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Innovative Method of Self-Assembling Nanoscale Elements Open Doors to Dramatic Improvements in Data Storage Capacity

An innovative and easily implemented technique in which nanoscale elements precisely assemble themselves over large surfaces could soon open doors to dramatic improvements in the data storage capacity of electronic media, according to scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, and the University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass Amherst).

19 Feb 2009

Broad Accessory Portfolio to Characterize Suspensions and Emulsions

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced the availability of comprehensive rheology solutions for the cosmetic industry to fully characterize suspensions and emulsions.

19 Feb 2009

Diamond-Like Carbon Films Probing the Far Boundaries of the Solar System

Diamond-like carbon films created at Sandia National Laboratories are helping probe the far boundaries of the solar system as part of a NASA mission to study how the sun's solar wind interacts with the interstellar medium - the matter that exists between the stars within a galaxy.

18 Feb 2009

Glowing Nanoparticles Can Show Surgeons Location of Tumors

Brightly glowing nanoparticles known as "Cornell dots" are a safe, effective way to "light up" cancerous tumors so surgeons can find and remove them.

18 Feb 2009

Nanometrics Appoints New CFO

Nanometrics Incorporated (Nasdaq:NANO), a leading supplier of advanced process control metrology equipment to customers in the semiconductor, silicon wafer, data storage, solar photovoltaic and HB-LED industries, announc...

18 Feb 2009

Researchers Coaxed Magnetic and Non-Magnetic Materials to Form Intricate Nano-Structures

As shapes, both possess certain symmetries that are easily recognizable in the natural world. Now, at an extremely small level, researchers from Duke University and the University of Massachusetts have created a unique set of conditions in which tiny particles within a solution will consistently assemble themselves into these and other complex shapes.

18 Feb 2009