Veeco Instruments, a provider of advanced thin film process technologies including MOCVD, Ion Beam, and Molecular Beam Epitaxy (MBE) for manufacturers of power electronics, wireless chips, MEMS, hard drives, and LEDs, has announced that it has installed a GEN2000 Edge MBE System at IPG Photonics.
JPK Instruments, a world-leading manufacturer of nanoanalytic instrumentation for research in life sciences and soft matter, reports on the use of AFM systems in the group of Dr Bart Hoogenboom of the London Centre for Nanotechnology.
The University of Delaware (UD) hosted the First International Symposium on Nanomedicine in Drug Delivery and Cancer Diagnosis from August 16 to 17. The conference served not just as a forum for interaction between researchers but enabled the initiation of new collaborations.
By Will Soutter
29 Aug 2012
A Biodesign Institute researcher at the Arizona State University, Nongjian Tao has discovered a novel method of measuring the catalytical reactions of single nanoparticles. Effective nanoparticle catalysts are required to carry out many vital functions.
NanoSight, leading manufacturers of unique nanoparticle characterization technology, reports on the work of Principal Scientist Dr Damian Marshall and his colleagues at LGC as they develop new methods for characterizing new nanoscale reference materials.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC) has joined the electron multi-beam mask writer collaboration of IMS Nanofabrication. TSMC enlists its support to the collaborative program whose founding members are Intel, Dai Nippon Printing and Photronics.
A rapid-scanning digital microscope technique has been developed by researchers from the Department of Cell Physiology and Pharmacology at the University of Leicester.
By G.P. Thomas
28 Aug 2012
Scientists at the University of Sheffield have created a radical analytical tool that can be used to study nanometer scale devices without damaging them. The device which adopts nuclear magnetic resonance technique will enable further advancement in nanotechnology by facilitating researchers to gain better insight into nanostructures.
By Will Soutter
28 Aug 2012
A team with scientists from California Institute of Technology (Caltech) at the forefront has developed the first-ever mechanical device capable of weighing molecules one at a time.
By Will Soutter
28 Aug 2012
Researchers have developed a novel method for growing engineered tissues with embedded biocompatible nanoscale sensing networks.
By Will Soutter
28 Aug 2012
mPhase Technologies has announced that it is investigating potential ways to make its Smart NanoBattery rechargeable.
Graphene is hailed for its superior properties and has been the focus of numerous research studies attempting to extend its application in various spheres such as structural materials, optics and electronics.
A nanoparticle synthesized by researchers at Rice University and assessed in conjunction with Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) holds great promise in emergency treatment of brain injury.
By Will Soutter
27 Aug 2012
An experiment carried out by physicists at the National Center for Nuclear Research (NCBJ) validates the sudden approximation calculation method employed in quantum mechanics.
By Will Soutter
27 Aug 2012
Researchers at the Kiel University have developed a new technology that can join Teflon and silicone. Passive nano-scaled crystal linkers are employed as staples to join these two “un-joinable materials”.
By Will Soutter
27 Aug 2012