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First Nontoxic Method for Biodegrading Carbon Nanotubes

University of Pittsburgh researchers have developed the first natural, nontoxic method for biodegrading carbon nanotubes, a finding that could help diminish the environmental and health concerns that mar the otherwise br...

16 Dec 2008

Virage Logic Expands 40-Nanometer (nm) Silicon Embedded Memory Compiler Enabling Faster Manufacturing

Virage Logic Corporation (NASDAQ:VIRL), the semiconductor industry's trusted IP partner, today announced the expansion of its silicon proven 40-nanometer (nm) embedded memory compiler and logic library product portfo...

16 Dec 2008

Comprehensive Report on R+D in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/5e25cc/nanotechnology_w) has announced the addition of the "Nanotechnology - World R&D Report 2008 - Research in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology&qu...

From Research and Markets 15 Dec 2008

Conductive Carbon Nanotube-coated "Smart Yarn" to Detect Blood and Monitor Health

A carbon nanotube-coated "smart yarn" that conducts electricity could be woven into soft fabrics that detect blood and monitor health, engineers at the University of Michigan have demonstrated.

15 Dec 2008

Chief Technology Officer of Applied Materials Awarded Prestigious 2008 J.J. Ebers Award

The IEEE Electron Devices Society today honored Dr. Mark Pinto, chief technology officer of Applied Materials, Inc., with its prestigious 2008 J.J. Ebers award, which is considered to be one of the technical community&#3...

From Applied Materials Inc. 15 Dec 2008

Dalsa to License Low Cost Fabrication Process Using TSV Technology for MEM Production

DALSA Semiconductor, a premier supplier of specialized and custom wafer foundry services and a division of DALSA Corporation (TSX:DSA), is pleased to announce successful tests in creating conformal copper seed layers on ...

From Teledyne DALSA 15 Dec 2008

French Semiconductor Researchers to get Electron-Beam Direct Write Lithography System

MAPPER Lithography and CEA-Leti, a leading French semiconductor research institution, signed an agreement today according to which MAPPER will ship a 300 mm electron-beam direct write lithography platform to CEA-Leti in ...

14 Dec 2008

NRC Declare Further Research Needed to Assess Risk of Nanotechnology

There are more than 700 products on the market today that are touched, worn and used -- ranging from cosmetics to electronics -- that involve nanomaterials. In the next decade a number of products, including food and med...

14 Dec 2008

Molecular Imprints Announces Next Phase of its Ongoing S-FIL Adoption and Education Campaign

Molecular Imprints, Inc., a market and technology leader for nanopatterning systems and solutions, today announced the next phase of its ongoing S-FIL® (Step and Flash® Imprint Lithography) adoption and education...

10 Dec 2008

ACerS-NIST Phase Equilibria Diagrams CD-ROM Database Includes 817 New Entries

The American Ceramic Society and the National Institute of Standards and Technology have just released ACerS-NIST Phase Equilibria Diagrams CD-ROM Database (Version 3.2). The new version contains more than 21,000 evaluated phase diagrams of ceramic systems such as oxides, salts, carbides, nitrides, boride, compound semiconductors and chalco-genides, and features over 1,000 new diagrams.

10 Dec 2008