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Rapid Smartphone-Based Mercury Testing and Mapping Using Gold Nanoparticles

A team of researchers from the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science has developed a smartphone attachment and application to test water for the presence of mercury, a toxic heavy metal. The new platform could significantly reduce the time and cost of the testing, and it could be particularly useful in regions with limited technological resources.

From University of California, Los Angeles 5 Feb 2014

UT Austin Researchers Demonstrate Resonance-Enhanced AFM-IR Analysis Using Anasys Instruments Technology

Anasys Instruments reports on the publication in Nature Photonics from Prof. Belkin (The University of Texas at Austin) demonstrating the use of resonance-enhanced AFM-IR with unprecedented sensitivity. Researchers in...

5 Feb 2014

XEI Scientific Appoint Eclipse Technologies as Northwest USA Distributors

XEI Scientific Inc, maker of the popular EVACTRON® De-Contaminator™ Plasma Cleaning System for electron microscopes and other vacuum chambers, has appointed Eclipse Technologies to be the distributing sales cha...

From XEI Scientific 4 Feb 2014

Perfect Sheets of Diamond May be Possible Without any Pressure

Perfect sheets of diamond a few atoms thick appear to be possible even without the big squeeze that makes natural gems.

4 Feb 2014

New Report on Opportunities in the International Graphene Industry

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Concise Analysis of the Opportunities in the International Graphene Industry" report to their offering.

4 Feb 2014

Nano-Porous Aerogels Could Help Improve Cars

One day, Union College’s Aerogel Team’s novel way of making “frozen smoke” could improve some of our favorite machines, including cars.

4 Feb 2014

Novel Magnetic 3D Bioprinting System Designed for Rapid, High-Volume Drug Screening

The BiO Assay, a magnetic 3D bioprinting system being marketed and developed by Rainbow Coral Corp. (OTCBB: RBCC) and joint venture partner Nano3D Biosciences (n3D), is the first designed specifically for rapid, high-volume drug screening—ushering in an exciting new era in medicine.

4 Feb 2014

Forecast Report on Printed and Flexible Sensors

Reportbuyer.com just published a new market research report: Printed and Flexible Sensors 2014-2024: Technologies, Players, Forecasts

4 Feb 2014

NSERC Honors INRS Nanomaterial Researcher with E.W.R. Steacie Memorial Fellowship Award

Federico Rosei, professor at the INRS Énergie Matériaux Télécommunications Research Centre, is the recipient of an E.W.R. Steacie Memorial Fellowship, one of the most prestigious honours awarded by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). An internationally renowned researcher, Professor Rosei has made a name for himself through his pioneering work on advanced materials, which has enormous technological potential in electronics, photonics, life sciences and energy conversion.

4 Feb 2014

Optofluidics’ NanoTweezer Named Finalist for PRISM Award

Philadelphia-based startup Optofluidics is proud to announce that their flagship product, the “NanoTweezer”, is a finalist for a PRISM Award. Known as the “Oscars of Photonics” the PRISM Awards is an international competition recognizing cutting-edge products that break conventional ideas and solve problems through photonics.

From Optofluidics Incorporated 4 Feb 2014

Rudolph Receives $11 Million Order for Lithography Systems

Rudolph Technologies, Inc. announced today it has received two orders for its lithography systems, totaling more than $11 million. Purchase orders include a repeat order for the JetStep™ Lithography System for advanced packaging (AP) applications and a repeat order for a PanelPrinter™ 9200 System for flat panel display (FPD) lithography.

From Onto Innovation 4 Feb 2014

New Report on Global MEMS Gyroscope Market

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global MEMS Gyroscope Market Report to 2016" report to their offering.

From Research and Markets 4 Feb 2014

New DNA-Based Microscopy Could Enable Simultaneous Image Capture of Multiple Cell Components

A new microscopy method could enable scientists to generate snapshots of dozens of different biomolecules at once in a single human cell, a team from the Wyss Institute of Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University reported Sunday in Nature Methods.

4 Feb 2014

Nano-Porous Silver Electrocatalyst Converts CO2 with 92% Efficiency

A team of researchers at the University of Delaware has developed a highly selective catalyst capable of electrochemically converting carbon dioxide — a greenhouse gas — to carbon monoxide with 92 percent efficiency. The carbon monoxide then can be used to develop useful chemicals.

3 Feb 2014

New Report on Thin Film PZT for Semiconductor Applications

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Thin Film PZT for Semiconductor Application Trends & Technology Update Report" report to their offering.

From Research and Markets 3 Feb 2014