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Microscopic Study Provides New Insights into Cell Division

Studies led by cell biologist Thomas Maresca at the University of Massachusetts Amherst are revealing new details about a molecular surveillance system that helps detect and correct errors in cell division that can lead to cell death or human diseases. Findings are reported in the current issue of the Journal of Cell Biology.

From University of Massachusetts Amherst 22 Jan 2013

Innovative Non-Toxic Treatment for B-Cell Lymphoma Using Gold Nanoparticles

How do you annihilate lymphoma without using any drugs?

22 Jan 2013

New Report Sheds Light on Solid State Thin Film Battery

New Report Added in ResearchMoz Reports Database Solid State Thin Film Battery: Market Shares, Strategies, and Forecasts, Worldwide, Nanotechnology, 2013 to 2019.

22 Jan 2013

New Scalable Technique for High-Quality Graphene p-n Junction Production

Researchers at Peking University have succeeded in establishing a scalable technique for the synthesis of high quality graphene p-n junctions, a technological advance that may support the creation of more efficient photo detectors, solar cells and night vision systems.

22 Jan 2013

Nano Job Fair to be Conducted at CNSE’s Albany NanoTech Complex

In support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo’s innovation-driven economic development strategy, the Governor’s Office, New York State Department of Labor, and College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE) of the University at Albany will partner to host a Nano Job Fair on Saturday, February 2 at CNSE’s Albany NanoTech Complex, with targeted outreach now underway to attract qualified women, veterans and minority candidates to help fill more than 300 current and future openings at CNSE, including positions with the Global 450mm Wafer Consortium (G450C).

From College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering, University at Albany 22 Jan 2013

Veeco Supplies MBE System to University of Waterloo’s New Nano Research Center

Veeco Instruments Inc. announced today that the University of Waterloo, located at the heart of Canada’s technology hub, has purchased a GEN10® Molecular Beam Epitaxy system for its recently opened Quantum-Nano Centre (QNC) hosting the Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology (WIN) and the Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC). The system will be installed in the new MBE laboratory being established by Professor Zbig Wasilewski, Endowed Nanotechnology Chair at WIN.

From Veeco 22 Jan 2013

SRC and DARPA Grant $28 million to Fund Center for Spintronic Materials, Interfaces and Novel Architectures

Three University of California, Riverside scientists and engineers are members of a new national research center — the Center for Spintronic Materials, Interfaces, and Novel Architectures (C-SPIN) — focused on developing the next generation of microelectronics. Led by the University of Minnesota, C-SPIN is being supported by a five-year $28 million grant, about $3 million of which is allocated to UC Riverside.

21 Jan 2013

AIST, NIMS Develop Novel Graphene Transistor

The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology and the National Institute for Materials Science jointly developed a graphene transistor based on a new operating principle.

21 Jan 2013

e2v Offers Extended-Reliability PowerQUICC II Pro Communications Processors

Extended-reliability versions of Freescale's PC837x PowerQUICC® II Pro communications processor PC8378 and PC8379 are now available from e2v for networking applications in aerospace, defence and demanding outdoor environments.

21 Jan 2013

UCLA Creates Optical Microscope to Directly View Nanoscale Objects

By using tiny liquid lenses that self-assemble around microscopic objects, a team from UCLA's Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science has created an optical microscopy method that allows users to directly see objects more than 1,000 times smaller than the width of a human hair.

From University of California, Los Angeles 21 Jan 2013

MEMSIC Receives Electronic Products POY Award for Three-Axis Magnetic Sensor

MEMSIC, Inc., a leading solutions provider, combining proprietary MEMS technology with advanced mixed-signal processing and systems solutions, today announced its winning of the prestigious "Product of the Year Award" (POY) from Electronic Products magazine. For the second consecutive year, the company captured the POY, this time for its three-axis magnetic sensor, the MMC3316xMT.

From MEMSIC Inc. 19 Jan 2013

Iscent Introduces VTT Technology-Based Sustainable Flexible Film Solution

A cost-effective, sustainable solution for producing flexible film with no metal, extra lacquers or lamination has been introduced by Iscent, a Finnish start-up company based on technology from VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland. The film surface modification technology enables the production of holograph-like images for plastic and fibre-based film materials. Iscent's new extra-wide production line enables large-volume production of new kinds of products with minimised raw material costs.

19 Jan 2013

UW’s Center for Advanced Oil and Gas Technologies Nano Resolution Imaging Laboratory receives Hess’ Support

Hess Corporation has committed to giving the University of Wyoming $4.4 million to support UW’s Center for Advanced Oil and Gas Technologies Nano Resolution Imaging Laboratory, Governor Matt Mead and UW President Tom Buchanan announced today (Friday).

19 Jan 2013

Nature’s Scientific Report Publishes Texas A&M Study on Nanocrystalline Nickel

Dr. Haiyan Wang, an associate professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Texas A&M University, and several co-authors have had their paper published in Nature’s Scientific Report.

19 Jan 2013

Biophysical Society Conference to Discuss Nanomedicine, Materials and Physics

Honeybee silk-inspired materials; a deconstruction of the Ebola virus; how microbes evolve resistance to antibiotics; and a possible connection between Alzheimer’s disease and type II diabetes are just some of the intriguing topics that will be presented at the 57th Annual Meeting of the Biophysical Society (BPS).

19 Jan 2013