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Global Demand for Graphene after Commercial Production to be Enormous, says Report

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global and China Graphene Industry Report" report to their offering.

From Research and Markets 28 Feb 2014

Novavax and HHS-BARDA Extend Contract for Development of Recombinant Influenza Vaccines

Novavax, Inc. announced today the execution of a contract modification to extend the base period of performance of its current contract with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) for the advanced development of Novavax' recombinant seasonal and pandemic influenza vaccines.

From Novavax Inc. 28 Feb 2014

Stion Demonstrates Tandem Module Technology-Based Integrated Thin Film Devices with High 23.2% Conversion Efficiency

Stion, a leading US-based manufacturer of high efficiency thin-film solar modules, announced that it has produced a 23.2% efficiency thin-film cell based on its proprietary tandem junction technology. Stion has already scaled this technology at or above 20.0% efficiency on a prototype module (20 cm x 20 cm) and expects to soon scale to monolithic modules (65 cm x 165 cm) in the 20-22% efficiency range.

28 Feb 2014

Most Comprehensive Study of Block Copolymer Nanoparticle Self-Assembly Processes

For close to two decades, Cornell scientists have developed processes for using polymers to self-assemble inorganic nanoparticles into porous structures that could revolutionize electronics, energy and more.

28 Feb 2014

Global Carbon Nanotubes Market Forecast to Grow at 15.5% CAGR

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs) Market (SWCNTS & MWCNTS) Market 2013-2018" report to their offering.

From Research and Markets 28 Feb 2014

Renesas Unveils RX64M Microcontrollers Fabricated in 40 nm Process

Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE:6723), a premier provider of advanced semiconductor solutions, today unveiled the RX64M Group of microcontrollers (MCUs), its first product in the flagship RX Family of 32-bit MCUs to be fabricated in a 40 nm process.

28 Feb 2014

Phonon Spectrometer Precisely Measures Subtle Movement of Heat in Nanostructures

How heat flows at the nanoscale can be very different than at larger scales. Understanding how surfaces affect the transport of the fundamental units of heat, called phonons, could impact everything from thermoelectric materials to microelectronic cooling devices.

28 Feb 2014

Toshiba Nanoanalysis Corporation has Selected ZEISS Xradia 520 Versa 3D X-ray Microscope

Carl Zeiss X-ray Microscopy, formerly Xradia, Inc., announced today that Kawasaki, Japan-based Toshiba Nanoanalysis Corporation has selected the recently-introduced ZEISS Xradia 520 Versa 3D X-ray microscope (XRM) to expand the capabilities of its busy analysis lab.

From Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH 28 Feb 2014

HORIBA Scientific Announces New Confocal Raman System for Pittcon 2014 - XploRA™ PLUS

HORIBA Scientific (HORIBA), the global leader in Raman spectroscopy systems, is proud to announce the launch at Pittcon, of their new XploRA™ PLUS Raman microscope. XploRA™ PLUS incorporates unique and powerful research functions in an impressively compact analytical bench footprint.

From HORIBA 28 Feb 2014

How a 55 Year Old Lecture 'Think Small' Has Influenced a Modern Day Start-up

On December 29, 1959, when physicist Richard Feynman stood behind a podium at the annual meeting of the American Physical Society to give his talk, There's Plenty of Room at the Bottom, the IBM Series 7000 computer was the top of the line model for scientific computing.

From Nanotronics Imaging 28 Feb 2014

Nicholas Kurti Science Prize 2014 Awarded to Alexander Khajetoorians from the University of Hamburg

Oxford Instruments is pleased to announce that the 2014 winner of the Nicholas Kurti Science Prize is Dr. Alexander Ako Khajetoorians from Institute of Applied Physics, University of Hamburg.

From Oxford Instruments Nanoscience 27 Feb 2014

Cypress Capacitive Touchscreen Controllers Support Silver Nanoparticle Touch Sensors from Cima NanoTech

Cypress Semiconductor Corp., the market leader in touch-sensing, announced its TrueTouch® capacitive touchscreen controllers support designs with SANTE® silver nanoparticle touch sensors from Cima NanoTech, here at Mobile World Congress. Cima NanoTech's SANTE FS200 Touch Films is the first silver nanoparticle-based touch sensor compatible with Cypress's TrueTouch controllers.

27 Feb 2014

New Report on Status of the MEMS Industry

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Executive Summary of the Status of the MEMS Industry" report to their offering.

From Research and Markets 27 Feb 2014

Researchers Advance THz Spectroscopy for Detection of Explosives from Greater Distances

Standing in a full-body scanner at an airport isn't fun, and the process adds time and stress to a journey. It also raises privacy concerns. Researchers now report in ACS' The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters a more precise and direct method for using that "terahertz" (THz) technology to detect explosives from greater distances.

From American Chemical Society 27 Feb 2014

Carestream's FLEXX Silver Nanowire Sensors Operate Seamlessly with Cypress TrueTouch Controllers

Cypress Semiconductor Corp. and Carestream Advanced Materials announced that Cypress TrueTouch® capacitive touchscreen controllers now work with touch panel designs using silver nanowire sensors from Carestream, here at Mobile World Congress.

27 Feb 2014

Nanotechnology News

Global Demand for Graphene after Commercial Production to be Enormous, says Report

Novavax and HHS-BARDA Extend Contract for Development of Recombinant Influenza Vaccines

Stion Demonstrates Tandem Module Technology-Based Integrated Thin Film Devices with High 23.2% Conversion Efficiency

Most Comprehensive Study of Block Copolymer Nanoparticle Self-Assembly Processes

Global Carbon Nanotubes Market Forecast to Grow at 15.5% CAGR

Renesas Unveils RX64M Microcontrollers Fabricated in 40 nm Process

Phonon Spectrometer Precisely Measures Subtle Movement of Heat in Nanostructures

Toshiba Nanoanalysis Corporation has Selected ZEISS Xradia 520 Versa 3D X-ray Microscope

HORIBA Scientific Announces New Confocal Raman System for Pittcon 2014 - XploRA™ PLUS

How a 55 Year Old Lecture 'Think Small' Has Influenced a Modern Day Start-up

Nicholas Kurti Science Prize 2014 Awarded to Alexander Khajetoorians from the University of Hamburg

Cypress Capacitive Touchscreen Controllers Support Silver Nanoparticle Touch Sensors from Cima NanoTech

New Report on Status of the MEMS Industry

Researchers Advance THz Spectroscopy for Detection of Explosives from Greater Distances

Carestream's FLEXX Silver Nanowire Sensors Operate Seamlessly with Cypress TrueTouch Controllers

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