U.S. Senators Mark Pryor (D-AR) and Benjamin L. Cardin (D-MD) have introduced legislation to address potential health and safety risks about products that contain nanotechnology materials.
sp3 Diamond Technologies and Stellar Industries Launch Production Ready Diamond Heat Spreaders for Edge-Emitting Laser Diodes
sp3 Diamond Technologies, Inc., a leading supplier of diamond products, equipment and services, and Stellar Industries Corp., specializing in thermal management materials and metallization, today announced the availability of new, turnkey metalized diamond heat spreading segments that enable precise critical edges combined with reliable bonding for edge-emitting laser diodes.
Partnership to Commercialize Nanotechnology for Rail Transport
RUSNANO CEO Anatoly Chubais and Russian Railways President Vladimir Yakunin have signed an agreement for strategic partnership in the implementation and commercialization of nanotechnology for rail transport.
Nanocyl Appoints NRC as Commercial Partner for the Automotive Carbon Nanotube Market in Germany
Nanocyl announced today it has appointed NRC to be its commercial partner for NC 7000 multiwall carbon nanotubes and Plasticyl thermoplastic concentrates marketed to automakers in Germany.
Brigham Young University Selects NanoSight to Support Research in the Synthesis of Inorganic Nanoparticles
The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Brigham Young University has chosen the NanoSight LM-10 system to support their research into the synthesis of inorganic nanoparticles, principally metal oxides.
USDA’s Agricultural Reasearch Service Purchases Fluidigm Solution for Development and Validation Testing of Cattle SNP Panels
Fluidigm Corporation has announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service has purchased a Fluidigm microfluidic-based EP1 System to help develop and validate focused 96- and 384-SNP (single-nucleotide polymorphism) panels for testing America's dairy and beef cattle.
Fuel Additive Cuts Stagecoach UK Bus CO2 Emissions by 100,000 Tonnes in Five Years
Stagecoach Group has reduced its CO2 emissions from its bus fleet in the UK by more than 100,000 tonnes over the past five years through use of a hi-tech fuel additive.
Im Harz entsteht Nano-Kompetenznetzwerk zu Nano-Beschichtungstechnologien
Auf Initiative der Halberstaedter Panadur GmbH, die eine besonders kostenguenstige und umweltfreundliche Nano-Beschichtungstechnologie auf Basis spezieller Polymere entwickelt hat, soll ein laenderuebergreifendes Nano-Kompetenznetzwerk entstehen.
Sperm count chip to provide men with home fertility tests
A revolutionary DIY sperm count testing kit has been developed by scientists that will give men the easiest option of determining their fertility.
Chaos at public nanotechnology debates in France
Protestors have caused the public to be banned from four debates on nanotechnology taking place across France.
Where droplets gently touch a membrane
Scientists at the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces have described mathematically why some vesicles constrict to form a figure-eight shape. As part of this process, they have established that this constriction differs in its details to what was previously thought, and that its shape is dependent on the material characteristics of the components involved.
Synopsys Launches DesignWare HDMI 1.4 Tx/Rx Controller and PHY IP Solutions for 40-nm Process Technologies
Synopsys, Inc., a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design, verification and manufacturing, today announced the availability of high-quality DesignWare High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) 1.4 transmitter (Tx) and receiver (Rx) digital controllers and PHY IP solutions that are compliant to the standard specification.
Agilent Technologies’ Acquisition of Varian, Inc. Cleared by European Commission
Agilent Technologies, Inc. and Varian, Inc. today announced that they have been granted conditional antitrust clearance from the European Commission for Agilent's proposed acquisition of Varian.
New strategies in the fight against influenza
Flu viruses are extremely adaptable and difficult to combat as a result. Scientists in Berlin have now identified new starting points for the treatment of influenza.
Large current to flow with zero resistance
How can one increase the maximum current which can flow in a superconductor without any resistance? Counter-intuitively the answer in some circumstances is to increase the dissipation (i.e. the energy losses) in the superconductor.
Breakthrough for the super material graphene
Graphene produced using a method developed at Linkoeping University is now being used as part of a study at Chalmers University of Technology, where it has been shown that graphene maintains the same high quality as silicon, thus paving the way for large-scale production.
Building body parts using nanocellulose
As the first group in the world, researchers from Chalmers will build up body parts using nanocellulose and the body's own cells.
NEC Electronics Adopts Cadence Encounter Digital Implementation System for Leading-Edge 40-nm ASIC Designs
Utilizing more than 20 million gates, the scale of the new ASICs has increased by two- to four-times over previous designs targeting 55-nanometer and 90-nm process technologies.
Conference to focus on therapeutics of the future
Some of the leading scientists in bioengineering, nanotechnology and pharmaco-genomics will gather on Tuesday, January 26, 2010 to discuss how to harness the tools of these emerging fields to develop new diagnostics and treatments for complex diseases.
LED for Phone Line
I need a circuit to power a LED from telephone line voltage indicating that the phone line is connected to the circuit. It must meet FCC guidelines. Off hook voltage is 8-12 vdc.
Any suggestions?