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Denton Vacuum Ships E-Beam Evaporation Systems to Major Power Semiconductor Manufacturer

Denton Vacuum LLC, a leading global supplier of production scale thin film technology systems, today announced it has shipped and qualified two Integrity® e-beam evaporation systems for a major power semiconductor manufacturer based in North America.

3 Nov 2012

Electron Microscope Modified to Study Chemical Reactions at Surface Atoms of Catalysts

Pratibha L. Gai, a former adjunct professor of materials science at the University of Delaware, has been selected to receive the L’Oreal-UNESCO Women in Science award for excellence in the physical sciences.

3 Nov 2012

HENAAC Honors Texas A+M Nanotechnology Researcher

Dr. Jorge M. Seminario, holder of the Fox Professorship and a professor in the Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering, was recognized at the 2012 HENAAC Conference, powered by Great Minds in STEM.

3 Nov 2012

Tailored Nanodevices to Understand Resistance against HIV

Weill Cornell Medical College announced today that it is a Grand Challenges Explorations winner, an initiative funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Researchers at Weill Cornell have been awarded three research grants totaling more than $1.5 million.

3 Nov 2012

RNA-Based Nanotechnology to Treat Estrogen-Positive Breast Cancers

A University of Cincinnati (UC) cancer biology team reports breakthrough findings about specific cellular mechanisms that may help overcome endocrine (hormone) therapy-resistance in patients with estrogen-positive breast cancers, combating a widespread problem in effective medical management of the disease.

3 Nov 2012

Gold Nanoshell Therapy for Lung Cancer

Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA) and Nanospectra Biosciences have planned the first clinical trial for lung cancers of a new therapy that uses gold nanoshells, which were invented at Rice.

3 Nov 2012

Nanodesigns Consulting Develops New ASME Course on Nanoscale Mechanics

American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) has introduced a new short course for its 2012 Annual Congress on New Trends in Nanoscale Mechanics. This short course has been developed at Nanodesigns Consulting, a 2004 spin-off from the NASA Langley Research.Center (NASA LaRC). http://nano4designs.wix.com/consulting

2 Nov 2012

Olympus Announces Addition of New Features to DSX Series of Opto-digital Microscopes

As part of its ongoing effort to integrate optical and digital technologies, Olympus recently announced the addition of several new options to its DSX Series Opto-Digital Microscopes. The newly enhanced DSX500, DSX500i, and DSX100, scheduled to launch worldwide on November 1, will enable observation with higher image quality, enhanced operability, and extremely high reliability with guaranteed measurement precision (DSX500 and DSX500i only).

2 Nov 2012

Research Grant to Understand Biological Mechanisms of HIV Resistance Using Nanodevices

Weill Cornell Medical College announced today that it is a Grand Challenges Explorations winner, an initiative funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

2 Nov 2012

Researchers Develop Novel Early Cancer Detection Technique Using Nanotechnology

It may soon be possible to test a person for cancer with just a drop of their blood and a small machine. As part of a European research project, scientists have developed a device for detecting the HSP70 protein, which i...

2 Nov 2012

X-FAB Becomes Majority Shareholder of MEMS Foundry Itzehoe

X-FAB Silicon Foundries today announced it has increased its share in the German-based MEMS Foundry Itzehoe GmbH (MFI) from 25.5 percent to 51 percent -- becoming the majority shareholder -- and also renamed MFI as X-FAB MEMS Foundry Itzehoe.

2 Nov 2012

Crushed Porous Silicon Anodes Pave Way to Develop Low-Cost, High-Performance Batteries

Researchers at Rice University have refined silicon-based lithium-ion technology by literally crushing their previous work to make a high-capacity, long-lived and low-cost anode material with serious commercial potential for rechargeable lithium batteries.

2 Nov 2012

Dynatronix, Integran Extend Cooperation in Nanomaterial Electroplating Field

Integran Technologies (Toronto, ON) and Dynatronix, Inc. (Amery, WI) are pleased to announce that they have entered into a co-operative sales and marketing agreement.

From Integran Technologies Inc. 2 Nov 2012

UAlbany NanoCollege to Host Community Day as Part of NANOvember

The College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE) of the University at Albany will give children, adults and families throughout the Capital Region and New York State a firsthand look at the exciting world of nanotechnology when it hosts CNSE Community Day on Saturday, November 3 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at CNSE’s Albany NanoTech Complex.

From College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering, University at Albany 2 Nov 2012

Parios Regenerative Sciences Inks License Deal with Brown University for Organic Nanotechnology

Parios Regenerative Sciences, Inc., a privately held medical device company specializing in the development of biomaterials for skin repair and regeneration, has entered into a comprehensive license agreement with Brown ...

2 Nov 2012

Nanotechnology News

Denton Vacuum Ships E-Beam Evaporation Systems to Major Power Semiconductor Manufacturer

Electron Microscope Modified to Study Chemical Reactions at Surface Atoms of Catalysts

HENAAC Honors Texas A+M Nanotechnology Researcher

Tailored Nanodevices to Understand Resistance against HIV

RNA-Based Nanotechnology to Treat Estrogen-Positive Breast Cancers

Gold Nanoshell Therapy for Lung Cancer

Nanodesigns Consulting Develops New ASME Course on Nanoscale Mechanics

Olympus Announces Addition of New Features to DSX Series of Opto-digital Microscopes

Research Grant to Understand Biological Mechanisms of HIV Resistance Using Nanodevices

Researchers Develop Novel Early Cancer Detection Technique Using Nanotechnology

X-FAB Becomes Majority Shareholder of MEMS Foundry Itzehoe

Crushed Porous Silicon Anodes Pave Way to Develop Low-Cost, High-Performance Batteries

Dynatronix, Integran Extend Cooperation in Nanomaterial Electroplating Field

UAlbany NanoCollege to Host Community Day as Part of NANOvember

Parios Regenerative Sciences Inks License Deal with Brown University for Organic Nanotechnology

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