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Measuring Low Levels of Stress and Strain on the Nanoscale

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated their ability to measure relatively low levels of stress or strain in regions of a semiconductor device as small as 10 nanometers across.

25 Nov 2008

Skyray XRF Introduces Newest Addition to its Low-Cost XRF Instrument Line

Skyray XRF has released the newest addition to its low-cost x-ray fluorescence instrument line; the Thick-800. Developed specifically for measuring plating thickness, the Thick-800 XRF can provide measurements of single-...

From Skyray Instrument Inc 24 Nov 2008

Bacterial Biofilms Help Preserve Fossil Record's Most Vulnerable Stuff

Bacterial decay was once viewed as fossilization's mortal enemy, but new research suggests bacterial biofilms may have actually helped preserve the fossil record's most vulnerable stuff -- animal embryos and soft tissues.

24 Nov 2008

$Novel Accessory Further Strengthens PANalytical's Non-Ambient Diffraction Capabilities$

Novel Accessory Further Strengthens PANalytical's Non-Ambient Diffraction Capabilities

Modern materials science demands sophisticated tools to perform investigations in defined environments and under controlled temperature conditions. Non-ambient X-ray diffraction (XRD) is established for a wide range of industrial and research applications.

24 Nov 2008

New MIT Research Could Lead to Higher Output and Lower Cost from Solar Cells

New ways of squeezing out greater efficiency from solar photovoltaic cells are emerging from computer simulations and lab tests conducted by a team of physicists and engineers at MIT. Using computer modeling and a var...

24 Nov 2008

Polymer Film Manufactured using Nanotechnology Leads to Cheaper Solar Cells

You never know where basic research may lead. For decades materials scientists have been experimenting with a corkscrew-like polymer structure called a gyroid. Now an international team of researchers has shown that the gyroid structure can be used to "self-assemble" a low-cost photovoltaic cell.

24 Nov 2008

Research and Markets Announces Addition of Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy Report to Their Offering

Research and Markets has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd's new report "Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy" to their offering. Using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy in a broa...

From Research and Markets 24 Nov 2008

Setting New World Record in Microscopy Resolution Using Scanning Helium Ions

Carl Zeiss SMT has set a new record resolution benchmark for scanning electron and ion microscopy - pushing scanning beam technologies beyond its current limits.

21 Nov 2008

Revolutionizing the Way We Look at the Nano World

More than a century ago, the development of the earliest motion picture technology made what had been previously thought "magical" a reality: capturing and recreating the movement and dynamism of the world around us. A breakthrough technology based on new concepts has now accomplished a similar feat, but on an atomic scale.

20 Nov 2008

George Washington University Announces Establishment of GW Institute for Nanotechnology

The George Washington University has announced the establishment of the GW Institute for Nanotechnology. This institute will draw on the expertise of the University's faculty members in mechanical, aerospace, electrical, computer, civil, and environmental engineering; physics, chemistry; and biochemistry.

19 Nov 2008