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Scientists Develop New Nanolithography Technique For Drawing Nanosized Features

Scientists at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a new technique for nanolithography that is extremely fast and capable of being used in a range of environments including air (outside a vacuum) and liquid...

11 Sep 2007

Manipulating Atoms and Seeing The Results

In 1959, Nobel Prize winner Richard Feynman presented a talk entitled “There's Plenty of Room at the Bottom. “ Feynman concluded that there was no physical reason why humans couldn't manipulate atoms....

7 Sep 2007

New Benchmarks in Precision Control of Jet Printing

By combining electrically induced fluid flow with nanoscale nozzles, researchers at the University of Illinois have established new benchmarks for precision control and resolution in jet-printing processes. “We ...

7 Sep 2007

Hexapod Six-Axis Precision Parallel Kinematics Systems, Positioners & Robots Featuring Sub-Micrometer Resolution

PI (Physik Instrumente) L.P., a leading manufacturer of precision sensors and motion-control equipment for optics / photonics, nano / biotechnology, semiconductor and life science applications - offers a new brochure on ...

6 Sep 2007

Institute for Sustainable Nanoelectronics Launched

Computing researchers at Houston's Rice University and electronics specialists at Singapore's Nanyang Technological University (NTU) today announced the formation of a $2.6-million Institute for Sustainable Nanoe...

6 Sep 2007

Scanning Thermal Microscope Accessory Allows Nanoscale Thermal Imaging

Anasys Instruments announce the release of a new Scanning Thermal Microscopy (SThM) accessory that enables a number of commercially available AFMs to generate nanoscale thermal images while simultaneously obtaining conta...

5 Sep 2007

Better Methods of Making CNTs More Predictable

Imagine using minuscule structures the size of molecules to harvest sunlight and convert it into electricity. Or employing the same structures to store hydrogen fuel so that it fits into a car’s gas tank. Or replac...

5 Sep 2007

Is Length Really Important - Apparently It is if you are a Carbon Nanotube wanting to Absorb Light

If you want to exploit the ability of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) to absorb, fluoresce and scatter light, take the advice of a sandlot quarterback and “go long.” In the Aug. 29, 2007, issue of ...

5 Sep 2007

First Stand-Alone Solution for Localized Thermal Analysis at the Micron Scale

Anasys Instruments, the pioneers of nanoscale thermal measurements, announce the release of VESTA, the first stand-alone solution for Localized Thermal Analysis (LTA) measurements at the micron scale. This is ideal for t...

4 Sep 2007

Nanoparticles Aid Processing of PBT Plastics

Slim, elegant and casual it rests on its inclined legs. Its creator enjoys worldwide acclaim, its forerunners are design icons: the object of interest is the "Myto" cantilever chair – the brainchild of mu...

4 Sep 2007