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Applied Materials Issues Statement Regarding Thin Film Solar Technology

Applied Materials, Inc. today released the following statement regarding its thin film solar technology: Applied Materials believes that its SunFab thin film solar tandem junction technology does not infringe Euro...

From Applied Materials Inc. 25 Jun 2008

HORIBA Ellipsometers become Even More Versatile

The UVISEL+ RM from HORIBA Jobin Yvon Thin Films extends the capability of the UVISEL with a new independent Reflectometry Module (RM) that can be mounted on the UVISEL goniometer.

From HORIBA 25 Jun 2008

The Study of Nanoscale Carbon Materials Represents the New School

In the grand scope of scientific understanding, the study of nanoscale carbon materials represents the new school. It has been little more than 20 years since the discovery of "buckyballs," hollow spherical...

24 Jun 2008

New High-Res Resists Enable Maskless Lithography Systems to Produce Nano Features

Dow Corning Electronics' Silicon Lithography Solutions group today announced the commercial availability of Dow Corning(R) XR-1541 E-Beam Resists, designed to enable the development of next-generation, direct-write l...

24 Jun 2008

Breast Motion, Nanotechnology and Nanowires Might Be The Solution To Powering Your iPod

As the world searches for novel solutions for providing green electricity, iPods and other small electronic devices may be powered by the kinetic energy of breasts and nanowire embedded bras.

24 Jun 2008

Using Nanotechnology to Inject Gene-Silencing Tools into Cells

More than 15 years ago scientists discovered a way to stop a particular gene in its tracks. The Nobel Prize-winning finding holds tantalizing promise for medical science, but so far it has been difficult to apply the technique, known as RNA interference, in living cells.

24 Jun 2008

What Makes Diamond Films Slippery

They call diamonds "ice," and not just because they sparkle. Engineers and physicists have long studied diamond because even though the material is as hard as an ice ball to the head, diamond slips and slides w...

24 Jun 2008

Gold Nanoparticles Discovered in Nature

The search for these natural but 'invisible' nanoparticles is important. If they can be proved to exist, the knowledge will help give us a deeper understanding of how gold can be transported and deposited by geological processes, and therefore help explorers to find new gold deposits in Australia.

24 Jun 2008

Studying Ultrafast Dynamics of Materials on the Nano-Scale

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory researchers have captured time-series snapshots of a solid as it evolves on the ultra-fast timescale. Using femtosecond X-ray free electron laser (FEL) pulses, the team, led by A...

24 Jun 2008

Nanopump is Less Than One Fourth the Size of Existing Insulin-Pump Devices

The tiny device can be mounted on a disposable skin patch to provide continuous insulin infusion, enabling substantial advancements in the availability, treatment efficiency and the quality of life of diabetes patients.

24 Jun 2008

Controlling Number of Electrons on the Surface of High-Temperature Superconductors

A team of University of British Columbia researchers has developed a technique that controls the number of electrons on the surface of high-temperature superconductors, a procedure considered impossible for the past two ...

24 Jun 2008

Researchers Discover Light-Activated Reversible Nanoswitch

Our ability to see is based on molecules in the eye that flip from one conformation to another when exposed to visible light. Now, a new technique for attaching light-sensitive organic molecules to metal surfaces allows the molecules to be switched between two different configurations in response to exposure to different wavelengths of light.

24 Jun 2008

Moving Nanotechnology Innovation from Research Lab to Market

Applications of nanotechnology to electronics, photonics and renewable energy will be the focus of a joint forum to be held from August 10 to 14, 2009 at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. An innovation wo...

24 Jun 2008

Forming Lipid Nanotubes Quickly and Easily

Recent findings by medical researchers indicate that naturally occurring nanotubes may serve as tunnels that protect retroviruses and bacteria in transit from diseased to healthy cells - a fact that may explain why vaccines fare poorly against some invaders.

24 Jun 2008

One-Pot Method of Making Hydrogen Storage Material

Chemists in the US have developed a simple reaction to make ammonia borane - a powder more hydrogen-dense than even liquid hydrogen. Their one-pot synthesis of this promising hydrogen storage material is reported in the ...

24 Jun 2008