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Electronic Memory Chips May Soon Gain the Ability to Bend and Twist

Electronic memory chips may soon gain the ability to bend and twist as a result of work by engineers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). As reported in the July 2009 issue of IEEE Electron Device Letters,* the engineers have found a way to build a flexible memory component out of inexpensive, readily available materials.

From National Institute of Standards and Tech (NIST) 2 Jun 2009

Fast and Affordable Genome Sequencing Moved a Step Closer with New Solid-State Nanopore Sensor

Fast and affordable genome sequencing has moved a step closer with a new solid-state nanopore sensor being developed by researchers at the University of Illinois. The nanopore sensor, made by drilling a tiny hole thro...

2 Jun 2009

Applied Nanoscience Receives Formal Notification for Issuance of Four Patents in Mexico

Applied Nanoscience Inc. (ANI) (PINKSHEETS: APNN), a nanotechnology-based filtration development company, today announced it has received formal notification for the issuance of four patents in Mexico for its broad IP platform encompassing "Filtering Devices Incorporating Nanoparticles."

From Applied Nanoscience Inc. 2 Jun 2009

Nanobubbles Becoming the Subject of an Increasing Amount of Study

Despite initial scepticism, acceptance of the existence and special properties of nanobubbles is now growing and their formation and characteristics are now becoming the subject of an increasing amount of study, especially in Japan.

2 Jun 2009

The Search for Transparent Solar Cells

If solar cells were transparent they could be fitted to windows and building facades. Physical modeling helps in the development of suitable materials for transparent electronics and thus in creating the basis for transparent solar cells.

2 Jun 2009

Researchers Develop Gel that Can Apply to Surface of Biochip

Biochips carrying thousands of DNA fragments are widely used for examining genetic material. Experts would also like to have biochips on which proteins are anchored. This requires a gel layer which can now be produced industrially.

2 Jun 2009

AIXTRON Receives Order for MOCVD System from CAS

AIXTRON AG, a leading provider of deposition equipment to the semiconductor industry, announced today that the Institute of Semiconductors of The Chinese Academy of Sciences, located in Beijing, PR China, has placed an o...

From AIXTRON SE 2 Jun 2009

Agar Announces Availability of Latest Kleindiek Nanotechnik's in-Situ Lift-Out System Brochure

Agar Scientific, a leading international supplier of consumables, accessories and specialist equipment for all areas of microscopy, announces the latest technical data is now available on Kleindiek’s in-situ lift-out (INLO) shuttle.

From Kleindiek Nanotechnik 1 Jun 2009

Data from Phase II Nanoparticle Study to be Presented at 45th Annual Meeting of American Society of Clinical Oncology

Abraxis BioScience, Inc. (NASDAQ:ABII), a fully integrated biotechnology company, today announced results from a new ongoing study demonstrating anti-tumor activity for three dosing regimens of nab®-paclitaxel (ABRAXANE® for Injectable Suspension) (paclitaxel protein-bound particles for injectable suspension) (albumin-bound) given in combination with bevacizumab in the first-line treatment of patients with metastatic breast cancer.

1 Jun 2009

An Online, Community-Driven Wiki for Information About Safe Handling of Nanomaterials

The Rice University-based International Council on Nanotechnology (ICON) today introduced the GoodNanoGuide, an online, community-driven wiki for information about the safe handling of nanomaterials. The beta version ...

From International Council on Nanotechnology - ICON 1 Jun 2009