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Scientists Use Infrared Spectromicroscopy to Determine Microbes’ Biochemistry

Berkeley Lab scientists join an international collaboration to understand how archaea and bacteria work together deep in a cold sulfur spring

23 Jan 2013

Researchers Observe Cell Polarity Using Advanced Microscopy

Over the past several years, Rong Li, Ph.D., at the Stowers Institute for Medical Research has been making crucial discoveries about the development of cell polarity—the process by which one side of a cell becomes different from the other side. Such polarity is critical for the functioning of the vast majority of cells.

23 Jan 2013

SMIC Purchases Multiple Systems from Carl Zeiss for Photomask Verification, Repair and Metrology

The Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC), headquartered in Shanghai, China, have purchased multiple systems for photomask verification, repair and metrology from Carl Zeiss Semiconductor Metrology Systems (SMS) Division (www.zeiss.com/sms), a leading supplier of both photomask metrology and manufacturing equipment. SMIC will apply the tools as economic solutions for their mask services.

23 Jan 2013

Researchers Develop New Process to Improve the Performance of CMOS Sensors

Image sensors are at the core of every digital camera. Before a snapshot appears on the display, the sensors first convert the light from the lens to electrical signals. The image processor then uses these to create the final photo.

23 Jan 2013

Major Semiconductor Discrete Manufacturer Buys Additional Dryers from MicroTech

A major semiconductor discrete manufacturer has purchased an additional Surface Tension Gradient Dryer (STGD) from MicroTech because of its ability to dry thin wafers without damage to the wafer's thin films. This is the second order to the manufacturer by MicroTech, a Silicon Valley wet process station supplier.

23 Jan 2013

UMC and Faraday Develop Highly Complex System-on-Chips

Faraday Technology Corporation, a leading ASIC and silicon IP provider, and United Microelectronics Corporation, a leading global semiconductor foundry, today announced that they have produced customer system-on-chip (SoC) ICs with a density of over 300 million gates.

23 Jan 2013

Study Shows How Redox Chemistry Determines the Adsorption Strength of Gold Nanoparticles on Modified Oxide

The strong binding of gold on electronically modified calcium oxide can now be understood in detail. In a computational study, researchers Jenni Andersin, Janne Nevalaita, Karoliina Honkala and Hannu Häkkinen at the University of Jyväskylä Nanoscience Center have shown how redox chemistry entirely determines the adsorption strength of gold on the modified oxide where one metal atom is replaced with molybdenum. The study was funded by the Academy of Finland.

23 Jan 2013

Camfil Farr APC Offers Advanced HemiPleat eXtreme Nano Fiber Filter

A new HemiPleat® eXtreme nano fiber filter from Camfil Farr Air Pollution Control (APC) offers higher filtration efficiencies, greater durability, and better resistance to pulse-cleaning than competitive products. These advantages can extend filter life and reduce operating and energy costs associated with industrial cartridge dust and fume collectors.

23 Jan 2013

Scientists Use Nano-sized Silicon to Produce Hydrogen

Super-small particles of silicon react with water to produce hydrogen almost instantaneously, according to University at Buffalo researchers.

23 Jan 2013

Abraxane/Gemcitabine Combination Improves Survival of Pancreatic Cancer Patients

A multi-center Phase III clinical trial demonstrates that Abraxane (nab-paclitaxel) plus gemcitabine is the first combination of cancer drugs to extend survival of late-stage pancreatic cancer patients compared to standard treatment.

23 Jan 2013

Researchers Use Graphene to Create New Conductive Nano-Material

Scientists at CSIRO and RMIT University have produced a new two-dimensional material that could revolutionise the electronics market, making "nano" more than just a marketing term.

From CSIRO 23 Jan 2013

Researchers Synthesize Thermoelectric Materials Using Atomic Layer Deposition

Researchers at the Aalto University School of Chemical Technology have applied atomic layer deposition (ALD) technique to the synthesis of thermoelectric materials. Converting waste energy into electricity, these materials are a promising means of producing energy cost-effectively and without carbon dioxide emissions in the future.

22 Jan 2013

Imec and Cadence Validate Automated 3D DFT Solution to Test DRAMs

At the European 3D TSV Summit in Grenoble, France on January 22-23, 2013, imec, a world-leading nano-electronics research institute, today announced that together with Cadence Design Systems they have developed, implemented and validated an automated 3D Design-for-Test (DFT) solution to test logic-memory interconnects in DRAM-on-logic stacks.

From IMEC 22 Jan 2013

Study on Replacing Conventional 3-D Silicon with Nanoscale Substances

Two teams of researchers from The University of Texas at Dallas have been chosen to help a $194 million national network create the technologies of the next generation.

22 Jan 2013

Improved Biological Imaging Using Three-Photon Microscopy

Scientists may be a step closer to cracking one of the world's most compelling mysteries: the impossible complexity of the brain and its billions of neurons. Cornell researchers have demonstrated a new way of taking high-resolution, three-dimensional images of the brain's inner workings through a three-fold improvement in the depth limits of multiphoton microscopy, a fluorescence-based imaging technique with Cornell roots.

From Cornell University - NanoScale Facility 22 Jan 2013