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Veeco Introduce 3D Automated Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) Platform

Veeco Instruments Inc., announced the introduction of its new InSight(TM) 3D Automated Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) Platform, the only metrology system available with the accuracy and precision required for non-destruct...

5 Dec 2007

Inside Washington's Colin Finan Takes on Communications and Policy Role with Nanotech Project

Colin Finan, former Managing Editor of Environmental Policy Alert and Associate Editor of InsideEPA.com, is the new Public Affairs and Policy Associate at the Wilson Center's Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies. As ...

4 Dec 2007

New CENTRA 100 Transmission Electron Microscope Introduced by Carl Zeiss SMT

Carl Zeiss SMT has introduced the new CENTRA™ 100 transmission electron microscope (TEM) at the 47th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Cell Biology in Washington D.C. The CENTRA 100 is a TEM with up to 100 ...

From Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH 4 Dec 2007

Clemson Researchers Find way to Make Computer Chips Cooler, Faster and Cheaper

The next generation of laptops, desk computers, cell phones and other semiconductor devices may get faster and more cost-effective with research from Clemson University. “We’ve developed a new process and ...

4 Dec 2007

Glycolytic Enzymes may be Key to Energy Supply for Self Contained, Self Propelled Nanobots

The biological pathway that powers sperm to swim long distances could be harnessed to nanotech devices, releasing drugs or performing mechanical functions inside the body, according to a presentation at the American Soci...

4 Dec 2007

Versatile, Compact and Portable Quantum Cascade Laser Sensor for the Chemical Detection Works by Tuning the Emission Wavelength

Engineers from Harvard University have demonstrated a highly versatile, compact and portable Quantum Cascade Laser sensor for the fast detection of a large number of chemicals, ranging from infinitesimal traces of gases ...

4 Dec 2007

NRL finds way to Generate, Modulate and Electrically Detect Pure Spin Currents in Silicon

Scientists at the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) have generated, modulated and electrically detected a pure spin current in silicon, the semiconductor used most widely in the electronic device industry. Magnetic contact...

4 Dec 2007

Using Light to Sculpt 3D Microparticles for Medical Diagnosis and Tissue Engineering

MIT engineers have used ultraviolet light to sculpt three-dimensional microparticles that could have many applications in medical diagnostics and tissue engineering. For example, they could be designed to act as probes t...

4 Dec 2007

Nanotechnology Must Have Wish List of Products Features Cookware, Fishing Poles, Hockey Skates and Underwear

Bourne Research LLC, a market research firm which tracks emerging technologies, revealed its second annual list of the ten coolest consumer products of 2007, featuring just a few of the items which utilize the latest in ...

4 Dec 2007

Researcher Uses Swimming Sperm Energy Production Idea to Power Tiny Robots, Nanobots

In order to deliver medicine inside the human body, nanoscale medical devices need energy to carry out tasks, such as releasing drugs. Alex Travis, Cornell assistant professor of veterinary medicine, suggests creating a ...

4 Dec 2007

Nanoindentation Testing for Hardness and Elastic Modulus in Quality Control Applications

The Nanoindentation Tester (NHX) from CSM-Instruments is the perfect low-cost solution for measuring HARDNESS and ELASTIC Modulus in accordance with ISO 14577 and ASTM 2806. Using our extensive experience – gained ...

4 Dec 2007

Nanotechnology May Mean Email Spam Turns into Actual Unwanted Products on Your Work Desk

The Center for Responsible Nanotechnology have asked an interesting question about the future. Email inboxes are plagued by unwanted spam email. Many of which simply try to sell us unwanted goods and services. Others ...

3 Dec 2007

Biofilm Research Grant to fund Project to Construct Surfaces that Prevent Bacterial Adhesion and Sensitize Formed Biofilms for Antibiotic Treatment

Stevens Institute of Technology recently received a research grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for the project, “Functional Polymers Modified Surfaces with Biofilm Sensitizing Ability.” Jun F...

3 Dec 2007

Various Nanotechnology Related Advances in Electric Vehicle Technology to be Presented at Electric Vehicle Symposium

Researchers from Argonne National Laboratory's Transportation Technology R&D Center (TTRDC) will present 11 papers during the Electric Vehicle Symposium-23 that will be held in Anaheim, Calif., from Dec. 2-5. ...

3 Dec 2007

Fullerenes Strung into Chain of Nanopearls may be New Optoelectrical Material

Under an atomic force microscope, the tiny structures look like fragments of nanoscopic pearl necklaces. In reality, the “pearls” are fullerene molecules that are linked together by means of a special fullere...

3 Dec 2007

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Veeco Introduce 3D Automated Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) Platform

Inside Washington's Colin Finan Takes on Communications and Policy Role with Nanotech Project

New CENTRA 100 Transmission Electron Microscope Introduced by Carl Zeiss SMT

Clemson Researchers Find way to Make Computer Chips Cooler, Faster and Cheaper

Glycolytic Enzymes may be Key to Energy Supply for Self Contained, Self Propelled Nanobots

Versatile, Compact and Portable Quantum Cascade Laser Sensor for the Chemical Detection Works by Tuning the Emission Wavelength

NRL finds way to Generate, Modulate and Electrically Detect Pure Spin Currents in Silicon

Using Light to Sculpt 3D Microparticles for Medical Diagnosis and Tissue Engineering

Nanotechnology Must Have Wish List of Products Features Cookware, Fishing Poles, Hockey Skates and Underwear

Researcher Uses Swimming Sperm Energy Production Idea to Power Tiny Robots, Nanobots

Nanoindentation Testing for Hardness and Elastic Modulus in Quality Control Applications

Nanotechnology May Mean Email Spam Turns into Actual Unwanted Products on Your Work Desk

Biofilm Research Grant to fund Project to Construct Surfaces that Prevent Bacterial Adhesion and Sensitize Formed Biofilms for Antibiotic Treatment

Various Nanotechnology Related Advances in Electric Vehicle Technology to be Presented at Electric Vehicle Symposium

Fullerenes Strung into Chain of Nanopearls may be New Optoelectrical Material

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