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Video Series Examine Breakthroughs and Possibilities for New Discoveries

The National Science Foundation (NSF) today released the first in a series of video programs called Science Nation, which examine breakthroughs and the possibilities for new discoveries about our planet, our universe and ourselves.

1 Jun 2009

Defining New Standard in Metal Deposition Productivity and Reliability for Chip Packaging

Applied Materials, Inc., today introduced its Applied Charger™ UBM PVD system that defines a new standard in metal deposition productivity and reliability for chip packaging.

From Applied Materials Inc. 31 May 2009

INL and MIT Begins Major Nanotechnology Collaboration

The International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory (INL) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology today began a major new collaboration that will enrich each institution's research activities in nanoscience and...

30 May 2009

Book Offers Wealth of Learning Opportunities from Biology to Nanotechnology

Research and Markets, the leading source for international market research and market data, has announced the addition of the "The Integrated Approach to Chemistry Laboratory: Selected Experiments" report to th...

29 May 2009

New Device Combines Advances in Synthetic Antibody Mimic Proteins with Advances in Nanodesign

Members of a USC-led research team say they've made a big improvement in a new breed of electronic detectors for viruses and other biological materials - one that may be a valuable addition to the battle against epidemics.

29 May 2009

Laser Technology Means More Efficient Thin Film Cells

Solar electricity has a future: It is renewable and available in unlimited quantities, and it does not produce any gases detrimental to the climate. Its only drawback right now is the price: the electric power currently being produced by solar cells in northern Europe must be subsidized if it is to compete against the household electricity generated by traditional power plants.

29 May 2009

Applied Materials Largest Solar PV Modules Awarded IEC Certification

Applied Materials, Inc. announced today that the 5.7m2 solar photovoltaic (PV) modules produced by its SunFab Thin Film Line™, using both single and more advanced tandem junction technologies, were awarded International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) certification, validating their exceptional performance under extended outdoor exposure.

From Applied Materials Inc. 29 May 2009

Research Team Discover Non-Blinking Semiconductor Nanocrystals

Scientists at the Naval Research Laboratory, University of Rochester, Cornell University and Eastman Kodak Company announces the discovery of non-blinking semiconductor nanocrystals. This discovery is an important step to the use of the nanocrystals in various practical devices ranging from low-threshold lasers to the solar cells and biological imaging and tracking.

29 May 2009

Researchers Decipher Chemical Mechanism that Occurs on the Surface of Automotive Catalytic Converter

The chemical mechanism that occurs on the surface of an automotive catalytic converter has been deciphered thanks to an observation speed record established by Frédéric Thibault-Strarzyk at the Laboratoire Cata...

28 May 2009

NanoKTN to Promote its Work at Europe's Key Events in Nanotechnology

The Nanotechnology Knowledge Transfer Network (NanoKTN), one of the UK's primary knowledge-based networks for Micro and Nanotechnologies, today announced it will be promoting its work at two of Europe's key event...

28 May 2009