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Precisely Placed Atoms Used to Create World's Smallest Movie

Scientists from IBM today unveiled the world's smallest movie, made with one of the tiniest elements in the universe: atoms. Named "A Boy and His Atom," the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS -verified movie used thousands of precisely placed atoms to create nearly 250 frames of stop-motion action.

2 May 2013

Scientists Fabricate Bionic Ear Using 3D Printing of Cells and Nanoparticles

Scientists at Princeton University used off-the-shelf printing tools to create a functional ear that can "hear" radio frequencies far beyond the range of normal human capability.

2 May 2013

Meta-Atoms Funnel Light Through Ultra-Small Channels Causing It to Travel Infinitely Fast

In a process one researcher compares to squeezing an elephant through a pinhole, researchers at Missouri University of Science and Technology have designed a way to engineer atoms capable of funneling light through ultra-small channels.

30 Apr 2013

GLOBALFOUNDRIES Selects Cadence Pattern Solutions for Nanometer Scale Manufacturing Processes

Cadence Design Systems, Inc., a leader in global electronic design innovation, announced today that GLOBALFOUNDRIES has collaborated with Cadence® to provide pattern classification data for manufacturing processes of 20 and 14 nanometers.

From GlobalFoundries 30 Apr 2013

GLOBALFOUNDRIES and Infineon Partner to Produce 40nm eFlash MCUs

Infineon Technologies and GLOBALFOUNDRIES Inc. today announced a joint technology development and production agreement for 40 nanometer (nm) embedded flash (eFlash) process technology.

From GlobalFoundries 30 Apr 2013

Researchers Develop Supramolecular Thiophene Nanosheets

Dr. Taichi Ikeda (Senior Researcher) of the NIMS Electronic Functional Materials Group, Polymer Materials Unit, in joint research with the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research (Germany), developed the world’s first supramolecular thiophene nanosheets, which is a 2-dimensional sheet-type organic material with a thickness of 3.5nm.

From National Institute for Materials Science 29 Apr 2013

UR Student Teams Selected as Finalists in NY Business Plan Competition Statewide Finals

Six University of Rochester teams will advance to the New York Business Plan Competition statewide finals in Albany on April 26, where they will compete for $225,000 in cash and in-kind prizes. These teams represent diverse disciplines, hailing from the College of Arts and Sciences, the Eastman School of Music, the Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and the Simon School of Business.

26 Apr 2013

MII Ships Jet and Flash Imprint Lithography Module Systems

Molecular Imprints, Inc. (MII), a technology leader in advanced semiconductor lithography and the market and technology leader for nanopatterning systems and solutions, today announced the shipment of the first of three advanced imprint modules scheduled for this quarter that will be integrated into MII's equipment partner's stepper systems.

24 Apr 2013

Contipro Biotech to Present 4SPIN Natotechnology Device

In Chicago this week, Contipro Biotech, a European company, is presenting its nanotechnology device, 4SPIN, capable of preparing nano-materials from biopolymers.

From Contipro 23 Apr 2013

Advanced Wafer Processing Solutions Provider, SPTS, Earns Queen's Award

SPTS Technologies, a supplier of advanced wafer processing solutions for the global semiconductor industry and related markets, today proudly announced it had won a Queens Award for Enterprise in International Trade. The award recognizes the outstanding growth of the company's global business during the past three years.

23 Apr 2013