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Xilinx Commences Shipment of Virtex UltraScale All Programmable FPGA

Xilinx, Inc. today announced the first customer shipment of the Virtex® UltraScale™ VU095 All Programmable FPGA, and the expansion of the industry's only 20nm high-end family to enable single chip implementation of 400G and 500G applications.

15 May 2014

Puncture-Resistant Surgical Glove Made from Nanocomposite Material

Health care workers in the United States suffer an estimated 385,000 needlestick injuries per year, according to the Centers for Disease Control.

15 May 2014

Applied Materials Introduces Endura Volta CVD Cobalt System for Encapsulating Copper Interconnects Beyond 28nm

Applied Materials, Inc. today announced its Applied Endura® Volta(TM) CVD Cobalt system, the only tool capable of encapsulating copper interconnects in logic chips beyond the 28nm node by depositing precise, thin cobalt films.

From Applied Materials Inc. 15 May 2014

TSMC Certifies Mentor Analog FastSPICE Platform and AFS Mega for 16nm FinFET Process Technology

Mentor Graphics Corp. today announced that the Analog FastSPICE™ (AFS™) Platform and AFS Mega have been certified for version 1.0 SPICE of the TSMC 16nm FinFET process technology through its SPICE Simulation Tool Certification Program.

15 May 2014

Second Stem Cell Symposium Focuses on Cancer Stem Cells

Healthy stem cells work to restore or repair the body’s tissues, but cancer stem cells have a more nefarious mission: to spawn malignant tumors. Cancer stem cells were discovered a decade ago, but their origins and identity remain largely unknown.

14 May 2014

DNA Packaging Motor Exerts Force and Torque on the DNA

Berkeley lab researchers find that viral packaging motor rotates DNA and adapts to changing conditions, information that could help future drug designs

From Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 14 May 2014

Researchers Employ Chemistry to Optimize Graphene

A material cannot get any thinner. Graphene consists of just one layer of carbon atoms. However, that's not the only reason materials scientists are interested in this material: they're primarily fascinated by its extraordinary properties. Linjie Zhi and his Partner Group at the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research are using chemistry to optimize graphene for various applications.

14 May 2014

Novel Method to Create Droplet Interface Bilayers

A simple new technique to form interlocking beads of water in ambient conditions could prove valuable for applications in biological sensing, membrane research and harvesting water from fog.

From Oak Ridge National Laboratory 14 May 2014

New Report on Global and Chinese Carbon Nanotube Industry

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global and Chinese Carbon Nanotube (CNT) Industry Report 2014" report to their offering.

From Research and Markets 14 May 2014

Biologically Adaptive, Flexible Transistors Maintain Electronic Properties after Implantation in the Body

Researchers from The University of Texas at Dallas and the University of Tokyo have created electronic devices that become soft when implanted inside the body and can deploy to grip 3-D objects, such as large tissues, nerves and blood vessels.

14 May 2014

eASIC Reports Successful Interoperability Between MGIO Serial Transceivers and MoSys Bandwidth Engine IC

eASIC Corporation, a leading provider of Single Mask Adaptable ASIC™ devices and MoSys, Inc., a leader in semiconductor solutions that enable fast, intelligent data access for network and communications systems, today announced successful hardware interoperability at 10.3125Gbps and 12.5Gbps between the MGIO (Multi Gigabit I/O) serial transceivers on eASIC’s Nextreme-3 28nm family and the CEI-11 compatible interface on the MoSys® Bandwidth Engine® IC.

14 May 2014

BCAT Study of Colloidal Systems Aboard Space Station May Help Advance Manufacturing of Nanoproducts

Although it may not be herding cats exactly, all the NASA-supported Binary Colloidal Alloy Tests (BCAT) studies have ended on the International Space Station, and the experimental samples are being rounded up and returned to the participating scientists. The BCAT series of investigations aims to understand fluids and the physics behind their movement. This research might help in designing new stable products for consumers.

14 May 2014

MEMS Nanoinjector Helps Avoid Cell Death When Introducing DNA into Cells

The ability to transfer a gene or DNA sequence from one animal into the genome of another plays a critical role in a wide range of medical research—including cancer, Alzheimer's disease, and diabetes.

14 May 2014

nPoint Inc. Announce Release of Two New Piezo Stages

With a position noise of 0.4nm in X and Y axis and 0.2nm in the Z, both stages provide the accuracy necessary for today’s advanced applications. When paired with the LC.400 series DSP controllers, the system provides closed-loop capability via capacitive sensors.

From Motion Solutions 14 May 2014

New Report on Global Market for Microscopes

The global market for microscopes is expected to reach USD 7,343.7 million by 2020, according to a new study by Grand View Research, Inc. Growing private and government support for nanotechnology R&D is expected to have a positive impact on microscope demand over the next six years.

14 May 2014