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Gigaphoton Achieves 43W Output at 100kHz from LPP Light Source

Gigaphoton Inc., a major lithography light source manufacturer, announced today that it has achieved 43W output at 100kHz from its second prototype laser-produced plasma (LPP) light source for EUV lithography scanners.

17 Feb 2014

Researchers Design Pomegranate-Inspired Anode with Silicon Nanoparticles

An electrode designed like a pomegranate – with silicon nanoparticles clustered like seeds in a tough carbon rind – overcomes several remaining obstacles to using silicon for a new generation of lithium-ion batteries, say its inventors at Stanford University and the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory.

17 Feb 2014

Stephen Goodnik to Present on Nanoelectronics for Renewable Energy at AAAS Annual Meeting

Nanoscale technology looks promising as a major contributor to advancements needed to fulfill the potential of emerging sources of clean, renewable energy.

17 Feb 2014

Research and Markets Adds Report on Graphene in Electronics and Energy

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Graphene in Electronics and Energy: The Global Market to 2020" report to their offering.

17 Feb 2014

Fiabila Places Order for NaturalNano's Halloysite Nanotubes for Production of Nail Polish Products

NaturalNano, Inc. announced today that Fiabila S.A. has ordered NaturalNano's Halloysite Natural Tubes (HNT) for use in the production of a range of the popular Fiabila produced nail polish products sold under various names in the U.S. and Europe. The orders are part of a three (3) year supply arrangement between NaturalNano and Fiabila.

14 Feb 2014

DVS Sciences Acquired by Fluidigm

Fluidigm Corp. today announced it has completed its acquisition of DVS Sciences, Inc. With the closing of the acquisition, Fluidigm adds a high-parameter single-cell protein analysis platform to its industry-leading single-cell genomics platforms to create a comprehensive portfolio of advanced technologies serving the rapidly growing single-cell genomics and proteomics markets.

From Standard BioTools 14 Feb 2014

Nanodiamond-Drug Compound Embedded in Contact Lenses May Help Improve Treatment for Glaucoma

By 2020, nearly 80 million people are expected to have glaucoma, a disorder of the eye that, if left untreated, can damage the optic nerve and eventually lead to blindness.

From University of California, Los Angeles 14 Feb 2014

Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy Helps Detect Organic Dyestuffs in Renoir Masterpiece

Scientists are using powerful analytical and imaging tools to study artworks from all ages, delving deep below the surface to reveal the process and materials used by some of the world's greatest artists.

14 Feb 2014

New Report on Global Market for Scanning Probe Microscopes

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Scanning Probe Microscopes: The Global Market to 2020" report to their offering.

14 Feb 2014

Tiny Voids Within Amorphous Silicon Thin Film Solar Cell Network Reduces Solar Cell Efficiency

Researchers at the Helmholtz Center Berlin (HZB) have taken a leap forward towards a deeper understanding of an undesired effect in thin film solar cells based on amorphous silicon – one that has puzzled the scientific community for the last 40 years.

14 Feb 2014

Method to Characterize Physical Size and Elemental Composition of Nanoparticles Wins ABC Best Paper Award

The Springer journal Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry (ABC) has chosen Sherrie Elzey (32) and De-Hao Tsai (37) as the recipients of its Best Paper Award 2013. Elzey and Tsai are lead authors of a paper published in ABC which presents the development of a method to simultaneously characterize the size and elemental composition of nanoparticles, especially those used for nano therapeutics.

From Springer - Science and Technology Publishers 14 Feb 2014

Nanotechnology News

Gigaphoton Achieves 43W Output at 100kHz from LPP Light Source

Researchers Design Pomegranate-Inspired Anode with Silicon Nanoparticles

Stephen Goodnik to Present on Nanoelectronics for Renewable Energy at AAAS Annual Meeting

Research and Markets Adds Report on Graphene in Electronics and Energy

Fiabila Places Order for NaturalNano's Halloysite Nanotubes for Production of Nail Polish Products

DVS Sciences Acquired by Fluidigm

Nanodiamond-Drug Compound Embedded in Contact Lenses May Help Improve Treatment for Glaucoma

Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy Helps Detect Organic Dyestuffs in Renoir Masterpiece

New Report on Global Market for Scanning Probe Microscopes

Tiny Voids Within Amorphous Silicon Thin Film Solar Cell Network Reduces Solar Cell Efficiency

Method to Characterize Physical Size and Elemental Composition of Nanoparticles Wins ABC Best Paper Award

Nanoparticles Deliver Drugs to Specifically Targeted Cancer Cells

Graphene Membranes Allow Ultrafast Flow of Two Monolayers of Water

New Report on Global Market for Nanocoatings

Wet-Spun Carbon Nanotube Fiber Beats Copper in Carrying Electrical Current

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