Pulickel Ajayan, Rice University’s M. and Mary Greenwood Anderson Professor in Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science and of Chemistry, has used high-value but hard-to-recycle silicon to fabricate forests of nanowires, paving the way to develop flexible components from waste silicon for use in rechargeable lithium-ion (LI) batteries.
By G.P. Thomas
5 Sep 2012
Research and Markets has included a new report titled ‘Emerging Opportunities for Carbon Nanotube Market Globally: Breakdown by SWCNT, MWCNT, Major Applications & Geography’ to its catalogue.
STMicroelectronics’ Executive Vice President and General Manager for MEMS and Sensors Group, Benedetto Vigna will present a keynote speech at the SEMICON Taiwan 2012 MEMS Forum, which will be conducted on September 6, 2012, at TWTC Nangang Exhibition Hall in Taipei, Taiwan.
Researchers at the University of Kentucky have developed a technique to fabricate ultrastable RNA nanoparticles that are capable of treating viral infections and cancer by controlling cell functions and fastening to cancer cells without causing damage to surrounding tissues.
By G.P. Thomas
4 Sep 2012
Reportlinker.com has added a new market research report titled, “The Mobile Micro Electro Mechanical System (MEMS) Market 2012-2017: Smartphones, Tablets, Netbooks, E-readers, Ultra books” to its product offering.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
4 Sep 2012
In a significant step towards practical realization of quantum computing, scientists who are part of a collaborative team led by University of Bristol in UK have developed silicon-based quantum circuits that could lead the way to mass production of new quantum technologies.
By G.P. Thomas
4 Sep 2012
A team of clinicians and researchers led by Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) is working on a treatment method based on nanostructural polymers to counter the medical condition called heterotopic ossification that commonly occurs subsequent to amputations, orthopedic surgeries and bone trauma.
By Will Soutter
4 Sep 2012
Polyphenols are chemicals known to exist naturally in tea. These chemicals have exhibited the potential to prevent and treat numerous forms of human cancers. However, research carried out by University of Bradford researchers on Polyphenols in nanoform demonstrates that the effects of these chemicals at the nanoscale are drastically different from that of their standard form.
By Will Soutter
4 Sep 2012
It is common knowledge to scientists dealing with electronic circuits that fundamental laws such as ohm’s law govern the properties of electronic circuits. Efforts have been extended for several years to determine if these laws hold good when electronic circuits are diminished to the size of a single molecule.
Entegris has launched a new 10 nm liquid filter labeled the Intercept HPM Liquid Filter which is the latest innovation in its line of sophisticated filter solutions and find applications in exacting semiconductor manufacturing processes.
Hy-Power Nano, the subsidiary of South Ontario-based Hy-Power Coatings, engaged in developing nanocoating products characterized by thermal insulation and a solar blocking capability has introduced its first product labeled the Hy-Power Clear Liquid Solar Blocker.
By Will Soutter
3 Sep 2012
NanoMech, a global supplier of advanced engineering materials produced by leveraging nanotechnology, has been chosen for the 2012 Innovator of the Year award by trade organization, NanoBusiness Commercialization Association (NanoBCA).
By Will Soutter
3 Sep 2012
North Dakota State University’s assistant professor for chemistry and biochemistry, Dr. Svetlana Kilina, has received the prestigious Early Career Research Program award from the United States Department of Energy for her research on quantum dots titled “Modeling of Photoexcited Process at Interfaces of Functionalized Quantum Dots.”
By G.P. Thomas
1 Sep 2012
DCG Systems, a company that provides solutions for characterization, diagnosis and defect localization of semiconductor circuits, has been awarded a multimillion dollar contract to supply its new generation OptiFIB Viper system that facilitates 20 nm circuit technologies to a renowned manufacturer of integrated devices (IDM).
By Dr. Cameron Chai
1 Sep 2012
Researchers from the Duke University and Imperial College have devised a method to measure photonic interactions at the atomic scale using which the upper performance limit of light enhancing metal devices can be determined.