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Solar-Powered Nano Filter Removes Harmful Carcinogens and Antibiotics from Water Sources

Researchers at University of Cincinnati have developed and tested a solar-powered nano filter that is able to remove harmful carcinogens and antibiotics from water sources – lakes and rivers – at a significantly higher rate than the currently used filtering technology made of activated carbon. They report their results today at the 113th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology.

24 May 2013

Mentor Graphics Collaborates with Lumerical Solutions and OpSIS to Develop PDK for Silicon Photonics Process

Mentor Graphics Corp., a leader in electronic design automation, today announced it has teamed with OpSIS and Lumerical Solutions to develop a complete EDA-style, full flow process design kit (PDK) for the OpSIS IME (Institute of Microelectronics) silicon photonics process.

24 May 2013

Researchers Synthesize Novel MOF Filtration Material for Petroleum Refining

A newly synthesized material might provide a dramatically improved method for separating the highest-octane components of gasoline. Measurements at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have clarified* why. The research team, which included scientists from NIST and several other universities, has published its findings in the journal Science.

From National Institute of Standards and Tech (NIST) 24 May 2013

Southeastern Announces National Conference in June on Safe Nanomaterial Use in Environmental Remediation

An increasing number of hazardous waste disposal sites are using nanotechnology and nanomaterials in their environmental remediation efforts, leaving open questions about the safety of such techniques.

24 May 2013

Reportlinker.com Adds Market Research Report on Proteomic Platforms Mass Spectrometry and Biochips

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Proteomics: Technologies and Global Markets

From ReportLinker 24 May 2013

United Microelectronics Sets up Center of Excellence for Specialty Technologies at Singapore

United Microelectronics Corporation ("UMC"), today announced that the company has established Fab 12i in Singapore as its "Center of Excellence" to spearhead the company's R&D and manufacturing for advanced specialty process technologies.

From United Microelectronics Corporation 24 May 2013

Axcelis Delivers Novel Purion Platform for Sub-16 nm Devices to Asian Semiconductor Manufacturer

Axcelis Technologies, Inc., a leading supplier of enabling ion implantation solutions for the semiconductor industry, announced today that it has shipped the new Purion M medium current implanter, to a major semiconductor manufacturer located in Asia.

24 May 2013

Nucleation of Ice Substantially Suppressed in Nano-Sized Water Droplets

The results of a new study led by George Washington University Professor Tianshu Li provide direct computational evidence that nucleation of ice in small droplets is strongly size-dependent, an important conclusion in understanding water’s behavior at the nanoscale.

23 May 2013

Graphene-Covered Silver Nanowire Electrodes Hold Promise for Touch-Screen Monitors

Researchers have created a new type of transparent electrode that might find uses in solar cells, flexible displays for computers and consumer electronics and future "optoelectronic" circuits for sensors and information processing.

23 May 2013

Spin Orientation Controlled in Magnetic Nanodisks

"We spent 15 percent of home energy on gadgets in 2009, and we're buying more gadgets all the time," says Peter Fischer of the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab). Fischer lets you know right away that while it's scientific curiosity that inspires his research at the Lab's Advanced Light Source (ALS), he intends it to help solve pressing problems.

From Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 23 May 2013

New Technique for Creating High-Quality Atomic-Scale Semiconductor Thin Films

Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a new technique for creating high-quality semiconductor thin films at the atomic scale – meaning the films are only one atom thick. The technique can be used to create these thin films on a large scale, sufficient to coat wafers that are two inches wide, or larger.

From North Carolina State University 23 May 2013

Microfluidic Electrophysiological Device Helps Record Brain Activity of Worms in Drugs Research

Scientists from the University of Southampton have developed a device which records the brain activity of worms to help test the effects of drugs.

23 May 2013

Nanoscale Protein Receptors Added to Phages Increases Transmission of Cancer Molecule Signals

Early screening for prostate cancer could become as easy for men as personal pregnancy testing is for women, thanks to UC Irvine research published today in the Journal of the American Chemical Society.

23 May 2013

Inhibiting Calcium Uptake Makes Gold Nanoparticles More Effective in Destroying Cancer Cells

Positively charged gold nanoparticles are usually toxic to cells, but cancer cells somehow manage to avoid nanoparticle toxicity. Mayo Clinic researchers found out why and determined how to make the nanoparticles effective against ovarian cancer cells. The discovery is detailed in the current online issue of the Journal of Biological Chemistry.

23 May 2013

Gold-Iron Oxide Nanoparticle Combination used to Produce Clean Hydrogen

Duke University engineers have developed a novel method for producing clean hydrogen, which could prove essential to weaning society off of fossil fuels and their environmental implications.

From Duke University - Fitzpatrick Center for Photonics 23 May 2013

Nanotechnology News

Solar-Powered Nano Filter Removes Harmful Carcinogens and Antibiotics from Water Sources

Mentor Graphics Collaborates with Lumerical Solutions and OpSIS to Develop PDK for Silicon Photonics Process

Researchers Synthesize Novel MOF Filtration Material for Petroleum Refining

Southeastern Announces National Conference in June on Safe Nanomaterial Use in Environmental Remediation

Reportlinker.com Adds Market Research Report on Proteomic Platforms Mass Spectrometry and Biochips

United Microelectronics Sets up Center of Excellence for Specialty Technologies at Singapore

Axcelis Delivers Novel Purion Platform for Sub-16 nm Devices to Asian Semiconductor Manufacturer

Nucleation of Ice Substantially Suppressed in Nano-Sized Water Droplets

Graphene-Covered Silver Nanowire Electrodes Hold Promise for Touch-Screen Monitors

Spin Orientation Controlled in Magnetic Nanodisks

New Technique for Creating High-Quality Atomic-Scale Semiconductor Thin Films

Microfluidic Electrophysiological Device Helps Record Brain Activity of Worms in Drugs Research

Nanoscale Protein Receptors Added to Phages Increases Transmission of Cancer Molecule Signals

Inhibiting Calcium Uptake Makes Gold Nanoparticles More Effective in Destroying Cancer Cells

Gold-Iron Oxide Nanoparticle Combination used to Produce Clean Hydrogen

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