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Assets of Montreal Based Nanotech Company Acquired by Versatilis

Versatilis LLC, a high technology development Company based here, announced today that it has acquired the technology assets of Nanometrix, Inc. of Montreal, Canada.

8 Dec 2010

Researchers Use Carbon Nanotubes to Build Microelectronic Devices

Given their outstanding mechanical and electrical properties, carbon nanotubes are attractive building blocks for next-generation nanoelectromechanical devices, including high-performance sensors, logic devices, and memory elements.

8 Dec 2010

Fellowship Winners to Pursue Research on Advanced Nanomaterials at NTU

Two recipients of the inaugural defence fellowships granted by Singapore's Ministry of Defence have chosen to further their research at Nanyang Technological University (NTU). The inaugural Temasek Research Fello...

8 Dec 2010

Brown Professor Creates New Nano-Based Liquid to Fix Broken Bones

Here's the vision: an elderly woman comes into the emergency room after a fall. She has broken her hip. The orthopaedic surgeon doesn't come with metal plates or screws or shiny titanium ball joints. Instead, ...

8 Dec 2010

Peregrine Semiconductor, Soitec Join to Produce SOS Wafers for STeP5 UltraCMOS Technology

Peregrine Semiconductor Corporation, a leading provider of high-performance radio-frequency (RF) integrated circuits (ICs), and Soitec (Euronext Paris), the world’s leading supplier of silicon-on-insulator (SOI) wafers and advanced solutions for the electronics and energy industries, today announced the joint development and ramp in production of a new, bonded silicon-on-sapphire (SOS) substrate which has been qualified for use in manufacturing Peregrine’s next-generation STeP5 UltraCMOS™ RF IC semiconductors.

8 Dec 2010

American Society for Microbiology Honors UTHealth Biologist

Known nationally for her research into single-cell organisms that affect oral health, Millicent "Mimi" Goldschmidt, Ph.D., a professor of microbiology and molecular genetics at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), has been selected to receive the 2011 American Society for Microbiology (ASM) Founders Distinguished Service Award.

8 Dec 2010

Hiden Launch New Catalogue on Mass Spectrometry Systems for Monitoring Thermal Processes

Hiden Analytical issue a new catalogue describing their mass spectrometer systems and microreactors for control and monitoring of diverse gas-related thermal processes. Application areas include catalyst quantification, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), thermal programmed desorption (TPD) and general thermal reaction studies.

From Hiden Analytical 7 Dec 2010