up Market Introduction of Nanostructure Technologies

Nano for Security & Defense International Conference to be Held in September 2014 in Spain

CiS Research Institute Place Order for Oxford Instruments Plasma Etch System for MEMS R&D

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