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Phenom World Releases Next Generation Phenom ProX Desktop SEM

With the introduction of the next generation Phenom ProX desktop SEM, Phenom-World confirms its position in the top of the high-end table top for SEM imaging and analysis. With a magnification range up to 100,000x and resolution of 17nm the Phenom ProX delivers more detailed information than ever before.

From Thermo Fisher Scientific Phenom-World BV 25 Jun 2013

Sugar Solution Combined With Fluorescence Microscopy Delivers Detailed Mouse Brain Images

The team from the RIKEN Center for Developmental biology reports their finding today in Nature Neuroscience.

24 Jun 2013

Teledyne DALSA to Present on MEMS Integrated Design for Inertial Sensors at MEMS China

Teledyne DALSA Semiconductor, a Teledyne Technologies company, will feature its new MIDIS™ platform in addition to its latest advancements in design and fabrication at MEMS China held June 25-27, 2013 at the Shanghai Everbright Convention and Exhibition Center in Shanghai, China. Teledyne DALSA will exhibit at booth 260.

24 Jun 2013

Nanotechnology-Based Coating Will Enhance Wear Resistance of Aluminum Drill Pipes

Alcoa and OJSC RUSNANO will produce technologically advanced oil and gas aluminum drill pipe finished with a life-extending antiwear coating under a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed by the companies today.

24 Jun 2013

Ferroelectric Materials Combined with Graphene Could Lead to Faster Computers

Researchers at MIT have proposed a new system that combines ferroelectric materials — the kind often used for data storage — with graphene, a two-dimensional form of carbon known for its exceptional electronic and mechanical properties. The resulting hybrid technology could eventually lead to computer and data-storage chips that pack more components in a given area and are faster and less power-hungry.

From Massachusetts Institute of Technology 24 Jun 2013

Project on Harvesting Thermal Energy Using Nanodiamonds Awarded EPSRC Grant

A project pursuing new approaches to harvesting thermal energy using nanodiamond has been awarded funding by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC).

24 Jun 2013

Vishay Debuts Moisture-Resistant Tantalum Nitride Resistive Film Technology Based QPL Resistors

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. today launched a new series of QPL MIL-PRF-55342-qualified surface-mount chip resistors that provides established reliability with an “R” level failure rate of 0.01 % per 1000 hours.

24 Jun 2013

High Drive Current Achieved on Tungsten Diselenide Monolayer Transistor

Researchers at UC Santa Barbara, in collaboration with University of Notre Dame, have recently demonstrated the highest reported drive current on a transistor made of a monolayer of tungsten diselenide (WSe2), a 2-dimensional atomic crystal categorized as a transition metal dichalcogenide (TMD).

24 Jun 2013

Nanoprobes Detect Specific Genetic Materials from Human Samples

Duke University biomedical engineers and genome researchers have developed a proof-of-principle approach using light to detect infections before patients show symptoms.

24 Jun 2013

New Report on Leaders in Smart Pills Technologies Market

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Smart Pills Technologies Market (2012-2017) (Diagnostic imaging, patient monitoring, drug delivery)" report to their offering.

From Research and Markets 21 Jun 2013

Undergraduate Nanobiotechnology Researchers Receive Research Fellowship

Collagen, Raman-tweezers and nanotechnology are all well-known words for three Appalachian State University undergraduate physics majors.

21 Jun 2013

Syracuse Professor of Physics Receives JSA Outstanding Nuclear Physicist Award

Paul Souder, professor of physics in The College of Arts and Sciences, is the co-recipient of the 2013 Outstanding Nuclear Physicist Award from Jefferson Science Associates (JSA). He shares the award with Douglas Beck, professor of physics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

21 Jun 2013

New Report on Global NEMS Market

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global Nanoelectromechanical Systems (NEMS) Market (2012 - 2022) by Applications, Products, Components, Materials" report to their offering.

From Research and Markets 21 Jun 2013

Major Foundry Acquires Mattson’s Helios XP Systems for 2Xnm Production

Mattson Technology Inc., a leading supplier of advanced process equipment used for the manufacture of semiconductors, today announced that it has shipped multiple systems of its Helios® XP rapid thermal processing (RTP) system for use in mass production at a major foundry. The systems will support the foundry's 2Xnm capacity ramp by offering leading temperature control for reliable device manufacturing coupled with a low cost of ownership (CoO).

21 Jun 2013

UnderGraduates Earn UCSD’s First Bachelor’s Degree in Nanoengineering

What is a nanoengineer? It’s a question nearly 20 seniors, who, this June, earned the first bachelor’s degree in nanoengineering offered at the University of California, San Diego, have learned to answer as they tackle the questions and expectations of their parents and potential employers.

21 Jun 2013