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Silex to Develop PZT Piezoelectric Material Manufacturing Capability for SEHPMET Project

Silex Microsystems, the world's largest pure-play MEMS foundry, today announced that it has been awarded a grant of nearly $1 million USD (5,8 MSEK) to develop its PZT piezoelectric material manufacturing capability to support a new class of MEMS products that enable energy harvesting directly from the vibrational energy in the environment.

From Silex MicroSystems 12 Dec 2013

Micromem to Provide Northeast with MEMS-Based Sensor Solution for Detection of Transformer Partial Discharges

Micromem Technologies Inc. (the "Company") through its wholly owned subsidiary Micromem Applied Sensor Technologies Inc. (MAST), is pleased to announce that it has executed a joint development agreement with Northeast Utilities ("Northeast") for US$5,400,000.

12 Dec 2013

Developer of Rapid DNA Processor Named to Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors

Dr. Frederic Zenhausern, a Professor at the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) and developer of a rapid DNA processor, has been named to the Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI).

12 Dec 2013

BiOptix Participates in IBC's 24th Annual Antibody Engineering & Therapeutics Conference

BiOptix continues support of the global antibody engineering and therapeutics research community through participation in IBC's 24th Annual Antibody Engineering & Therapeutics Conference and annual meeting of The Antibody Society, being held in Huntington Beach, CA from December 8 – 12, 2013.

12 Dec 2013

National Academy of Inventors Honors University of Akron Leader in Polymer Nanofiber Electrospinning

The National Academy of Inventors named Darrell Reneker, distinguished professor of polymer science at The University of Akron, a fellow for 2013. With 24 United States patents to his name, Reneker is among the 143 inventors across the nation selected for this distinction this year.

11 Dec 2013

NPL Initiates Project on 3D Label-Free Molecular Imaging System with Nanometric Spatial Resolution

The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) has just initiated a project, '3D nanoSIMS - world beating label-free molecular imaging', which could revolutionise medicines research.

11 Dec 2013

Nanowires with Aesthetic Appeal Utilized in a Range of Technologies

There are examples of art imitating nature all around us—whether it’s Monet’s pastel Water Lilies or Chihuly’s glassblown Seaforms, the human conception of natural phenomena dazzles but does not often surprise.

11 Dec 2013

Xilinx Offers 20nm All Programmable Ultrascale Silicon Portfolio

Xilinx, Inc. today announced availability of its 20nm All Programmable UltraScale™ portfolio with product documentation and Vivado® Design Suite support.

11 Dec 2013

Pilus Energy Begins ‘Turning Dirt into Gold’ Crowd Funding Campaign

Tauriga Sciences, Inc., a diversified company focused on generating profitable revenues through license agreements and the development of a proprietary technology platform in the nanorobotics space, has today announced its acquisition target, Pilus Energy LLC ("Pilus Energy"), has commenced a crowd funding campaign ("campaign") on the website Indiegogo.com.

11 Dec 2013

Nanotech Liquid and Corrosion Protection Technology Provider, HzO, Expands Operations to China

HzO, Inc., the leader in next-generation liquid and corrosion protection technology for electronics has expanded its international operations to include executive offices and a production facility in China.

11 Dec 2013

Johns Hopkins APL Leads ‘Radiometer Assessment using Vertically Aligned Nanotubes’ Cubesat Mission

A new, low-cost cubesat mission led by the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Md. will demonstrate technology needed to measure the absolute imbalance in the Earth’s radiation budget for the first time, giving scientists valuable information to study our climate.

11 Dec 2013

Xilinx Introduces Record Breaking 4.4M Logic Cell Device

Xilinx, Inc. today announced a new record breaking 4.4M logic cell device, more than doubling its industry leading highest capacity Virtex®-7 2000T device, achieving two consecutive generations of high-end leadership, and delivering an extra node worth of customer value.

11 Dec 2013

LiqTech to Participate in Institute for Sustainable Process Technology Water Cluster

LiqTech International, Inc. is pleased to announce that LiqTech has been invited to participate in the Institute for Sustainable Process Technology (ISPT) water cluster with the intent to develop a commercial solution to treat oil emulsion challenges found in the upstream Oil & Gas industry.

11 Dec 2013

Novel Method Involving Tiny Oil Droplets Helps Measure Forces in 3D Tissues

As embryonic tissue develops, cells push and pull on each other, and they must do so correctly for the tissue to develop properly. Now scientists at Harvard University have devised the first method to measure these forces in three-dimensional (3D) tissues and living embryos.

11 Dec 2013

Selecta’s SEL-201 Nanoparticles Induce Immune Tolerance in Hemophilia A Model

Selecta Biosciences, Inc., a clinical stage biotechnology company developing a novel class of targeted antigen-specific immune tolerance treatments, today announced that data from a pre-clinical proof of concept study in Factor VIII-deficient mice were presented in a poster presentation at the 2013 American Society for Hematology (ASH) International Conference in New Orleans.

11 Dec 2013

Nanotechnology News

Silex to Develop PZT Piezoelectric Material Manufacturing Capability for SEHPMET Project

Micromem to Provide Northeast with MEMS-Based Sensor Solution for Detection of Transformer Partial Discharges

Developer of Rapid DNA Processor Named to Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors

BiOptix Participates in IBC's 24th Annual Antibody Engineering & Therapeutics Conference

National Academy of Inventors Honors University of Akron Leader in Polymer Nanofiber Electrospinning

NPL Initiates Project on 3D Label-Free Molecular Imaging System with Nanometric Spatial Resolution

Nanowires with Aesthetic Appeal Utilized in a Range of Technologies

Xilinx Offers 20nm All Programmable Ultrascale Silicon Portfolio

Pilus Energy Begins ‘Turning Dirt into Gold’ Crowd Funding Campaign

Nanotech Liquid and Corrosion Protection Technology Provider, HzO, Expands Operations to China

Johns Hopkins APL Leads ‘Radiometer Assessment using Vertically Aligned Nanotubes’ Cubesat Mission

Xilinx Introduces Record Breaking 4.4M Logic Cell Device

LiqTech to Participate in Institute for Sustainable Process Technology Water Cluster

Novel Method Involving Tiny Oil Droplets Helps Measure Forces in 3D Tissues

Selecta’s SEL-201 Nanoparticles Induce Immune Tolerance in Hemophilia A Model

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