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SUSS MicroTec Launches the iVista High-Resolution Digital Microscope

SUSS MicroTec AG, the premier supplier of wafer-level test systems for semiconductor devices, today launched the iVista™ High-Resolution Digital Microscope. Its introduction follows the rapid changes to device desi...

23 Jul 2007

Tightly Packed Molecules Lend Unexpected Strength to Nanothin Sheet of Material

Scientists at the University of Chicago and Argonne National Laboratory have discovered the surprising strength of a sheet of nanoparticles that measures just 50 atoms in thickness. “It’s an amazing little...

23 Jul 2007

FEI Releases microValidator(TM) Software for SEMs and EDS

FEI has announced the availability of an all-new software package known as the microValidator. This unique software is designed to deliver rapid validation of FEI's scanning electron microscope (SEM) and X-Ray Microa...

20 Jul 2007

Nanotechnology Research Spurs Growth in the Global Microscopes Market

As the light microscopes market approaches maturity, the market for electron and scanning probe microscopes appears set to grow at a steady pace. Nanotechnology applications in bioscience and material science research wi...

19 Jul 2007

Synthetic Adhesive Mimics Sticking Powers of Gecko and Mussel

Geckos are remarkable in their ability to scurry up vertical surfaces and even move along upside down. Their feet stick but only temporarily, coming off of surfaces again and again like a sticky note. But put those feet ...

19 Jul 2007

Carl Zeiss SMT Ships World’s First ORION™ Helium Ion Microscope to U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology

Carl Zeiss SMT Inc., a leading global provider of electron- and ion-beam imaging and analysis equipment and solutions for nanotechnology applications, today announced that it has successfully shipped its first ORION&trad...

From Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH 18 Jul 2007

University Of Pennsylvania Engineers Discover Natural 'Workbench' For Nanoscale Construction

Engineers at the University of Pennsylvania have taken a step toward simplifying the creation of nanostructures by identifying the first inorganic material to phase separate with near-perfect order at the nanometer scale...

18 Jul 2007

Surface Plasmon Polaritons Experiment Shows That on a Wire Or in a Fiber, a Wave is a Wave

In an experiment modeled on the classic “Young’s double slit experiment” and published in the journal Nature Nanotechnology, researchers have powerfully reinforced the understanding that surface plasmon...

16 Jul 2007

Pall Showcases Record Number of New Technologies for the Semiconductor and Display Industries

From the world of nanotechnology to the solar power industry, Pall Corporation is recognized as a global leader in innovative filtration and purification technologies. The Company is unveiling its latest developments to ...

13 Jul 2007

Molecular Hills and Valleys No Barrier To Electrical Charge in Materials But Defects Are A Killer

For electrical charges racing through an atom-thick sheet of graphene, occasional hills and valleys are no big deal, but the potholes—single-atom defects in the crystal—they’re killers. That’s one...

From National Institute of Standards and Tech (NIST) 13 Jul 2007