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Sandwich Recipe May Prove Tasty for Computer Chip Designers

The sandwich recipe recently concocted by scientists working at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) may prove tasty for computer chip designers, who have long had an appetite for molecule-sized electronic components – but no clear way to satisfy it until now.

From National Institute of Standards and Tech (NIST) 25 Aug 2009

New, Highly Sensitive, Low-Cost Technique for Measuring Light in the Near-Infrared Range

In what may prove to be a major development for scientists in fields ranging from forensics to quantum communications, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a new, highly sensitive, low-cost technique for measuring light in the near-infrared range.

From National Institute of Standards and Tech (NIST) 25 Aug 2009

Century-Old Challenge of Transporting Acetylene Solved by NIST Scientists

A NIST research team has figured out why a recently discovered material can safely store at low pressure up to 100 times as much of the volatile chemical as can be done with conventional methods.

25 Aug 2009

Deaths in China Shake Nanotechnology Community

The nanotechnology community has been shaken deeply with reports out of China in the case where seven women, ages 18-47, were exposed to nanoparticles resulting in serious illness and two deaths. The story was first r...

25 Aug 2009

Electron Storage Ring from Cornell a Test Case for International Linear Collider

Scientists working on the proposed International Linear Collider (ILC) know exactly what they want it to do -- collide tightly focused beams of subatomic particles with unprecedented energy, recreating conditions during the big bang and unlocking the mysteries of the universe's origins.

25 Aug 2009

Engineers Using Popular Children's Toy to Visualize Behavior of Particles, Cells and Molecules

Johns Hopkins engineers are using a popular children's toy to visualize the behavior of particles, cells and molecules in environments too small to see with the naked eye. These researchers are arranging little LEGO pieces shaped like pegs to re-create microscopic activity taking place inside lab-on-a-chip devices at a scale they can more easily observe.

25 Aug 2009

Translating Nanoscale Scientific Processes into Commercially Viable Technologies

Northeastern University's Nanoscale Science and Engineering Research Center for High-rate Nanomanufacturing (CHN) has received a $12.25 million renewal grant from the National Science Foundation to continue its industry-leading research: translating nanoscale scientific processes into commercially viable technologies.

25 Aug 2009

Nano-Sizing System Enables Rapid Size Determination of Quantum Dots and Nanoparticles

Paraytec Ltd. has announced a new application note that demonstrates how its ActiPix HT Nano-Sizing System has been used to rapidly determine the hydrodynamic radius of a series of quantum dot and nanoparticle samples.

25 Aug 2009

New World Record for Solar Power

UNSW solar cell researchers have played the key role in achieving the highest efficiency for solar power, setting a new world record of 43 per cent of sunlight converted into electricity.

25 Aug 2009

Tera-Barrier Films Receives Investment from Applied Materials

Tera-Barrier Films Pte. Ltd., a new spin-off from the Singapore Agency for Science, Technology and Research’s (A*STAR) Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), today announced that Applied Ventures, LLC, the venture capital arm of Applied Materials, Inc. has made a strategic investment in the company.

From Applied Materials Inc. 25 Aug 2009

Nanomaterials News

Sandwich Recipe May Prove Tasty for Computer Chip Designers

New, Highly Sensitive, Low-Cost Technique for Measuring Light in the Near-Infrared Range

Century-Old Challenge of Transporting Acetylene Solved by NIST Scientists

Deaths in China Shake Nanotechnology Community

Electron Storage Ring from Cornell a Test Case for International Linear Collider

Engineers Using Popular Children's Toy to Visualize Behavior of Particles, Cells and Molecules

Translating Nanoscale Scientific Processes into Commercially Viable Technologies

Nano-Sizing System Enables Rapid Size Determination of Quantum Dots and Nanoparticles

New World Record for Solar Power

Tera-Barrier Films Receives Investment from Applied Materials

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