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Microelectronics Equipment Manufacturer, SPTS Technologies, to be Acquired by Orbotech

Orbotech Ltd. today announced the signing of a definitive share purchase agreement to acquire SPTS Technologies Group Limited (“SPTS”), a U.K.-based leading manufacturer of etch, deposition and thermal processing equipment for the microelectronics industry, from European private equity firm Bridgepoint and others.

8 Jul 2014

SEMICON West 2014: Minalogic and AEPI Partner to Promote the Rhône-Alpes Region

Minalogic , the leading French cluster dedicated to micro- and nanoelectronics and software, and AEPI , the Grenoble-Isère economic development agency, join their forces to promote the Rhône-Alpes Region during SEMICON West 2014 (booth 2028) and help visitors foster productive relationships with this very innovative territory ranked by Forbes, in 2013, as the 5th most inventive in the world.

8 Jul 2014

Mystery of the Printed Diode Solved

With an article published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences in the United States of America (PNAS), a thirteen-year-long mystery that has involved a long series of researchers at both Linköping University and Acreo Swedish ICT has finally been solved.

8 Jul 2014

Nanotech Paint Changes Color in Response to High Temperature

NJIT researchers have developed a paint for use in coatings and packaging that changes color when exposed to high temperatures, delivering a visual warning to people handling material or equipment with the potential to malfunction, explode, or cause burns when overheated.

8 Jul 2014

Researchers Employ DNA Origami to Test Theories About Cell Signalling

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have headed a study that has provided new knowledge about the EphA2 receptor, which is significant in several forms of cancer. This is important knowledge in itself – but just as important is how this study, which is published in the highly respected journal Nature Methods today, was conducted.

8 Jul 2014

AIXTRON System Used to Explore Carbon-Nano Structures by King Abdullah University

AIXTRON SE announced today that King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) has ordered an AIX BM plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition system for growth of graphene and carbon nanotubes. The reactor c...

From AIXTRON SE 7 Jul 2014

ESA Round Table on Micro and Nano Technologies Hosted at SwissTech Convention Center

The “9th ESA Round Table on Micro and Nano Technologies” was hosted at the SwissTech Convention Center on June 10 to 13. The conference was organised by the Component Technology Section of the European Space Agency (ESA).

7 Jul 2014

SEMICON West 2014: USHIO to Exhibit Lithography Tools for Advanced Packaging Applications

USHIO INC. (President and CEO: Shiro Sugata) today announced that at SEMICON West 2014 (Booth #2105) the company will exhibit a series of its lithography tools for advanced packaging applications, including the UX7-3Di LIS 350 stepper for 3D/2.5D silicon interposers, through a panel display as well as propose solutions for the challenges of next-generation packaging applications. SEMICON West 2014 is being held on July 8 through July 10 at Moscone Center in San Francisco, California.

From USHIO America, Inc. 7 Jul 2014

Forecast Report on Worldwide MEMS Pressure Sensor Market

Global MEMS Pressure Sensors Market 2014-2018 research report published in June 2014 is of 57 pages. This report, available with SandlerResearch.org, forecasts the worldwide MEMS pressure sensor industry to grow at a CAGR 8.6% over the period of 2014-2018.

7 Jul 2014

Suny CNSE/ SUNY IT to Present on sub 10nm Chip Design at SEMICON West 2014

At the SEMICON West 2014 conference in San Francisco next week, the newly merged SUNY College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering/ SUNY Institute of Technology based in Albany, USA, will be detailing some of the research underway at its technology development centres including the use of III-V compounds in next generation chip technology.

7 Jul 2014

Forecast Report on Global Microfluidics Market

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Microfluidics Market Report 2013-2018: Materials, Pharmaceuticals, Drug Delivery Devices & IVD" report to their offering.

7 Jul 2014

PAT Pulses Laser Lights at Small Intestine Administered with Nanojuice

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. Help is on the way.

7 Jul 2014

TESCAN Delivers LYRA FIB-SEM Workstation to University of New Hampshire

TESCAN, a leading global supplier of scanning electron microscopes and focused ion beam workstations has delivered a LYRA FIB-SEM workstation to UNH’s University Instrumentation Center, a facility dedicated to the advancement of research.

From Tescan Group 4 Jul 2014

Novel Microfluidic Technique to Fabricate MOF Membranes Inside Hollow Polymer Fibers

Researchers have developed a microfluidic technique for fabricating a new class of metal-organic framework (MOF) membranes inside hollow polymer fibers that are just a few hundred microns in diameter. The new fabrication process, believed to be the first to grow MOF membranes inside hollow fibers, could potentially change the way large-scale energy-intensive chemical separations are done.

From Georgia Institute of Technology 4 Jul 2014

SOS Molecules Corralled Into Nanofabricated Patches Trap Membrane-Associated Ras Molecules

A breakthrough discovery into how living cells process and respond to chemical information could help advance the development of treatments for a large number of cancers and other cellular disorders that have been resistant to therapy.

From Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 4 Jul 2014

Nanotechnology News

Microelectronics Equipment Manufacturer, SPTS Technologies, to be Acquired by Orbotech

SEMICON West 2014: Minalogic and AEPI Partner to Promote the Rhône-Alpes Region

Mystery of the Printed Diode Solved

Nanotech Paint Changes Color in Response to High Temperature

Researchers Employ DNA Origami to Test Theories About Cell Signalling

AIXTRON System Used to Explore Carbon-Nano Structures by King Abdullah University

ESA Round Table on Micro and Nano Technologies Hosted at SwissTech Convention Center

SEMICON West 2014: USHIO to Exhibit Lithography Tools for Advanced Packaging Applications

Forecast Report on Worldwide MEMS Pressure Sensor Market

Suny CNSE/ SUNY IT to Present on sub 10nm Chip Design at SEMICON West 2014

Forecast Report on Global Microfluidics Market

PAT Pulses Laser Lights at Small Intestine Administered with Nanojuice

TESCAN Delivers LYRA FIB-SEM Workstation to University of New Hampshire

Novel Microfluidic Technique to Fabricate MOF Membranes Inside Hollow Polymer Fibers

SOS Molecules Corralled Into Nanofabricated Patches Trap Membrane-Associated Ras Molecules

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