A recent research study at the University of California in Los Angeles indicates lenseless imaging to be the future direction of high resolution microscopy. There have been significant advances made in the realm of lens-free computation imaging at the University of California over the years.
SPTS, the company that designs, manufactures and supplies etching solutions for the semiconductor industry, has launched the Pegasus Rapier module, which is a dry etch process tool for via reveal processes.
By Will Soutter
6 Sep 2012
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a Phase 2 SBIR Grant worth $498,780 to Akonni Biosystems to further advance its Lab-on-a-Film microarray consumable, which can be fabricated from an ultra-low-cost film utilizing a highly automated, reel-to-reel manufacturing process.
By Will Soutter
6 Sep 2012
The UK Nanosafety Partnership Group (UKNSPG) has developed and published guidance to support safe and responsible working practices with nanomaterials in research and development laboratories.
The utilization of RNA molecules in nanotechnology approaches holds potential in several applications, which also include the synthesis of novel therapeutic compounds.
By Will Soutter
5 Sep 2012
Researchers at Rice University have observed the formation of graphene in chemical vapor deposition (CVD) technique at the atomic level. The study findings have been published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences journal. Co-author, Boris Yakobson informed that electric current traverses through a pure graphene sheet with virtually no resistance, a quality that makes the nanomaterial a material of choice for electronic applications such as touchscreens.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
5 Sep 2012
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.