The University of Waterloo has reported that the Mike & Ophelia Lazaridis Quantum-Nano Centre (QNC) will be officially opened on September 21, 2012, in the new building at the center of the university campus.
By G.P. Thomas
13 Sep 2012
Oxford Instruments received a fantastic response to its exhibition at the newly named JASIS, the annual showcase for scientific instrumentation and high technology for industry and research in Japan.
The Registration Committee is pleased to announce that conferee registration is now open for Pittcon 2013, which will be held March 17-21, 2013, at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, PA.
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EUV Litho honored EUV Technologies with the ‘Outstanding Contribution Award' at the International Workshop on Extreme Ultraviolet (EUV) Lithography 2012 hosted by EUV Litho.
By G.P. Thomas
13 Sep 2012
STMicroelectronics is set to commence volume production for its novel project development platform that employs its new STM32 F3 high performance microcontroller family. The development platform, which is labeled the STM32 F3 Discovery Kit incorporates built-in features like an e-compass characterized by 9 degrees of freedom (DOF) and MEMS sensors-gyroscope.
The National Science Foundation (NSF), in keeping with the United State Government’s National Nanotechnology Initiative, has awarded a US $55.5 million grant to university consortia for setting up three Engineering Research Centers (ERCs).
By Will Soutter
13 Sep 2012
Altairnano has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Shenhua Group’s subsidiaries, Shenhua Science & Technology (Shenhua S&T) and the National Institute of Clean and Low-carbon Energy (NICE), for the development, deployment and promotion of industrial applications of nano-lithium titanate technology-based energy storage systems in China.
By G.P. Thomas
13 Sep 2012
Researchers at Brown University have developed a set of tailor-made ‘molecular beacons’ that enables researchers to perform real-time observation of gene expression in live stem cell populations during their transformation into a particular tissue.
By G.P. Thomas
12 Sep 2012
Bioengineers at Johns Hopkins have succeeded in designing nanoparticles that are capable of safely and predictably infiltrating deep into the brain, thus paving the way to develop a drug-delivery system that can effectively treat brain cancer and other issues that impact the brain.
By Will Soutter
12 Sep 2012
TESCAN, a major manufacturer and provider of focused ion beam workstations and scanning electron microscopes, has announced the delivery of its 1000th VEGA-3 variable pressure scanning electron microscope to the Geosciences Department of the University of Montana.
AB SCIEX has introduced the Eksigent ekspert nanoLC 400 system, a first-of-its-kind liquid chromatography system that provides plug-and-play interchangeability between micro LC and nano LC on the same platform.
By Will Soutter
12 Sep 2012
A Chalmers University (Sweden) research group lead by Fredrik Höök has applied Surface-Enhanced Ellipsometric Contrast (SEEC) microscopy for time-resolved, label-free visualization of biomolecular recognition events on spatially heterogeneous, supported lipid bilayers (SLB).
Iron oxide is one of the most commonly occurring mineral in the soil that is capable of modifying the conditions of surrounding water and soil.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
11 Sep 2012
Mercury is one of the toxic ingredients present in effluent discharge from industries which when dumped into water bodies, finds its way into marine life like fish and finally ends up in humans who consume those fish.
By G.P. Thomas
11 Sep 2012
Veeco Instruments, a provider of equipment solutions for production of wireless chips, MEMS, hard drives, power electronics and LEDs, has reported the delivery of its TurboDisc K465i MOCVD system to Nantong Tongfang Semiconductor’s new LED Technology Center located in Nantong, China.
By Will Soutter
11 Sep 2012