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Researchers Successfully Grow Nanowires with Constant Cross-Sectional Area

A mechanism of growth of anisotropic metal oxides that was predicted 20 years ago has been observed for the first time by researchers at the University of Bristol. The work is described in an article published this week in Science.

9 May 2014

‘DNA-Based Nanotechnology: Digital Chemistry’ Workshop to Take Place 5-9 May, 2014

Dresden's scientists are internationally renowned in the field of biomimetic material synthesis which uses biological principles such as molecular recognition and self-assembling for the tailor-made synthesis of new materials and structures. Therefore, the international workshop 'DNA-Based Nanotechnology: Digital Chemistry (DNATEC14)' hosted by the Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems is well received within the global community.

8 May 2014

Novel Nanomaterials Could Help Optimize Thermal Budget of Nanoelectronic Devices

Physicists are now designing novel materials with physical properties tailored to meet specific energy consumption needs. Before these so-called materials-by-design can be applied, it is essential to understand their characteristics, such as heat flow. Now, a team of Italian physicists has developed a predictive theoretical model for heat flux in these materials, using atom-scale calculations.

From Springer - Science and Technology Publishers 8 May 2014

DNA-Based Nanosensor Enables Nanoscale Measurement of pH Variation

Bioengineers at the University of Rome Tor Vergata and the University of Montreal have used DNA to develop a tool that detects and reacts to chemical changes caused by cancer cells and that may one day be used to deliver drugs to tumor cells.

8 May 2014

Novel Approach to 3D Device Integration

University of California, Berkeley researchers sponsored by Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC), the world’s leading university-research consortium for semiconductors and related technologies, are pursuing a novel approach to 3D device integration that promises to lead to advanced mobile devices and wearable electronics featuring increased functionality in more low-profile packages.

8 May 2014

Newly Discovered Thermoelectric Material Holds Promise for Efficient Waste Heat Conversion

University of Houston physicists have discovered a new thermoelectric material offering high performance at temperatures ranging from room temperature up to 300 degrees Celsius, or about 573 degrees Fahrenheit.

8 May 2014

Novel Method to Make Flexible Thin Film Full of Nanopores

While flexible gadgets such as "electronic skin" and roll-up touch screens are moving ever closer to reality, their would-be power sources are either too wimpy or too stiff. But that's changing fast. Scientists have developed a new device that's far thinner than paper, can flex and bend, and store enough energy to provide critical back-up power for portable electronics. Their report appears in the Journal of the American Chemical Society.

From American Chemical Society 8 May 2014

Engineered Bacterium Includes Added Pair of DNA ‘Letters’

Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have engineered a bacterium whose genetic material includes an added pair of DNA "letters," or bases, not found in nature. The cells of this unique bacterium can replicate the unnatural DNA bases more or less normally, for as long as the molecular building blocks are supplied.

8 May 2014

Microfluidic System for Cancer Detection Wins PERL Prize

Last night the start-up Lunaphore, which is developing a rapid and precise system for cancer detection, won the PERL Prize (Entrepreneurial Prize for the Lausanne region). Awarding 50,000 Swiss francs to the winner, the prize is intended for innovative start-ups in the region. Another start-up from campus, G-Therapeutics, won the "coup de coeur du jury," receiveing 10,000 Swiss francs.

8 May 2014

AFM Combined with Infrared Synchrotron Light Improves Spatial Resolution of Infrared Spectroscopy

For years, scientists have had an itch they couldn’t scratch. Even with the best microscopes and spectrometers, it’s been difficult to study and identify molecules at the so-called mesoscale, a region of matter that ranges from 10 to 1000 nanometers in size.

From Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 8 May 2014

Towards ‘Molecularly Stretchable’ Electronics

Nanoengineers at the University of California, San Diego are asking what might be possible if semiconductor materials were flexible and stretchable without sacrificing electronic function?

8 May 2014

GLOBALFOUNDRIES Debuts 55nm Semiconductor Manufacturing Platform for the Automotive Industry

GLOBALFOUNDRIES today introduced an optimized semiconductor manufacturing platform aimed specifically at meeting the stringent and evolving needs of the automotive industry.

From GlobalFoundries 8 May 2014

NanoViricides Synthesizes Drug Candidates for Testing Infection with MERS Corona Virus

NanoViricides, Inc. (the "Company") reported today that it has designed and synthesized novel nanoviricides® drug candidates in quantities sufficient for testing in animals infected with the MERS Corona Virus.

From NanoViricides, Inc 7 May 2014

Peregrine Commences Shipment of RF Switches Built on 130 nm UltraCMOS 10 Technology Platform

Peregrine Semiconductor Corp., founder of RF SOI (silicon on insulator) and pioneer of advanced RF solutions, announces shipment of the first RF switches built on the UltraCMOS 10 technology platform. With partner GLOBALFOUNDRIES, the company also announces the completion of product and process qualification for the advanced RF SOI technology.

7 May 2014

Azaya Partners with University of Chicago to Study Taxotere Chemotherapy Agent

Azaya Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical-stage oncology company developing safer and more effective cancer treatments through its nanotechnology platform, announced a collaboration with the University of Chicago, in Chicago, Illinois.

7 May 2014

Nanotechnology News

Researchers Successfully Grow Nanowires with Constant Cross-Sectional Area

‘DNA-Based Nanotechnology: Digital Chemistry’ Workshop to Take Place 5-9 May, 2014

Novel Nanomaterials Could Help Optimize Thermal Budget of Nanoelectronic Devices

DNA-Based Nanosensor Enables Nanoscale Measurement of pH Variation

Novel Approach to 3D Device Integration

Newly Discovered Thermoelectric Material Holds Promise for Efficient Waste Heat Conversion

Novel Method to Make Flexible Thin Film Full of Nanopores

Engineered Bacterium Includes Added Pair of DNA ‘Letters’

Microfluidic System for Cancer Detection Wins PERL Prize

AFM Combined with Infrared Synchrotron Light Improves Spatial Resolution of Infrared Spectroscopy

Towards ‘Molecularly Stretchable’ Electronics

GLOBALFOUNDRIES Debuts 55nm Semiconductor Manufacturing Platform for the Automotive Industry

NanoViricides Synthesizes Drug Candidates for Testing Infection with MERS Corona Virus

Peregrine Commences Shipment of RF Switches Built on 130 nm UltraCMOS 10 Technology Platform

Azaya Partners with University of Chicago to Study Taxotere Chemotherapy Agent

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