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Nanoparticle-Based Opal Sensor Helps Analyze Alcohol Vapor Concentrations

To gauge whether suspects involved in accidents or routine traffic stops have been driving drunk, police officers pair field sobriety tests with breathalyzers, which signal the presence of alcohol in the breath.

9 Oct 2013

Thin Silicon Film Coating Does Not Affect Graphene’s Impressive Properties

Graphene has extreme conductivity and is completely transparent while being inexpensive and nontoxic. This makes it a perfect candidate material for transparent contact layers for use in solar cells to conduct electricity without reducing the amount of incoming light - at least in theory.

9 Oct 2013

SPTS and imec Collaborate to Advance Micro- and Nanosized Components for BioMEMS

SPTS Technologies, a supplier of advanced wafer processing solutions, and imec, a world-leading nanoelectronics research center have announced a joint partnership to further advance micro- and nanosized components for BioMEMS, using SPTS’ Rapier silicon deep reactive ion etching (Si DRIE) technology.

9 Oct 2013

XMC Licenses 65nm and 45nm Technology Nodes from IBM

XMC, a fast growing specialty foundry, today announced a licensing agreement with IBM under which XMC will license semiconductor process technology including underlying patents for several of IBM's production-proven advanced manufacturing offerings.

9 Oct 2013

NanoViricides Initiates Non-GLP Toxicology Evaluation of Optimized Injectable FluCide

NanoViricides, Inc., reports that it has initiated the initial non-GLP toxicology evaluation of its optimized injectable FluCide® drug candidate. This study is an important step in the drug development pathway for FluCide.

9 Oct 2013

Manchester Bestows Freedom of the City Honor on Graphene Pioneers

Sir Andre Geim and Sir Kostya Novoselov are to be awarded the Honorary Freedom of the City of Manchester for their groundbreaking work on the material graphene on Wednesday 9 October.

9 Oct 2013

SUSS MicroTec and SEMATECH Partner to Improve EUVL Pattern Mask Cleaning Yields

SUSS MicroTec, a leading supplier of equipment and process solutions for the semiconductor and related markets, and SEMATECH, a global consortium of semiconductor manufacturers, announced today that SUSS MicroTec’s photomask equipment division has partnered with SEMATECH to investigate and develop extreme ultraviolet lithography (EUVL) substrate and blank cleaning technologies that will accelerate process availability for extreme ultraviolet pilot line manufacturing.

From SUSS MicroTec AG 8 Oct 2013

Researchers Assemble DFAA and DFAG into 1-D Nanostructures Using Microfluidic Devices

Researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have developed a new approach with applications in materials development for energy capture and storage and for optoelectronic materials.

8 Oct 2013

Researchers Employ Novel 3-D Printing Technology to Cage Bacteria in Microscopic Houses

By caging bacteria in microscopic houses, scientists at The University of Texas at Austin are studying how communities of bacteria, such as those found in the human gut and lungs, interact and develop infections.

8 Oct 2013

Genisphere Enhances 3DNA Nanotechnology for Universal Signal Amplification System Applications

Genisphere LLC reported today it has adapted its 3DNA® Nanotechnology for use as a universal signal amplification system for improving the sensitivity and overall performance of rapid diagnostic tests and applications.

8 Oct 2013

Korean Agency Provides Funds for Research in Advanced Hybrid Nano- and Micro-Composites

Tsu-Wei Chou, Pierre S. du Pont Chair of Engineering at the University of Delaware, has received funding from the National Research Foundation of Korea to support research in advanced hybrid nano- and micro-composites for structural and multifunctional applications.

8 Oct 2013

Novavax Begins Enrollment in RSV Vaccine Phase 2 Dose-Confirmatory Clinical Trial

Novavax, Inc. today announced that enrollment has begun in a Phase 2 dose-confirmatory clinical trial of its respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine candidate in women of childbearing age.

From Novavax Inc. 8 Oct 2013

‘Motion Blur Point Accumulation for Imaging in Nanoscale Topography’ Technique Improves DNA Mapping

With high-tech optical tools and sophisticated mathematics, Rice University researchers have found a way to pinpoint the location of specific sequences along single strands of DNA, a technique that could someday help diagnose genetic diseases.

8 Oct 2013

Mammalian Cells Prefer Disc-Shaped Rather Than Rod-Shaped Nanoparticles

For years scientists have been working to fundamentally understand how nanoparticles move throughout the human body. One big unanswered question is how the shape of nanoparticles affects their entry into cells. Now researchers have discovered that under typical culture conditions, mammalian cells prefer disc-shaped nanoparticles over those shaped like rods.

From Georgia Institute of Technology 8 Oct 2013

SLAC 0X-ray Microscope Helps Observe Nanometer-Scale Details of Molten Iron under Intense Pressures and Temperatures

Stanford scientists recreated the intense pressures and temperatures found deep within the Earth, resulting in a discovery that complicates theories of how the planet and its core were formed.

8 Oct 2013

Nanotechnology News

Nanoparticle-Based Opal Sensor Helps Analyze Alcohol Vapor Concentrations

Thin Silicon Film Coating Does Not Affect Graphene’s Impressive Properties

SPTS and imec Collaborate to Advance Micro- and Nanosized Components for BioMEMS

XMC Licenses 65nm and 45nm Technology Nodes from IBM

NanoViricides Initiates Non-GLP Toxicology Evaluation of Optimized Injectable FluCide

Manchester Bestows Freedom of the City Honor on Graphene Pioneers

SUSS MicroTec and SEMATECH Partner to Improve EUVL Pattern Mask Cleaning Yields

Researchers Assemble DFAA and DFAG into 1-D Nanostructures Using Microfluidic Devices

Researchers Employ Novel 3-D Printing Technology to Cage Bacteria in Microscopic Houses

Genisphere Enhances 3DNA Nanotechnology for Universal Signal Amplification System Applications

Korean Agency Provides Funds for Research in Advanced Hybrid Nano- and Micro-Composites

Novavax Begins Enrollment in RSV Vaccine Phase 2 Dose-Confirmatory Clinical Trial

‘Motion Blur Point Accumulation for Imaging in Nanoscale Topography’ Technique Improves DNA Mapping

Mammalian Cells Prefer Disc-Shaped Rather Than Rod-Shaped Nanoparticles

SLAC 0X-ray Microscope Helps Observe Nanometer-Scale Details of Molten Iron under Intense Pressures and Temperatures

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