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High-Speed Atomic Force Microscopy Movies Help Understand Protein Systems

High-speed atomic force microscopy (HS-AFM) is providing the means to produce dramatic footage of moving biomolecules, and scientists at Kanazawa University leading the field. This research is also described in the inaugural December issue of the Kanazawa University Research Bulletin: http://www.kanazawa-u.ac.jp/research_bulletin/index

8 Jan 2013

New Market Report on TiO2 in China

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "TiO2 China Monthly Report 1210" report to their offering.

From Research and Markets 7 Jan 2013

Liquipel Unveils Smartphone Nanotechnology Protection Solution at CES

Liquipel LLC, the sole owner and licensor of the Liquipel technology, announced today new scientific breakthroughs in nanotechnology protection, dubbing them "Liquipel 2.0." The science behind Liquipel 2.0 represents significant advancements in durability, corrosion resistance and water protection. Extensive company testing has shown Liquipel 2.0 to be up to 100 times more effective than its predecessor, Liquipel 1.0, while maintaining component integrity and RF sensitivity.

7 Jan 2013

Packaging Lithography Company Rudolph to Participate in Needham Growth Conference

Rudolph Technologies, Inc. today announced that the Company’s management will participate in the following investor events in January 2013: Rudolph’s Company Sponsored Analyst Event and the 15th Annual Needham Growth Conference. At each event, management will provide an overview of the Company and will discuss its competitive position and future prospects.

From Onto Innovation 7 Jan 2013

NIMS’ Materials Nanoarchitectonics Center and UCLA Partner to Develop On-Demand-Type Device

The NIMS International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA), in joint research with the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), succeeded in developing an on-demand-type device which possesses a diverse range of functions, including those of a diode, switch, capacitor, brain-type memory device, in a single device, and realizes the new concept of enabling switching of those functions in response to the user’s needs.

From University of California, Los Angeles 7 Jan 2013

Novel Technique to Spy on Inner Lives of Cells

An EPFL team has developed a technique for spying on the inner lives of cells. For the first time, scientists have used a near-infrared, light-sensitive biocompatible molecule to mark and observe the activity of proteins inside living cells.

7 Jan 2013

Nanotechnology-Based Portable Power Device for Consumer Electronics

Lilliputian Systems, Inc., a developer of portable power products for consumer electronics, and Brookstone, a multichannel lifestyle specialty retailer and product development company, announced today the launch of Nectar™, a revolutionary Mobile Power System that will fundamentally transform the way in which consumers keep their increasingly power-hungry mobile devices charged. Lilliputian Systems also announced today that Nectar Mobile Power System has been awarded the prestigious Consumer Electronics Show (CES) Innovations Award for Design and Engineering in the Portable Power category.

7 Jan 2013

National Medal of Science to be Bestowed on Two UT Professors

Two professors from The University of Texas at Austin will be honored by President Barack Obama with the National Medal of Science. Allen Bard, in the College of Natural Sciences, and John Goodenough, in the Cockrell School of Engineering, are two of 12 eminent researchers who will receive the medal this year, bringing the university’s overall total to five since 1962.

7 Jan 2013

Nano Labs Introduces Automated Technology to Improve Crop Yields

Nano Labs Corp. today announced yet another high-tech advance relating to greenhouse (GH) farming and agriculture, this being automated technology to control the dynamics of GH CO2 for improved crop yields, reduced energy consumption, and decreased environmental hazards.

7 Jan 2013

Finetech to Showcase Lambda Bonder with Sub-Micron Placement Accuracy at SPIE Photonics West

Finetech will showcase the sub-micron placement accuracy FINEPLACER® Lambda bonder in Booth #4626 at the upcoming SPIE Photonics West exhibition, scheduled for February 5-7, 2013 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, CA.

7 Jan 2013

Nanomedicine Researcher to Deliver Inaugural Presentation at ACS Kavli Foundation Lecture

A noted researcher in nanomedicine — preventing, diagnosing and treating disease with particles so small that thousands fit across the width of a human hair — will deliver the inaugural presentation in "The Kavli Foundation Emerging Leader in Chemistry Lecture" at the next National Meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS).

From American Chemical Society 4 Jan 2013

Cambrios’ Coating Material Used to Produce Large Area Touch Sensors

Cambrios Technologies Corporation, the leader in nanotechnology-based solutions for the transparent and flexible conductor markets, today announced its partnership with sensor maker eTurboTouch Technology Inc. to develop large area touch sensors made with Cambrios’ ClearOhm™ coating material.

4 Jan 2013

EPFL Scientists Employ Microfluidics to Observe Bacteria Behavior

EPFL scientists used microfluidics to observe the behavior of individual tuberculosis-like bacteria in the presence of antibiotics. Their observations call into question the prevailing theory of bacterial resistance, and they have proposed a new explanation for why some bacteria become resistant. The research is published January 4, 2013 in the journal Science.

4 Jan 2013

Solexel Ultra Thin Epitaxial Silicon Film Solar Cell Demonstrates Record Efficiency

Applied Nanotech Holdings, Inc. announced that Solexel (www.solexel.com) presented its world record achievement of 20.62% efficiency from 156 mm x 156 mm full-square solar cell using its low cost ultra thin epitaxial silicon film and porous silicon lift-off technology at PV Asia Pacific (APVIA/PVAP) Expo 2012 in Singapore on October 24, 2012. This record thin-silicon efficiency was achieved by Solexel's unique epitaxial cell architecture and proprietary manufacturing process flow, utilizing Applied Nanotech's proprietary aluminum metallization material.

4 Jan 2013

Market Report on Prospects for MRAM Technology

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: A Magnetic Moment: Prospects for MRAM Technology, Markets and Applications

4 Jan 2013

Nanotechnology News

High-Speed Atomic Force Microscopy Movies Help Understand Protein Systems

New Market Report on TiO2 in China

Liquipel Unveils Smartphone Nanotechnology Protection Solution at CES

Packaging Lithography Company Rudolph to Participate in Needham Growth Conference

NIMS’ Materials Nanoarchitectonics Center and UCLA Partner to Develop On-Demand-Type Device

Novel Technique to Spy on Inner Lives of Cells

Nanotechnology-Based Portable Power Device for Consumer Electronics

National Medal of Science to be Bestowed on Two UT Professors

Nano Labs Introduces Automated Technology to Improve Crop Yields

Finetech to Showcase Lambda Bonder with Sub-Micron Placement Accuracy at SPIE Photonics West

Nanomedicine Researcher to Deliver Inaugural Presentation at ACS Kavli Foundation Lecture

Cambrios’ Coating Material Used to Produce Large Area Touch Sensors

EPFL Scientists Employ Microfluidics to Observe Bacteria Behavior

Solexel Ultra Thin Epitaxial Silicon Film Solar Cell Demonstrates Record Efficiency

Market Report on Prospects for MRAM Technology

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