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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

Novel Technique Renders Germanium into a Laser-Compatible Form

Researchers from ETH Zurich, the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) and the Politecnico di Milano have jointly developed a manufacturing technique to render the semiconductor germanium laser-compatible through high tensile strain.

22 Apr 2013

New Technique to Grow Aligned Manganese Dioxide Nanorods

A new process for growing forests of manganese dioxide nanorods may lead to the next generation of high-performance capacitors.

17 Apr 2013

AMG Acquires Patented Wear and Corrosion Resistance Nitriding Technology

AMG Advanced Metallurgical Group N.V.'s ("AMG", EURONEXT AMSTERDAM: "AMG") AMG Engineering unit, ALD Vacuum Technologies GmbH ("ALD") announces that it has acquired a patented wear and corrosion resistance nitriding technology that utilizes an active screen plasma nitriding process ("ASPN").

15 Apr 2013

Cornell NanoScale Science and Technology Facility Helps Researchers Develop Microscopic, Organic Transistors

To make better mind maps, a group of French scientists – building on prototypes developed at the Cornell NanoScale Science and Technology Facility (CNF) – have produced the world’s first microscopic, organic transistors that can amplify and record signals from within the brain itself.

From Cornell University - NanoScale Facility 12 Apr 2013

New Technique to Manufacture Nano-Capillary Tubes

EPFL researchers are using the electrical properties of a scanning electron microscope to change the size of glass capillary tubes. Their method has already been patented as it could pave the way to many novel applications.

12 Apr 2013

Indian Researchers Control Shape of Lead Nanoparticles Using Sunbeams

Indian researchers (Theivasanthi and Alagar) have controlled shape of lead nanoparticles by using sunbeams. The group, based at Centre for Research and Post Graduate Department of Physics, Ayya Nadar Janaki Ammal College comments: “To our best knowledge, this is the first demonstration for controlling shape of lead nanopowder (Pb) under the influence of sunbeams.

12 Apr 2013