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Printed Semiconductor Based Sensor Developer NANOIDENT Secures Substantial Investment

NANOIDENT Technologies, the world leader in the development and production of printed semiconductor-based sensors, and Pan-European investment company MV Holding today announced MV Holding’s investment in NANOIDENT...

22 Jan 2008

Modeling Technique to Study Performance and Design Miniature Biosensors that Could Help Industry Perfect Lab-On-A-Chip Devices

Researchers have developed a new modeling technique to study and design miniature "biosensors," a tool that could help industry perfect lab-on-a-chip technology for uses ranging from medical diagnostics to envi...

3 Jan 2008

Pioneers in Miniaturisation Prize Winner Named For Promoting Miniaturisation thThrough Micro and Nanotechnologies

Manabu Tokeshi ha s been named as the 2007 winner of the Pioneers in Miniaturisation prize. The prize, first awarded in 2006, was established by two of the major players in the miniaturisation sector, Lab on a Chip and C...

23 Nov 2007

Nanopatterning Experts Progress Nanotechnology Processing Knowledge at NaPa Day

The EU Integrated Project “Emerging Nanopatterning Methods” (NaPa) held a one-day event to share its novel and exciting results on nanometre-scale fabrication with potential beneficiaries in a rich seminar pr...

21 Nov 2007

Micro Microwaves Bring Pinpoint Heating to Miniature Laboratory Work

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards of Technology (NIST) and George Mason University have demonstrated what is probably the world’s smallest microwave oven, a tiny mechanism that can heat a pinhead-s...

12 Nov 2007

Implantable Microfluidic Device Could Detect Cancer Markers

A tiny implant now being developed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) could one day help doctors rapidly monitor the growth of tumors and the progress of chemotherapy in cancer patients. The implant, ...

8 Nov 2007

Nanoscale UV-Visible Absorbance Detector Wins R&D 100 Award

In recognition of the development of its innovative ActiPix D100 miniature UV-visible absorbance detector, Paraytec Ltd was presented with a prestigious R&D Award at the 45th Annual Awards ceremony held in Chicago on...

31 Oct 2007

Cell Tractor Beam Could Be Used to Manipulate Tiny Things on Chips

In a feat that seems like something out of a microscopic version of Star Trek, MIT researchers have found a way to use a “tractor beam” of light to pick up, hold, and move around individual cells and other ob...

31 Oct 2007

Nanoscale UV Absorbance Detector Scoops R+D Award

In recognition of the development of its innovative ActiPix D100 miniature UV-visible absorbance detector, Paraytec Ltd was presented with a prestigious R&D 100 Award at the 45th Annual Awards ceremony held in Chicag...

31 Oct 2007

Rotating Magnetic Separation Technique Might Detect Multiple Pathogens at Once

A magnetic separation technique developed by researchers at Duke University's Pratt School of Engineering and Purdue University makes it relatively simple to sort through beads hundreds of times smaller than the peri...

30 Oct 2007