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Negative Differential Resistance in Graphene Devices May Allow Fabrication of Extremely Small Circuits

A team of researchers from the University of California, Riverside's Bourns College of Engineering have solved a problem that previously presented a serious hurdle for the use of graphene in electronic devices.

From University of California at Riverside 4 Sep 2013

Metal Nanowire Transparent Conductors May Enable Less Expensive, Flexible Touchscreens

Electronic devices with touchscreens are ubiquitous, and one key piece of technology makes them possible: transparent conductors. However, the cost and the physical limitations of the material these conductors are usually made of are hampering progress toward flexible touchscreen devices.

4 Sep 2013

Microfluidic Device Market Forecast to Reach $5.7B by 2018

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Microfluidic Applications in the Pharmaceutical, Life Sciences, In-Vitro Diagnostic and Medical Device Markets Report 2013" report to their offering.

From Research and Markets 4 Sep 2013

UH Researcher Launches Nanotech Company, C-Voltaics

Out of the test-tube, onto your jeans? How about your patio deck? A researcher from the University of Houston has turned his nanotechnology research into reality, launching a nanotech manufacturing company in the University’s Energy Research Park.

4 Sep 2013

Better Nanostructures for Advanced Electronics through Breakthrough Nanofabrication Technique

An international group of researchers from the University of Minnesota, Argonne National Laboratory and Seoul National University have discovered a groundbreaking technique in manufacturing nanostructures that has the potential to make electrical and optical devices smaller and better than ever before. A surprising low-tech tool of Scotch Magic tape ended up being one of the keys to the discovery.

4 Sep 2013

Volume Production of First Deeply Depleted Channel Transistor-Based Chip Begins

SuVolta, Inc. and Fujitsu Semiconductor Limited today announced volume production of the first Deeply Depleted Channel™ (DDC) transistor-based chip, MB86S22AA Milbeaut® image processor integrated circuit (IC). Manufactured on "CS250S" technology, which combines Fujitsu Semiconductor's 55nm process with DDC technology, the IC has 30 percent lower power consumption and roughly twice the processing performance compared to the existing products, despite the new product having considerably more circuits with enhanced processing performance.

4 Sep 2013

Major Foundry Acquires Nova’s Metrology Products for 2Xnm Ramp up of Production

Nova Measuring Instruments Ltd., provider of leading edge stand-alone metrology and the market leader of integrated metrology solutions to the semiconductor process control market, announced today that a leading pure play foundry recently placed over 10 million dollars in orders in the aggregate, for one of its global FABs.

From Nova Measuring Instruments 4 Sep 2013

Sand 9 Introduces MEMS Timing Products for Mobile and Wireless Connectivity Devices

Sand 9, Inc., today announced the first micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) timing products specifically designed to meet the stringent performance, cost, size and reliability requirements of high volume mobile applications such as 3G/4G cellular and GPS/GNSS as well as low-power wireless connectivity applications such as Bluetooth® Smart.

4 Sep 2013

NanoViricides Seeks Orphan Drug Designation for DengueCide in the European Union

NanoViricides, Inc. (the "Company") announced today that the European associates of the consulting firm Cote´ Orphan Consulting, on behalf of NanoViricides, have submitted an Orphan Drug Application to the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for DengueCide™, a drug candidate for the treatment of dengue and dengue hemorrhagic fever.

From NanoViricides, Inc 4 Sep 2013

Clay-Based Supercapacitor Operates at Very High Temperatures

Clay, an abundant and cheap natural material, is a key ingredient in a supercapacitor that can operate at very high temperatures, according to Rice University researchers who have developed such a device.

4 Sep 2013

NTA Used By Santen SAS To Study Nanoemulsions In Ophthalmic And Pharmaceutical Products

NanoSight reports on how Nanoparticle Tracking Analysis, NTA, is being used at French company, Santen SAS, to use different nanoemulsions for applications in the treatment of the human eye.

3 Sep 2013

imec and Veeco Partner to Reduce Production Cost of GaN-on-Si-Based Power Devices, LEDs

Nanoelectronics research centre imec of Belgium and Veeco Instruments Inc. are collaborating on a project aimed at lowering the cost of producing gallium nitride on silicon (GaN-on-Si) -based power devices and LEDs.

From IMEC 3 Sep 2013

Certain Bacteria Demonstrate Aggression on the Nanoscale

A nano-machine cell killer: researchers at the EPFL Faculty/School of Life Sciences decipher the attack strategy of certain bacteria, including the infamous Staphylococcus aureus.

3 Sep 2013

Trends in Nanotechnology 2013 Begins in Seville on September 9th - Last Few Days to Register

Seville (Spain) will host the 14th edition of the Trends in Nanotechnology International Conference (TNT 2013) from the 9th until the 13th of September 2013. Currently, 42 keynote speakers from all over the world are ...

3 Sep 2013

Researchers at Nagoya Institute of Technology, Japan Use NanoWizard3 AFM to Investigate Biomaterials

JPK Instruments, a world-leading manufacturer of nanoanalytic instrumentation for research in life sciences and soft matter, reports on how the Laboratory for Mechanobiology and Bioengineering at Nagoya Institute of Technology in Japan use the NanoWizard®3 AFM to investigate biomaterials.

From Bruker BioAFM 3 Sep 2013

Nanotechnology News

Negative Differential Resistance in Graphene Devices May Allow Fabrication of Extremely Small Circuits

Metal Nanowire Transparent Conductors May Enable Less Expensive, Flexible Touchscreens

Microfluidic Device Market Forecast to Reach $5.7B by 2018

UH Researcher Launches Nanotech Company, C-Voltaics

Better Nanostructures for Advanced Electronics through Breakthrough Nanofabrication Technique

Volume Production of First Deeply Depleted Channel Transistor-Based Chip Begins

Major Foundry Acquires Nova’s Metrology Products for 2Xnm Ramp up of Production

Sand 9 Introduces MEMS Timing Products for Mobile and Wireless Connectivity Devices

NanoViricides Seeks Orphan Drug Designation for DengueCide in the European Union

Clay-Based Supercapacitor Operates at Very High Temperatures

NTA Used By Santen SAS To Study Nanoemulsions In Ophthalmic And Pharmaceutical Products

imec and Veeco Partner to Reduce Production Cost of GaN-on-Si-Based Power Devices, LEDs

Certain Bacteria Demonstrate Aggression on the Nanoscale

Trends in Nanotechnology 2013 Begins in Seville on September 9th - Last Few Days to Register

Researchers at Nagoya Institute of Technology, Japan Use NanoWizard3 AFM to Investigate Biomaterials

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