AAAS panel mulls science and public acceptance.

By dipping ordinary paper or fabric in a special ink infused with nanoparticles, Stanford engineer Yi Cui has found a way to cheaply and efficiently manufacture lightweight paper batteries and supercapacitors, as well as stretchable, conductive textiles known as 'eTextiles' - capable of storing energy while retaining the mechanical properties of ordinary paper or fabric.

Solid-state lighting and its potential as a near-term generator of energy efficiencies will be the topic of a presentation by Julia Phillips, director of the Physical, Chemical, and Nano Sciences Center at Sandia National Laboratories, at the 2010 AAAS annual meeting.

Specializing in advanced contamination control and microenvironment solutions, Entegris (Booth 120) will present new technical papers and showcase its product portfolio for addressing the most prevalent production challenges in advanced lithography applications.

The Methodist Hospital Research Institute was awarded an $11.5 million Center Grant by the National Institutes for Health (NIH) today to study the best way to attack deadly cancer stem cells to enhance treatments for breast cancer.

Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA) has introduced the MB86R02 'Jade D' SoC, which incorporates the Fujitsu MB86296 'Coral' graphics processor unit (GPU) with the powerful 32-bit ARM926EJ-S CPU core.

North Dakota State University, Fargo, and Triton Systems, Inc., a Massachusetts-based materials products company, have announced a research partnership and Triton's plan to establish a new facility in the NDSU Research and Technology Park.

As the new flagship product for CRAIC Technologies, 20/20 microspectrophotometer is designed to non-destructively analyze many types of microscopic samples from the deep ultraviolet to the near infrared.

Silicon Frontline Technology, Inc. (SFT), an Electronic Design Automation (EDA) company in the post-layout verification market , announced today that new versions of its flagship post-layout verification products, F3D (Fast 3D) for fast 3D extraction and R3D (Resistive 3D) for 3D extraction and analysis of large resistive structures like power devices, are shipping now.

The first transmission electron microscope of its caliber to be installed, the eagerly awaited atomic resolution JEOL JEM-ARM200F TEM arrived at the University of Texas San Antonio in January, and by early February began producing outstanding imaging results.

Nanobiotechnology is essentially different in many aspects from other areas of nanotechnology such as nanoelectronics or nanomaterials. It is certainly the most complex sub-area of nanotechnology. Last month, EuroNanoBio - a Support Action funded under the 7th Framework Programme of the European Union - has issued its report on a conceptual framework and a tool box to structure the European capacity in nanobiotechnology. The EuroNanoBio partners explored the definition, establishment and further development of a European scale infrastructure on nanobiotechnology and the associated realistic implementation plan. It aimed at defining not only the key features of a potential European infrastructure in nanobiotechnology, but it has also established the way it should be designed.

Collaboration at CNSE's Albany NanoTech complex will target mask defects at 22 nm and below.

Size-controllable bulky ligands stabilize multiple bonds of heavy elements into photoactive materials.

Applied Nanotech Holdings, Inc. announced that it has been awarded a Phase I contract by the US Army under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program to develop a battery anode using a novel silicon nanostructure material for rechargeable lithium-ion batteries.

Die Forschungskompetenz der saechsischen Nanotechnologieexperten ueberzeugt auch in diesem Jahr wieder die Japaner. Sechs Fraunhofer-Institute, die TU Dresden, die TU Chemnitz, das Forschungszentrum Dresden-Rossendorf sowie sieben Unternehmen praesentieren sich derzeit vom 17. bis 19. Februar 2010 auf einem Gemeinschaftsstand zur fuehrenden Nanotechnologie-Messe nanotech in Japan.

CNRS scientists have transformed the chemical energy generated by photosynthesis into electrical energy. They thus propose a new strategy to convert solar energy into electrical energy in an environmentally-friendly and renewable manner.

Zecotek Photonics Inc., a developer of leading-edge photonics technologies for medical, industrial and scientific markets, today announced that the Company's proprietary green fiber laser technology platform was recently highlighted during a key note address at the Lasers and Photonics Marketplace Seminar which was held in parallel with the 2010 Photonics West Conference in San Francisco.

A highly active Fischer-Tropsch (FT) catalyst combined with an FT microchannel reactor has earned the Oxford Catalysts Group a place on the Clean and Cool Mission to Silicon Valley, in California.

Today KLA-Tencor Corporation, a leading supplier of process control and yield management solutions for the semiconductor and related industries, introduced the latest generation of their PROLITH virtual lithography tool.

Some classes of molecules are capable of arranging themselves in specific patterns on surfaces. This ability to self-organize is crucial for many technological applications, which are dependend on the assembly of ordered structures on surfaces.