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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

CNSE and Nuclea Partner to Develop Nanochips for Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment

Underscoring the strategic blueprint of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo in fueling New York’s growing reputation as a hub for nanotechnology-enabled innovation, SUNY’s College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE) and Pittsfield, Massachusetts-based Nuclea Biotechnologies, Inc. (Nuclea) today announced the launch of a $1 million research partnership to enable the development and commercialization of a high-throughput nanochip to accelerate the diagnosis and treatment of breast, colon, prostate and other cancers.

From College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering, University at Albany 21 Jun 2013

Researchers Precisely Place Nanowires in Repeatable Patterns Using Sound Waves

The smaller components become, the more difficult it is to create patterns in an economical and reproducible way, according to an interdisciplinary team of Penn State researchers who, using sound waves, can place nanowir...

20 Jun 2013

New Discovery Paves Way to Integrate Plasmonic Nanostructures into Conventional Electronic Circuits

EPFL scientists have discovered how optical signal transmission can be controlled, paving the way for the integration of plasmonics with conventional electronic circuits.

20 Jun 2013

TowerJazz to be Wafer Manufacturer for Infrared Sensing and Camera Devices

TowerJazz, the global specialty foundry leader, today announced it will be the wafer manufacturer for infrared sensing and camera devices using its proven specialty process technologies. In addition to traditional infrared applications, TowerJazz will facilitate expansion into other consumer markets such as gaming, personal security, and application driven platforms, market segments which are already well served by the company.

20 Jun 2013

ZEISS’ New Photomask Repair Tool Offers High Level of Automation and Flexibility

The new generation system MeRiT® HR II from ZEISS offers a significantly higher degree of automation and increased flexibility in the repair of transparent and opaque defects. Any defect geometry on all known as well as new mask types and materials can be processed: Binary, OMOG, HD MoSi and EUV.

20 Jun 2013

Intezyne Technologies Acquires Niiki Pharma

Intezyne Technologies, a privately held drug development company dedicated to improving the treatment of cancer, announced it has acquired Niiki Pharma, of Hoboken, NJ, and Philadelphia, PA. Through the acquisition, Intezyne becomes a development-stage company with two compounds in early and mid-stage clinical development.

20 Jun 2013

Thin, Flexible Carbon Nanotube Probes to Study Individual Brain Cells

Neuroscientists may soon be modern-day harpooners, snaring individual brain-cell signals instead of whales with tiny spears made of carbon nanotubes.

20 Jun 2013

Engineered Microscopic Probes Light Up Synapses in Living Neuron in Real Time

Oscar Wilde called memory “the diary that we all carry about with us.” Now a team of scientists has developed a way to see where and how that diary is written.

20 Jun 2013

Breakthrough Technique Enables 3D Optical Beam Lithography at Nine Nanometers

A research team at Swinburne University of Technology has overcome a fundamental law of optical science that could lead to faster and more energy-efficient optical computing.

20 Jun 2013

Study Results Provide New Insights into Industrial Palladium-Copper Catalysts

Industrial palladium-copper catalysts change their structures before they get to work, already during the activation process. As a result, the reaction is catalysed by a catalyst that is different from the one originally prepared for it. This surprising discovery was made by researchers from the Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw.

20 Jun 2013

InvenSense Features in Forbes’ Annual List of America’s Fastest Growing Tech Companies

InvenSense, Inc., the leading provider of MotionTracking™ devices, was recently named on Forbes’ annual list of America’s 25 Fastest Growing Tech Companies in 2013. InvenSense secured the #8 ranking, and is the #1 Semiconductor company.

20 Jun 2013

Nanotechnology News

Syracuse Professor of Physics Receives JSA Outstanding Nuclear Physicist Award

New Report on Global NEMS Market

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

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

CNSE and Nuclea Partner to Develop Nanochips for Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment

Researchers Precisely Place Nanowires in Repeatable Patterns Using Sound Waves

New Discovery Paves Way to Integrate Plasmonic Nanostructures into Conventional Electronic Circuits

TowerJazz to be Wafer Manufacturer for Infrared Sensing and Camera Devices

ZEISS’ New Photomask Repair Tool Offers High Level of Automation and Flexibility

Intezyne Technologies Acquires Niiki Pharma

Thin, Flexible Carbon Nanotube Probes to Study Individual Brain Cells

Engineered Microscopic Probes Light Up Synapses in Living Neuron in Real Time

Breakthrough Technique Enables 3D Optical Beam Lithography at Nine Nanometers

Study Results Provide New Insights into Industrial Palladium-Copper Catalysts

InvenSense Features in Forbes’ Annual List of America’s Fastest Growing Tech Companies

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