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Presentations on Enhanced Motion in Nanoscale and Nanomaterials Scheduled for 246th ACS Meeting

Electronic sutures that monitor surgical incisions for healing and infection. Electronic films that cling to the heart like shrink wrap, monitoring and regulating the heartbeat and alerting the patient and cardiologist when medical attention is needed. Flexible plastic electronic appliques that stick to the skin like temporary tattoos and monitor hydration in athletes.

From American Chemical Society 10 Sep 2013

Engineers Create LEDs from Gadolinium-Doped Semiconductor Nanowires

Commercial uses for ultraviolet (UV) light are growing, and now a new kind of LED under development at The Ohio State University could lead to more portable and low-cost uses of the technology.

10 Sep 2013

Nanodiamonds Enable Direct Application of Chemotherapy to Brain Tumors

Researchers at UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have developed a new drug delivery system using nanodiamonds (NDs) that allows for direct application of chemotherapy to brain tumors with fewer harmful side effects and better cancer-killing efficiency than existing treatments.

From University of California, Los Angeles 10 Sep 2013

Synopsys Custom Design Solution Receives TSMC Certification for 16-nm FinFET Process DRM V0.5

Synopsys, Inc., a global leader providing software, IP and services used to accelerate innovation in chips and electronic systems, today announced TSMC's certification of Synopsys' Laker® custom design solution for the TSMC 16-nanometer (nm) FinFET process Design Rule Manual (DRM) V0.5 as well as the availability of a 16-nm interoperable process design kit (iPDK) from TSMC.

From Synopsys, Inc. 10 Sep 2013

Micromeritics Expert to Present at PDA Pharmaceutical Freeze Drying Conference in Dusseldorf, Germany

Micromeritics Scientist to present at the Parenteral Drug Association (PDA) Pharmaceutical Freeze Drying Conference taking place in Dusseldorf, Germany, September 24 – 25, 2013. Attendees to this conference includ...

From Micromeritics Instrument Corporation 9 Sep 2013

Researchers Develop New Technique for Germanium Thin Films for Electronic Devices

Researchers have developed a new technique to produce thin films of germanium crystals -- key components for next-generation electronic devices such as advanced large-scale integrated circuits and flexible electronics, which are required for gadgets that move or bend.

7 Sep 2013

Invesco Asset Management Invests NOK 140 million in Thinfilm

Thin Film Electronics ASA (“Thinfilm”) announced today that funds managed by Invesco Asset Management Limited (“Invesco”) have agreed to acquire 56,000,000 shares in the Company at a subscription price of NOK 2.50 per share totalling NOK 140,000,000 (USD 23 million). Following EGM approval, Invesco will hold 13.3% of the shares in the Company.

7 Sep 2013

Stanford Researchers Use DNA to Assemble Graphene Transistor

DNA is the blueprint for life. Could it also become the template for making a new generation of computer chips based not on silicon, but on an experimental material known as graphene?

7 Sep 2013

UC CEIN Awarded $24 Million Grant for Nanomaterial Safety Testing

Nanotechnology is transforming industries from medicine to consumer products, and engineered nanomaterials can now be found in items as diverse as clothing, electronic devices, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals. New materials are being produced rapidly. How can their safety be assured?

From University of California, Los Angeles 7 Sep 2013

Forex Enters Evaluation Agreement with Micrologic Design Automation

Forex International Trading Corp. ("Forex") today announced that it has signed an evaluation agreement with Micrologic Design Automation, Inc. ("MDA"), a leader in software development for electronic companies manufacturers, specializes in development of interactive software tools and online verification software to enhance cutting- edge next-generation development of electronic devices.

7 Sep 2013

Researchers Standardize Electrical Parameters of Graphene such as Surface Potential and Work Function

Research from the National Physical Laboratory (NPL), Royal Holloway, University of London, and Linköping University, Sweden, has taken an important step towards standardising important electrical parameters of graphene such as surface potential and work function.

7 Sep 2013

Virginia Tech Assistant Professor Develops New Flexible Microneedle Patch for Quicker Drug Delivery

An assistant professor with the Virginia Tech - Wake Forest School of Biomedical Engineering has developed a flexible microneedle patch that allows drugs to be delivered directly and fully through the skin. The new patch can quicken drug delivery time while cutting waste, and can likely minimize side-effects in some cases, notable in vaccinations and cancer therapy.

7 Sep 2013

Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC) to Honor Stanford and UT Austin Professors for Chip Research

Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC), the world's leading university-research consortium for semiconductors and related technologies, will honor professors from Stanford University and University of Texas at Austin with awards for chip-related research and education at SRC’s annual TECHCON conference Sept. 9-10.

7 Sep 2013

Caliber I.D. Adds Two New Distributors for its VivaScope Confocal Microscope Platform

Caliber Imaging & Diagnostics (Caliber I.D.), formerly Lucid, Inc. (LCDX), has added two new distributors for its platform of VivaScope® confocal microscopes. Emdutos Industria e Comercio Ltda will distribute the VivaScope® devices in the Brazilian market.

7 Sep 2013

Is Graphene the New Nanotech? - a New Report from Cientifica

Is Graphene The New Nanotech? A similar amount of hype currently surrounds graphene, with wild predictions of applications ranging from microelectronics to water treatment, but is graphene the only solution? - New report...

6 Sep 2013

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Presentations on Enhanced Motion in Nanoscale and Nanomaterials Scheduled for 246th ACS Meeting

Engineers Create LEDs from Gadolinium-Doped Semiconductor Nanowires

Nanodiamonds Enable Direct Application of Chemotherapy to Brain Tumors

Synopsys Custom Design Solution Receives TSMC Certification for 16-nm FinFET Process DRM V0.5

Micromeritics Expert to Present at PDA Pharmaceutical Freeze Drying Conference in Dusseldorf, Germany

Researchers Develop New Technique for Germanium Thin Films for Electronic Devices

Invesco Asset Management Invests NOK 140 million in Thinfilm

Stanford Researchers Use DNA to Assemble Graphene Transistor

UC CEIN Awarded $24 Million Grant for Nanomaterial Safety Testing

Forex Enters Evaluation Agreement with Micrologic Design Automation

Researchers Standardize Electrical Parameters of Graphene such as Surface Potential and Work Function

Virginia Tech Assistant Professor Develops New Flexible Microneedle Patch for Quicker Drug Delivery

Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC) to Honor Stanford and UT Austin Professors for Chip Research

Caliber I.D. Adds Two New Distributors for its VivaScope Confocal Microscope Platform

Is Graphene the New Nanotech? - a New Report from Cientifica

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