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Synopsys Delivers Comprehensive Design Implementation Solution for TSMC's 16-nm FinFET Reference Flow

Synopsys, Inc., a global leader providing software, IP and services used to accelerate innovation in chips and electronic systems, today announced delivery of a comprehensive design implementation solution for TSMC's 16-nanometer (nm) FinFET reference flow.

From Synopsys, Inc. 24 Sep 2013

New Transparent, Ultra-Stretchable, Foldable Elastic OLED

Imagine an electronic display nearly as clear as a window, or a curtain that illuminates a room, or a smartphone screen that doubles in size, stretching like rubber. Now imagine all of these being made from the same material.

From University of California, Los Angeles 24 Sep 2013

Titanium Dioxide Nanotubes May Help Improve Longevity of Dental Implants

A brighter, better, longer-lasting dental implant may soon be on its way to your dentist's office.

24 Sep 2013

Researchers Now Understand How Sodium-Potassium Pump Works as a Molecular Nanomachine

The story of the sodium-potassium pump has strong ties to Aarhus. In 1997, he received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his discovery, and over the years, research on the pump has remained a strong focus area at the university.

23 Sep 2013

Mentor Enhances Digital Tool Set for TSMC’s 16nm FinFET Manufacturing Processes

Mentor Graphics Corp. today announced that it has completed enhancements to its digital tool set for TSMC’s 16nm FinFET manufacturing processes.

23 Sep 2013

Micro-Nano-Bio Convergence Workshop and EPoSS Annual Forum 2013 to be Held Together

COWIN announces the 7th Annual Concertation and Consultation Workshop on Micro-Nano-Bio Convergence (MNBS 2013) and the EPoSS General Assembly & Annual Forum, that will held for the first time a joint event.

21 Sep 2013

Frost & Sullivan Honors mPhase Technologies with 2013 Growth, Innovation & Leadership Award

Frost & Sullivan honored mPhase Technologies, Inc. and other recipients at its 2013 Growth, Innovation & Leadership Awards at a dinner gala held Wednesday, September 11, in San Jose, Calif., at The Fairmont San Jose.

From MyPebble 21 Sep 2013

Major U.S. Oil Company Places Order for LiqTech SiC Membranes

LiqTech International, Inc. ("LiqTech") is pleased to announce that a major U.S. oil company has ordered a LiqTech SiC membrane installation to be delivered by the end of this year. The end-user placed the order to confirm the properties of the LiqTech SiC membrane technology for various upstream Produced Water applications.

21 Sep 2013

Conductive Nano-Filaments in Amorphous TiO2 Thin Films Hold Promise for Resistive Switching Devices

Memory based on electrically-induced "resistive switching" effects have generated a great deal of interest among engineers searching for faster and smaller devices because resistive switching would allow for a higher memory density.

21 Sep 2013

NIST CNST Holds Nanoscale Science Educational Program for Blind, Visually Impaired School Students

In July 2013, 45 blind and visually impaired high school students from around the country gathered at Towson University for a weeklong event designed to expose them to science careers long believed to be impossible for the blind. Twenty of those students participated in an exciting educational program on nanoscale science led by NIST Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology (CNST) Project Leader Vladimir Aksyuk, who has participated in this event for the last three years, and CNST/University of Maryland Postdoctoral Researcher Kevin Twedt, who is visually impaired.

From National Institute of Standards and Tech (NIST) 21 Sep 2013

Simple Technique Increases Density of Carbon Nanotube Forests

Carbon nanotubes' outstanding mechanical, electrical and thermal properties make them an alluring material to electronics manufacturers. However, until recently scientists believed that growing the high density of tiny graphene cylinders needed for many microelectronics applications would be difficult.

21 Sep 2013

NRC Releases EHS Research Report on Engineered Nanomaterials

The National Research Council (NRC) has released a detailed and thoughtful report, “Research Progress on Environmental, Health, and Safety Aspects of Engineered Nanomaterials.”

21 Sep 2013

Cadence Develops TSMC 16nm Custom Design Reference Flow

Cadence Design Systems, Inc., a leader in global electronic design innovation, announced today that its digital, custom and signoff tools have implemented methodology innovations that allow customers to achieve TSMC’s 16nm FinFET process benefits of higher performance, lower power consumption and smaller area.

From Cadence Design Systems 21 Sep 2013

Novel Microfluidic Device Mimics Flow of Cancer Cells through Blood Vessels

Cancer cells metastasize in several stages — first by invading surrounding tissue, then by infiltrating and spreading via the circulatory system. Some circulating cells work their way out of the vascular network, eventually forming a secondary tumor.

From Massachusetts Institute of Technology 21 Sep 2013

Advances in Camera Technology Improve Single-Particle Cryoelectron Microscopy

If you keep up with biology, you’ve probably seen those colorful images in which the atom-by-atom structure of a protein is portrayed by a tangle of ribbons. For the past couple of decades, scientists have been hard at work deriving these structures, which provide clues as to what proteins do.

From Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 20 Sep 2013

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Synopsys Delivers Comprehensive Design Implementation Solution for TSMC's 16-nm FinFET Reference Flow

New Transparent, Ultra-Stretchable, Foldable Elastic OLED

Titanium Dioxide Nanotubes May Help Improve Longevity of Dental Implants

Researchers Now Understand How Sodium-Potassium Pump Works as a Molecular Nanomachine

Mentor Enhances Digital Tool Set for TSMC’s 16nm FinFET Manufacturing Processes

Micro-Nano-Bio Convergence Workshop and EPoSS Annual Forum 2013 to be Held Together

Frost & Sullivan Honors mPhase Technologies with 2013 Growth, Innovation & Leadership Award

Major U.S. Oil Company Places Order for LiqTech SiC Membranes

Conductive Nano-Filaments in Amorphous TiO2 Thin Films Hold Promise for Resistive Switching Devices

NIST CNST Holds Nanoscale Science Educational Program for Blind, Visually Impaired School Students

Simple Technique Increases Density of Carbon Nanotube Forests

NRC Releases EHS Research Report on Engineered Nanomaterials

Cadence Develops TSMC 16nm Custom Design Reference Flow

Novel Microfluidic Device Mimics Flow of Cancer Cells through Blood Vessels

Advances in Camera Technology Improve Single-Particle Cryoelectron Microscopy

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