A new study carried out by scientists at the Swedish Karolinska Institutet involves the use of DNA-based nanostructures engineered using a technology known as DNA origami to improve the effect of certain cytostatics employed in cancer treatment.
By Will Soutter
15 Sep 2012
An innovative technique to fabricate three-dimensional microstructures from soft and biocompatible hydrogel in a span of few seconds has been conceived by nanoengineers at the University of California in San Diego.
By Will Soutter
15 Sep 2012
As part of its research on identifying potential replacement materials for silicon to enable faster computing, a research group at the University at Buffalo has created nanowires using vanadium oxide and lead.
By Will Soutter
14 Sep 2012
The Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has certified the Calibre Litho Friendly Design (LFD) signoff lithography checking tool developed by Mentor Graphics for verification of its 20 nm integrated circuits manufacturing process.
By Will Soutter
14 Sep 2012
Micro Surface Corporation is pleased to announce that Applied Tungstenite Corporation of Temecula, California has been granted a license for its WS2 technology for the Southwest including California, Arizona, and Utah.
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The University of California, San Diego engineers are exploring the ways of using carbon nanotubes for strengthening the resin matrix present in composites, a material broadly utilized in the sporting goods, automotive, defense and aerospace industries.
By Will Soutter
13 Sep 2012
Research and Markets has included the ‘Nanotechnology Law & Business’ subscription to its catalogue.
A consortium based in Tampere University of Technology (TUT) has received €1.6 million grant from the Academy of Finland under its ‘Programmable Materials’ funding scheme.
By G.P. Thomas
13 Sep 2012
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
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