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New Book Explores the Potential Hazards and Benefits of Nanotechnology

AMEC, the international engineering and project management company, announces that the potential hazards and benefits of nanotechnology are revealed in a newly published book co-authored by four AMEC scientists. The h...

20 Nov 2008

Global Manufacturer of Thin Film Silicon PV Modules Begins Customer Shipments

Signet Solar, a global manufacturer of thin film silicon photovoltaic (PV) modules, today announced the production and shipment of the first megawatt (MW) of panels from its manufacturing facility in Mochau, Germany.

20 Nov 2008

Report on the Global Market for Nanotechnology

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "The Global Market for Nanotechnology" report to their offering. Nanotechnology continues to be a thriving area of R&D in 2008. Public funding of n...

From Research and Markets 20 Nov 2008

Applied Materials Become Associate Member of The Flexible Display Center at Arizona State University

The Flexible Display Center (FDC) at Arizona State University today announced that Applied Materials, Inc., through its Display Business Group-AKT, has become an Associate Member, joining the ranks of other world-class p...

From Applied Materials Inc. 20 Nov 2008

NRL Scientists Learning More About How Cracks Form in Brittle Materials

The Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) is part of an international team of scientists that is learning more about how cracks form in brittle materials. The team used both computer modeling and experimentation to investigate...

20 Nov 2008

3-D Porous Silicon Clearing a Path for New Generation of Rechargeable Batteries

Rechargeable lithium ion batteries provide portable devices that require a lot of energy, such as mobile telephones, digital cameras, and notebook computers, with power. However, their capacity, and thus the running time...

20 Nov 2008

Carbon Nanotubes Improving the Limits of Protein Array Detection

To detect cancer as early as possible, dozens of research groups are developing methods to detect trace levels of cancer-related proteins and genes in blood or other biological samples. Those efforts should get a boost thanks to new research results showing that carbon nanotubes can serve as incredibly sensitive optical labels for use in a wide variety of assay systems.

20 Nov 2008