Movie watchers who enjoy 3D movies often find the movie watching experience diminished a bit by the minor inconvenience of having to sport 3D glasses. It would indeed be a pleasure to movie fans if they could have 3D viewing right in their homes sans the glasses.
The biggest hurdle in employing hydrogen as an alternative fuel source is the practical difficulties involved in its storage. Engineers at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) have succeeded in addressing this challenge by synthesizing a nanostructure with extraordinary hydrogen storage capabilities.
By Will Soutter
17 Aug 2012
A MEMS gyroscope product from InvenSense, a company that provides motion tracking solutions for consumer electronic products, is to find application in the first ever motion-activated screwdriver from Black & Decker that manages variable speeds and direction. The Lithium ion rechargeable screwdriver is labeled GYRO 4V MAX.
By Will Soutter
17 Aug 2012
Biotechnology company, Antigen Discovery has been awarded a Phase I Small Business Innovation and Research (SBIR) grant from the National Institute of Health’s (NIH) National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID).
By Will Soutter
17 Aug 2012
Research and Markets has included a new research report titled ‘Nanomaterials Production 2002-2016: Production Volumes, Revenues and End User Market Demand’ to its catalogue.
Marketpublsihers.com has published a new market research study conducted by Future Markets on the global Nanocoatings industry. The report is titled “The Global Market for Anti-fingerprint, Anti-bacterial, Anti-fouling, Easy-to-Clean and Self-Cleaning Nanocoatings”.
By G.P. Thomas
17 Aug 2012
Integran Technologies, based in Toronto, has reported the commercial availability of its innovative nanostructured multilayer coating technology.
BBI join EMD Millipore and Kinematic to run a
seminar on lateral flow and ensuring faster, higher performing and more robust systems.
Compiling and analyzing information on the microstructures of a variety of plants, Lorna Gibson, a researcher at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has discovered that plants demonstrate a broad range of mechanical properties based on the arrangement of four key building blocks of a cell wall, namely pectin, lignin, hemicelluloses and cellulose.
Anticorrosion Protective Systems has been selected as an exclusive Malaysian distributor for Industrial Nanotech’s patented Nansulate product portfolio of thermal insulation and protective coatings.
Mattson Technology, a provider of cutting-edge semiconductor processing equipment, has reported the shipment of its paradigmE etch system to a key chipmaker.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
16 Aug 2012
MEMS Industry Group (MIG), an association comprising 150 companies dealing in MEMS technology, will host the MEMS Executive Congress 2012 that brings together leaders from diverse industries to interact and exchange ideas about commercialization of MEMS.
By G.P. Thomas
16 Aug 2012
Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have succeeded in achieving controlled acceleration of beryllium ions and bringing them to a stop in a timeframe of few microseconds.
Scientists from the Argonne National Laboratory’s Advanced Photon Source and Center for Nanoscale Materials have developed a new X-ray imaging technique that incorporates 3D visualization of a material’s surface without damaging the sample under study.
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