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Category Archives: Nanotechnology
FutureCarbon to Present Innovative Products at nano tech 2010
FutureCarbon is presenting its innovative products CarboGran, an easily soluble CNT granulate, and its electrically heated coating Carbo e-Therm.
Nanotechnology Valentine’s
Scientists at the University of Birmingham have made a Valentine card of pure palladium - it is only 8 nanometres in size; you can even see the atoms.
Researchers envision high-tech applications for ‘multiferroic’ crystals
Two of The Florida State University's most accomplished scientists recently joined forces on a collaborative research project that has yielded groundbreaking results involving an unusual family of crystalline minerals. Their findings could lay the groundwork for future researchers seeking to develop a new generation of computer chips and other information-storage devices that can hold vast amounts of data and be strongly encrypted for security purposes.
In vivo engineering of organs
Scientists have developed a fast and cost-efficient method for producing sufficient amounts of bone and cartilage tissue using the body's own cells.
Carbon nanotube/luciferase conjugate for ATP detection in living cells
Researchers at MIT have developed a more sensitive, higher-resolution, and more robust method for the detection of ATP.
Malvern Instruments Opens Third Centre of Excellence in India
On 10 February 2010 materials characterization expert Malvern Instruments opened a third centre of excellence in India, established through its joint venture company Malvern Aimil Instruments Pty.
Nanocyl to Promote ‘Green’ Advantages of High Performance Carbon Nanotube (CNT) Technologies
Nanocyl announced today it will showcase its new PLASTICYL PEEK 1001 thermoplastic concentrate, and its range of carbon nanotube technologies for composites at Nano Tech 2010, from February 17-19, in Tokyo, Japan.
GalaxyCore Ships 100K 8 Inch Wafers Using SMIC’s CMOS Image Sensor Process
GalaxyCore Microelectronics Inc., a leading CMOS Image Sensor (CIS) design company in China, today announced that it has reached a new milestone with its key foundry partner Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation and shipped 100,000 8 inch wafers.
Developing materials with large specific surface areas by using single-walled carbon nanotubes
Researchers at AIST in Japan have developed a fibrous material with a specific surface area of 2240 m2/g by using single-walled carbon nanotubes. Materials with large specific surface areas are used for energy storage as electricity storage devices including capacitors. They are also used for storage, purification and separation of substances.
USPTO Grants Formatech Novel Drug Formulation Patent
The patented nanoparticle technology effectively solubilizes pharmaceutical compounds in fatty acids and/or fatty alcohols. The formulation achieves aqueous form after dilution with equimolar of protonating agent, thereby keeping the drug in the micelle of the fatty acid salt.
Imec, Renesas and M4S report a single-chip reconfigurable multi-standard wireless transceiver in 40nm CMOS
At today's International Solid State Circuit Conference, imec and its research partners Renesas Technology Corp. and M4S present a complete transceiver with RF, baseband and data converter circuits in 40nm low-power CMOS.
Russia and Finland collaborate on model for regulating nanotechnology
RUSNANO Deputy CEO Andrey Malyshev and Reijo Munther, Director, Materials technology, of Tekes, the Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation, signed a memorandum on standardization and regulation in nanotechnology at a recent Russian-Finnish roundtable.
Bacterial enzyme with industrial applications characterized
Microbial enzymes are commonly used to reduce the levels of contamination created by industrial processes. Researchers in Barcelona present their characterization of a xylan-degrading enzyme from the the bacteria Paenibacillus barcinonensis, an isolated microorganism found in the Ebro delta.
Better knowledge of cell structure could aid organ reconstruction, energy harvesting
Cornel Sultan, assistant professor of aerospace and ocean engineering at Virginia Tech, is the latest faculty member at the university to learn he has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award. In his work he is looking at biological discoveries to develop new controllable structures that, in engineering terms, have 'tensional integrity' or tensegrity.
Olympus Introduces New Dedicated High-resolution Brightfield Objectives for Industrial Imaging
Olympus has introduced the new MPLAPON series of plan apochromatic objectives, which provide the ultimate level of chromatic aberration correction for materials imaging.
IBM Sets World Record by Creating High-Efficiency Solar Cell Made from Earth-Abundant Materials
Breakthrough holds potential to deliver more energy at a fraction of the cost.
Novellus Systems, IBM and the UAlbany NanoCollege Establish Strategic Partnership at CNSE’s Albany NanoTech Complex
First program targets development of photoresist strip processes for advanced computer chip technologies.
First universal DNA reader to advance faster, cheaper sequencing efforts
Arizona State University scientists have come up with a new twist in their efforts to develop a faster and cheaper way to read the DNA genetic code. They have developed the first, versatile DNA reader that can discriminate between DNA's four core chemical components - the key to unlocking the vital code behind human heredity and health.
New Sample Holders for Phenom
Phenom-World BV announces the launch of a new collection of sample holders and inserts for the Phenom desktop scanning electron microscope (SEM). The new holders increase the range of possible samples while maintaining the Phenom's market-leading time to image. Quick and easy sample loading ensures faster time to data.