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New Process to Remotely Activate Biochemical Reactions Using Nanotechnology

Since Edison's first bulb, heat has been a mostly undesirable byproduct of light. Now researchers at Rice University are turning light into heat at the point of need, on the nanoscale, to trigger biochemical reactions remotely on demand.

14 Dec 2012

CNSE Graduate Students to Further Education and Career in Empire State

Further supporting Governor Andrew Cuomo’s vision for building a world-class nanotechnology workforce to enable high-tech economic growth across New York, the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE) of the University at Albany (UAlbany) today announced that three-quarters of its newest graduating class will pursue educational and career opportunities in the Empire State following commencement ceremonies this weekend.

14 Dec 2012

Researchers Develop Nanostructure that Regulates Chemical Reactions

A chemical nanostructure developed by Boston College researchers behaves much like the pores of the skin, serving as a precise control for a typically stubborn method of catalysis that is the workhorse of industrial chemistry.

13 Dec 2012

Bankruptcy Court Approves Acquisition of US Battery Company by Navitas Systems

Navitas Systems LLC, a leading provider of energy-enabled system solutions and energy storage products for commercial, industrial and government agency customers, today announced that the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (the “Court”) has approved the sale of A123 Systems’ Ann Arbor, Mich.-based government business, including all U.S. military contracts, for $2.3 million to Navitas.

13 Dec 2012

NVIDIA Secures DARPA Contract to Explore Embedded Processor Technologies

NVIDIA has been awarded a contract worth up to $20 million from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to research embedded processor technologies that could lead to dramatic improvements in the ability of autonomous vehicles to collect and process data from on-board sensors.

13 Dec 2012

Altera Announces First Shipments of its 28nm SoC Devices

Altera Corporation today announced the first shipments of its 28 nm SoC devices, which combine a dual-core ARM® Cortex™-A9 processor system with FPGA logic on a single device.

13 Dec 2012

VCU’s Nanofoundry Team Secures NSF I-Corps Grant to Develop Permanent Magnets

A VCU research team, led by Everett Carpenter Ph.D., associate professor of inorganic and materials chemistry and affiliate professor of chemical and life science engineering in the VCU College of Humanities and Sciences, has been selected to participate in the inaugural I-Corp at ARPA-E program to help academic scientists expand their focus in ways to transition technology from basic research to commercial applications.

13 Dec 2012

InvenSense Opens Proprietary Fabrication Platform for MEMS Developers

InvenSense, Inc., the leading provider of MotionTracking™ devices for consumer electronics, today announced that its 3rd NF-Shuttle that allows 3rd-party developers to build MEMS prototypes on the company’s proprietary MEMS fabrication process is scheduled to launch on January 7.

13 Dec 2012

Graphene Offers Potential Applications in Mobile Technology

Graphene, a form of carbon has been making big headlines since Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2010 for demonstrating the unique properties of this form of carbon. Graphene is pra...

13 Dec 2012

Zansors Designs New Wearable Sleep Sensor

Sensor technology company Zansors today announced the launch of a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo to raise funds for the production of ZeeMee™, Zansors' breakthrough wireless, wearable sensor that allows users to measure their "sleep personality."

13 Dec 2012

Nano Composites Developer, 3D Systems Wins PA RAMP Award

3D Systems announced today that its Paramount team was selected by Pennsylvania as one of the state's Research for Advanced Manufacturing in Pennsylvania, RAMP, awardees.

13 Dec 2012

Graphite Poised for Growth in the Coming Years

Graphite, commonly known for its use in No 2 pencils, is quietly finding new applications that are poised to greatly expand its demand in the coming years. Its traditional uses in the steel industry are still rising, ...

13 Dec 2012

Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center Creates New Division to Expand Biotech Commercialization Services

Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center has created a new operating division to translate its academic and clinical research and discoveries into marketable products and services that will benefit patients. The new enterprise, Wake Forest Innovations, is being led by Chief Innovation Officer Eric Tomlinson, DSc, and Ph.D., who is also President of the Piedmont Triad Research Park.

13 Dec 2012

New Factor Could Limit the Performance of Rechargeable Car Batteries

A new study of the batteries commonly used in hybrid and electric-only cars has revealed an unexpected factor that could limit the performance of batteries currently on the road.

13 Dec 2012

Unappreciated Fullerene Property Could be Replicated to Create New Class of Fullerene Mimics

An insight into the properties of fullerene is set to open the door to a new class of electronic acceptors which can be used to build better and cheaper organic solar cells.

12 Dec 2012