Re-Turn AS is using carbon nanotubes to make kayaks faster and more stable.

Spin coating has been the dominant fabrication method for polymer electronics. However, it is not a high-throughput process and numerous research groups are trying to find a scalable fabrication method for polymer solar cells. One such method, spray coating, is capable of delivering large-area, uniform polymer thin films through a relatively simple process, while offering ample processing possibilities of engineering the film structure. Spray-coating is a high-rate, large-area deposition technique that ensures an ideal coating on a variety of surfaces with different morphologies and topographies. It is frequently used for industrial coating and in-line deposition processes. In spray-coating systems, the ink is atomized at the nozzle by pressure or ultrasound and then directed toward the substrate by a gas. An added advantage of spray-coating is that it is efficient: compared to other techniques only a small amount of the solutions are wasted.

Having long-standing experience in the fabrication of EUV transmission gratings Eulitha is now offering deep etched gratings for spectroscopy applications.

Eulitha continues to add higher resolution structures to its line of standard products. The newest such item is a 50 nm-pitch grating etched into silicon.

Rehm Thermal Systems presents an advanced new series of drying systems and firing systems for solar cell metallization at EU PVSEC in Valencia, September 6-9, 2010. These Systems offer a range of advanced process features and thermal control that enable PV manufacturers to move their processes to an entirely new level of efficiency and yield.

System to be integral part of carbon nanotube application development efforts.

In enger Zusammenarbeit ist es drei Arbeitsgruppen der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) Muenchen und des Exzellenzclusters Nanosystems Initiative Munich (NIM) gelungen, den Wirkstoff Colchicin in konzentrierter Form mit Hilfe von Nanopartikeln direkt in Zellen einzuschleusen.

A123 Systems, a developer and manufacturer of advanced Nanophosphate lithium ion batteries and systems, today announced that AES Energy Storage, a leader in the use of fast-responsive energy storage for the grid, has ordered and is deploying 44MW of A123's Smart Grid Stabilization Systems (SGSS) for various new projects.

Chemists and engineers at Harvard University have fashioned nanowires into a new type of V-shaped transistor small enough to be used for sensitive probing of the interior of cells.

Carl Zeiss reports the delivery of the first PROVE Registration and Overlay Metrology System for photomasks to NuFlare Technology, the world leading supplier of e-beam based maskwriters.

An ingredient in the venom of the 'deathstalker' scorpion could help gene therapy become an effective treatment for brain cancer, scientists are reporting.

Fans of nanotechnology can hear about the latest research from the source through a course offered this fall by Rice University's Glasscock School of Continuing Studies.

These ten volumes provide an excellent, in-depth overview of all nanomaterial types and their uses in the life sciences.

Clemson University is hosting Nano2010, an international conference of scientists whose research will help us understand how nanotechnology will affect our world.

Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc is introducing 32nm double data rate Toggle Mode NAND, in multi-level cell (MLC) versions with densities of 64Gb, 128Gb and 256Gb and single-level cell (SLC) versions with densities of 32Gb, 64Gb and 128Gb.

Under the agreement, the two companies will jointly develop and cross-license related controller technologies for solid state drive (SSD) storage devices to attain the high levels of performance, reliability and endurance demanded by enterprise storage applications.

A new 290-page tome titled 'Strategic impact, no revolution' is the result of a year-long effort to study the strategic value and impact of NMP in its wider European and international context, with special focus on the ERA dimension, against the general policy objectives of FP6 and against the specific objectives of NMP. The title of this report refers to the general finding that the third thematic priority in FP6 strategically affected Europe's competitive position and was an important programme which also influenced Member States' policies and research agendas. However, it cannot be directly linked to a revolution with regard to creating substantial scientific or industrial breakthroughs although these were among the explicitly targeted objectives. The program strengthened Europe's position as one of the world leaders in the respective scientific and industrial fields, but did not enable Europe to outperform other key actors such as the United States or Japan.

AIXTRON AG announced today a substantial multiple order for additional MOCVD tools from Yangzhou Longyao, a LED manufacturing company in Yangzhou, PR China.

The Institute for Radiopharmacy at the Forschungszentrum Dresden-Rossendorf is using NanoSight's LM-20 nanoparticle characterization system to study magnetic nanoparticles for applications in cancer therapy.

BioMers produces innovative polymer composite wires based on nanotechnology. Its first successful commercial application has been in orthodontic wires used for braces and retainers.