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Scientists Produced the Brightest, Sharpest X-Ray Holograms of Microscopic Objects Ever Made

The pinhole camera, a technique known since ancient times, has inspired a futuristic technology for lensless, three-dimensional imaging. Working at both the Advanced Light Source (ALS) at the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and at FLASH, the free-electron laser in Hamburg, Germany, an international group of scientists has produced two of the brightest, sharpest x-ray holograms of microscopic objects ever made, thousands of times more efficiently than previous x-ray-holographic methods.

2 Aug 2008

Hitachi Opens New Advanced Scanning Electron Microscope Facility

Hitachi has opened a new Advanced Scanning Electron Microscope Facility in the Cavendish Laboratories, Cambridge University. The long standing research collaboration between Hitachi and the Cambridge University has been enhanced with the installation of three state of the art scanning electron microscopes.

2 Aug 2008

STMicroelectronics to Sponsor of EMPC 2009

STMicroelectronics, one of the world’s largest semiconductor manufacturers and a world leader in MEMS and power ICs, is to be the principal sponsor of EMPC 2009, the 17th European Microelectronics And Packaging Con...

From STMicroelectronics 1 Aug 2008

China is Finding its Place as One of the World's Scientific Power Houses

Judged by the astonishing increase in journal papers written by scientists in China, there can be little doubt that China is finding its place as one of the world's scientific power houses.

1 Aug 2008

Seven Mega-Science Projects Under Construction at CAS

With the support of Chinese government, CAS has been undertaking national mega-science projects in line with both the requirements of the national socio-economic development and cutting-edge development of science and te...

1 Aug 2008

Specialists in Bio-Nanotechnology Assisting Oxford Immunotec in ELISPOT Project

Bio Nano Consulting (BNC), the specialist bionanotechnology product development consultancy, today announced that it has commenced a project with international T cell measurement company, Oxford Immunotec. BNC is applyin...

From Bio Nano Consulting 1 Aug 2008

XRD Imaging of an Aerogel Revealed Nanoscale 3-D Bulk Lattice Structure

A multi-institutional team of scientists has used beamline 9.0.1 at the Advanced Light Source to perform high-resolution x-ray diffraction imaging of an aerogel for the first time, revealing its nanoscale three-dimensional bulk lattice structure down to features measured in nanometers, billionths of a meter.

1 Aug 2008

QuantumSphere Nano NiFe Electrodes Accelerate Production of Clean Hydrogen

QuantumSphere, Inc., a leading developer of advanced catalyst materials, electrode systems, and related technologies for portable power and clean-energy applications, today announced electrodes coated with the company&#3...

1 Aug 2008

BudgetSensors Announces Commercial Availability of HS-500MG

Following the introduction of the AFM height calibration standards HS-100MG and the HS-20MG, BudgetSensors announces the commercial introduction of third type of AFM height calibration standard – the HS-500MG. ...

1 Aug 2008

New Nanomaterial Making Plastic Stiffer, Lighter and Stronger

A Michigan State University researcher and his students have developed a nanomaterial that makes plastic stiffer, lighter and stronger and could result in more fuel-efficient airplanes and cars as well as more durable medical and sports equipment.

1 Aug 2008

Nanoscale Lithium Iron Phosphate Holds Key to Tomorrow's Electric Car Batteries

Why does lithium iron phosphate, a candidate for use in future lithium batteries, conduct electricity despite being an insulating material? Chemists at CNRS, working in collaboration with a team from CEA-Liten, have shed light on this paradox.

1 Aug 2008

Next Generation of Electronic Nose using Nanotechnology

QualSec--Electronic noses have been used for years in the laboratories of NASA and other organizations. However, until now they have been impractical for use in the real world. Electronic noses have lacked portability, t...

1 Aug 2008

Goretex Revolutionising Design of Fuel Cells Used in Next Generation of Hybrid Cars

Monash University scientists have revolutionised the design of fuel cells used in the latest generation of hybrid cars which could make the vehicles more reliable and cheaper to build. The breakthrough, published toda...

1 Aug 2008

New Material Opens Pathway Toward More Efficient Fuel Cells

A new material characterized at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory could open a pathway toward more efficient fuel cells.

From Oak Ridge National Laboratory 1 Aug 2008

u-IT Purchases CLUSTERLINE® 200 II for MEMS Research and Production

In June, u-IT Cluster Center, a Korean RFID/USN infrastructure facility providing foundry service of MEMS Sensors (USN Fab) and RFID/USN related activities from design to testing of RFID/USN products (RFID/USN Engineerin...

1 Aug 2008