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Nanotechnology Research May Have Come up with Explanation as to Where and How North Sea Oil Clings to Underground Rocks

It is a mystery to many people why the world is running out of oil when most of the world's oilfields have only been half emptied. However some of the oil that has been located is trapped as droplets of oil in small cavities in the surrounding rock or is stuck to the walls of the underground cavity and cannot be accessed by the techniques currently used in the oil industry.

11 May 2009

Carl Zeiss Designate Varian Vacuum Technologies as Supply Chain Partner

Carl Zeiss SMT, the world's leading manufacturer of optical systems for chip fabrication has designated Varian Vacuum Technologies as a Carl Zeiss SMT Supply Chain Partner. Headquartered in Leinì-Torini, Italy, Varian Vacuum Technologies develops specific vacuum solutions for the electron microscopes of Carl Zeiss.

From Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH 11 May 2009

NanoCollege Professor Receives Award for Excellence in Research from University at Albany

Dr. Serge Oktyabrsky, Professor of Nanoscience at the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering ("CNSE"), today received the Award for Excellence in Research from the University at Albany ("UAlbany") for exceptional research over a sustained number of years.

From College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering, University at Albany 8 May 2009

ADT Announces Addition of Electrically Conductive and Dynamic Mode Probes for AFM

Advanced Diamond Technologies (ADT) announces two additions to its award-winning NaDiaProbe® family of all-diamond probes for atomic force microscopy (AFM)--electrically conductive and dynamic mode probes. Both varie...

8 May 2009

SEMTech Solutions Announces Plans to Attend EIPBN Conference

SEMTech Solutions, Inc. has announced plans to attend and host a booth at the 53rd International Conference on Electron, Ion, and Photon Beam Technology and Nanofabrication (EIPBN). The EIPBN Conference is recognized...

6 May 2009

Leica Microsystems Develop Microscope System for Measuring Impurities

The cleanliness of high-performance safety-relevant components is an essential factor for reliability and a long lifetime. Leica Microsystems developed a microscope system for measuring impurities in cleaning liquids for micromechanic and motor components during production which has been used with great success for quantitative cleanliness analysis in the automobile and many other industries.

From Leica Microsystems GmbH 6 May 2009

World's Smallest Incandescent Lamp with a Filament Made From Carbon Nanotube

In an effort to explore the boundary between thermodynamics and quantum mechanics -- two fundamental yet seemingly incompatible theories of physics -- a team from the UCLA Department of Physics and Astronomy has created the world's smallest incandescent lamp.

6 May 2009

An Efficient New Approach to Measure Key Structural Properties of Nanoscale Metal-Oxide Films

By modifying a commonly used commercial infrared spectrometer to allow operation at long-wave terahertz frequencies, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) discovered an efficient new approach to measure key structural properties of nanoscale metal-oxide films used in high-speed integrated circuits.

5 May 2009

Nano-Vise Putting the Squeeze on a Crystal Leads to Novel Electronics

A clever materials science technique that uses a silicon crystal as a sort of nanoscale vise to squeeze another crystal into a more useful shape may launch a new class of electronic devices that remember their last state even after power is turned off.

5 May 2009

Axio Imager Setting New Standards in Materials Microscopy

The second generation of the Axio Imager microscope system from Carl Zeiss is setting new standards in materials microscopy. Whether in quality testing and assurance, in materials analysis or the development of future materials - optical quality, performance and comfort are the major benefits of the Axio Imager. The

From Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH 5 May 2009