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New Range of SEMs from FEI Offer Sub-Nanometer Resolution

With its announcement today of the Magellan Family, FEI Company introduced a new class of instruments called extreme high-resolution scanning electron microscopes (XHR SEMs). The Magellan XHR SEM allows scientists and engineers to quickly see things they could not see before, such as 3D surface images at many different angles and at resolutions below one nanometer.

8 Jul 2008

Report Provides Analysis and Forecast of the Latest in Thin-Film PV Technology

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Thin Film Photovoltaics Markets: 2008 and Beyond" report to their offering. This report provides our analysis and forecast of the latest in thin-film ...

From Research and Markets 7 Jul 2008

First Ever Initiative Funded by European Commission to Analyse Nanoinformatics

From the 1st June 2008 a consortium of seven European and Latin American partners has launched ACTION-Grid, the first ever initiative funded by the European Commission to analyse and link three areas: Biomedical Informat...

7 Jul 2008

Making IC Chips with Complex Nanotube Components on the Scale

Most innovations don't go far unless there is a way to turn them into products that are manufacturable on a mass scale. That's why new research on carbon nanotubes, presented June 19 by a group of Stanford electr...

5 Jul 2008

Acoustic Waves Promise to be Useful Probes of Nanostructures

Acoustic waves play many everyday roles - from communication between people to ultrasound imaging. Now the highest frequency acoustic waves in materials, with nearly atomic-scale wavelengths, promise to be useful probes of nanostructures such as LED lights.

4 Jul 2008

Surrey Nanosystems Sell Tool for the Development of Hybrid Solar Cells

Ludwig-Maximilians University (LMU) has ordered an advanced sputtering tool from Surrey NanoSystems, to support fundamental research into the fabrication of hybrid solar cells. $$IMAGE$$ The tool will be used to d...

From Surrey Nanosystems 4 Jul 2008

Airplanes and Cars Go On a Nanotechnology Diet

Manhattan Scientifics announced today that it has acquired Metallicum, Inc. and its licensed patented technology. The announcement came from MHTX's affiliate Albuquerque factory, where New Mexico Senator Jeff Bingama...

3 Jul 2008

USDC and Applied Materials to Develop Metal-Oxide Films for Next-Generation TFTs

The U.S. Display Consortium (USDC), a public/private partnership chartered with developing the flat panel display and flexible electronics supply chain, today announced a cost-shared contract award with Applied Materials...

From Applied Materials Inc. 3 Jul 2008

Quantum Dot Nanoparticles Penetrate Skin Through Abrasion

Researchers at North Carolina State University have found that quantum dot nanoparticles can penetrate the skin if there is an abrasion, providing insight into potential workplace concerns for healthcare workers or indiv...

3 Jul 2008

Angiogenesis Inhibitor Formulated Through Nanotechnology Shows Promising Anticancer Results

The first oral, broad-spectrum angiogenesis inhibitor, specially formulated through nanotechnology, shows promising anticancer results in mice, report researchers from Children's Hospital Boston. Findings were published online on June 29 by the journal Nature Biotechnology.

2 Jul 2008