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Research Could Lead to Development of Novel Types of Nanoscale Electronic Devices

In work that someday may lead to the development of novel types of nanoscale electronic devices, an interdisciplinary team of researchers at the California Institute of Technology has combined DNA's talent for self-assembly with the remarkable electronic properties of carbon nanotubes.

10 Nov 2009

Researchers Find Reliable, Mess-Free Way to Grow Graphene

Single layers of carbon atoms, called graphene sheets, are lightweight, strong, electrically semi-conducting -- and notoriously difficult and expensive to make.

9 Nov 2009

Nanotechnology Researchers Making Self-Cleaning Materials Based on Insect Wings

Researchers in Australia and the UK are flying the idea that insect wings could act as a model for making self-cleaning, frictionless, and superhydrophobic materials. They discuss the latest developments in their laboratories in a forthcoming issue of the International Journal of Nanomanufacturing.

9 Nov 2009

$500,000 for University at Albany's College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering

U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand today announced that the Senate has approved the FY10 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill which includes $500,000 for the Universit...

From Center for Nanoscale Science 6 Nov 2009

Ultratech Receives Follow-On Order for AP200 Lithography System

Ultratech, Inc. (Nasdaq: UTEK), a leading supplier of lithography and laser-processing systems used to manufacture semiconductor devices, today announced that it has received a follow-on order for its AP200 lithography s...

3 Nov 2009

OBDUCAT Invited to Participate in EU Funded SMASH Project

OBDUCAT, leading manufacturer of lithography solutions based on nanoimprint lithography and electron beam lithography, has been invited to participate in the EU funded SMASH project. The project's purpose is to estab...

From Obducat AB 3 Nov 2009

Wireless Method Increases Fab's First Pass Film Checks by 24 Percent Over Legacy Method

Leaders of the chip making industry at this year's ISMI Symposium on Manufacturing Effectiveness examined how engineers used a wireless method to measure the gap between a plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) heater and showerhead and improved first pass film checks by 24 percent during a session on equipment productivity with the CTO of CyberOptics Semiconductor, Craig C. Ramsey, Ph.D.

3 Nov 2009

AIXTRON Receives Order for Planetary Reactor System from Changelight

AIXTRON AG today announced that Changelight Co., Ltd., ordered an AIXTRON Planetary Reactor system for the production of Gallium Arsenide (GaAs) LED.

From AIXTRON SE 3 Nov 2009

Determining the Best Way of Handling Delicate Wafers

Solar wafers for use in the production of photovoltaic systems are extremely sensitive. In a test and demonstration center research is being conducted on grippers to determine the best way of handling delicate wafers in order to optimize the production process.

2 Nov 2009

Lasers Put a Shine on Metals

Polishing metal surfaces is a demanding but monotonous task, and it is difficult to find qualified young specialists. Polishing machines do not represent an adequate alternative because they cannot get to difficult parts of the surface. A new solution is provided by laser polishers.

2 Nov 2009