Researchers at Purdue University have devised a method to mass produce nanoresonators, a class of devices known as nanoelectromechanical systems (NEMS) which could replace electronic components in devices to improve performance of mobile phones.
By Will Soutter
1 Sep 2012
A new pedagogy of laboratory instruction developed by Associate Professor Dawn Rickey from Colorado State University has been awarded the Inquiry-Based Instruction (IBI) prize by Science magazine. Science's IBI Prize was conceived to recognize exceptional materials that could be employed to teach preliminary science courses across schools at the college level.
By Will Soutter
1 Sep 2012
A new, less expensive nanolithography technique has been developed by researchers at the North Carolina State University (NCSU).
Cree, a provider of light-emitting diode (LED) lighting, lighting-class LEDs, and semiconductor products for RF and power applications, has introduced superior-quality, low micropipe 150-mm 4H n-type silicon carbide epitaxial wafers.
Bruker has reported that a major semiconductor supplier has procured multiple Bruker ContourGT-X 3D optical microscopes for its packaging facilities located in North America and Asia to aid copper wire bond inspection and process control requirements.
By G.P. Thomas
31 Aug 2012
A team of researchers from The University of Pennsylvania and Drexel University is exploring ways to develop more-efficient, long-lasting and low-cost photoelectric cells using nanotechnology and mathematical modeling.
By Will Soutter
31 Aug 2012
InvenSense, a company that develops motion tracking solutions for the consumer electronics market, has organized a demonstration of its patented Nasiri Fabrication (NF) platform to help MEMS developers to design and develop prototypes of their MEMS devices.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
31 Aug 2012
Assistant Professor Jayan Thomas from the University of Central Florida has synthesized a new nanomaterial which has the potential to safeguard sensitive equipment and pilots from destructive lasers.
By G.P. Thomas
31 Aug 2012
Matthias Kling, an assistant professor of physics at the Kansas State University has received the prestigious Early Career Research Program Award from the United States Department of Energy for his research project titled "Electron Dynamics in Nanostructures in Strong Laser Fields."
By Will Soutter
31 Aug 2012
Market research solutions provider, Research and Markets has included a new report titled "The Chinese R&D Landscape - Micro-structural and Nano-technology" to its report offering. There has been a significant increase in research and development initiatives in the field of micro-structural and nanotechnology in China in the last 10 years.
Researchers at the University of Liverpool are pioneering a project to synthesize and validate the world’s first nanomedicine to treat HIV/AIDS.
By Will Soutter
31 Aug 2012
WITec GmbH, worldwide leader in nano-analytical microscopy systems, continues to expand its worldwide presence with the opening of new regional offices in Japan and Spain.
Researchers at the Purdue University have developed a novel "nano machine shop" that can be used for shaping ultrathin films and nanowires.
By G.P. Thomas
30 Aug 2012
Digital electronics has followed the path of miniaturization coupled with increasing processor speeds during its evolution through generations of technology. However, further miniaturization faces limitations owing to the functional limitations of existing data storage technology which renders stored magnetic information unstable if packed too dense.
Physicist and bioinformatician, Prof. Dr. Matthias Mann will receive the 2012 Körber Prize for his pioneering efforts to decode the proteome.
By Will Soutter
30 Aug 2012