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Fundamental Physics of Material That Holds Promise for Light-Emitting, Flexible Semiconductors Revealved

An interdisciplinary team of Cornell nanotechnology researchers has unraveled some of the fundamental physics of a material that holds promise for light-emitting, flexible semiconductors. The discovery, which invo...

9 Oct 2007

Synthetic Chromosome First Step Towards Creating Artificial Life

The Guardian in the UK is reporting that Craig Venter, the controversial DNA researcher involved in the race to decipher the human genetic code, has built a synthetic chromosome out of laboratory chemicals and is poised ...

8 Oct 2007

Thinker Clothing Using Imaging From Cutting Edge Science

Textiles for Thinkers, LLC, "Knowledge as Your Style"(tm), has launched its first brand, Thinker Clothing™, online as www.ThinkerClothing.com. Thinker Clothing™ incorporates imagery from the ...

8 Oct 2007

Creating a Modular, Multi-Functional Drug Delivery System that Promises Simultaneously to Enhance the Effectiveness and Reduce Undesirable Side Effects of a Number of Different Drugs

There are two aspects to creating an effective drug: finding a chemical compound that has the desired biological effect and minimal side-effects and then delivering it to the right place in the body for it to do its job....

8 Oct 2007

Nanofabrication Promises to Lead to Novel New Optical Devices

An innovative and inexpensive way of making nanomaterials on a large scale has resulted in novel forms of advanced materials that pave the way for exceptional and unexpected optical properties. The new fabrication techni...

8 Oct 2007

Determining the Structure of Microcrystal Grains

Microcrystals take the form of tiny grains resembling powder, which is extremely difficult to study. For the first time, researchers from the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF) and the Centre National de Rech...

5 Oct 2007

Nanometrics Introduces Newest Optical CD Metrology Products Enabling Cost-Saving Advanced Process Control

Nanometrics Incorporated, a leading supplier of advanced metrology equipment to the semiconductor industry, today introduced its newest equipment and software products for optical critical dimension (OCD) metrology, a vi...

5 Oct 2007

Physicists Find Way to Slow Down, Stop and Explore a Much Wider Range of Atoms Than Ever Before

With atoms and molecules in a gas moving at thousands of kilometres per hour, physicists have long sought a way to slow them down to a few kilometres per hour to trap them. A paper, published today in the Institute of...

5 Oct 2007

Code for Responsible Nanotechnology for Businesses and Research Organizations

The Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies will host the U.S. launch of an international consultation on a new Code for Responsible Nanotechnology aimed principally at businesses and research organizations. This initiative...

5 Oct 2007

Scientists Investigate the Blinking of Quantum Dots

In order to learn more about the origins of quantum dot blinking, researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory, the University of Chicago and the California Institute of Technology hav...

5 Oct 2007

New Drug to Treat Female Sexual Dyfunction and Increase Libido

BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a drug development company that uses nanotechnology to develop their products, have announced that it has successfully completed validation studies required as part of the clinical develop...

5 Oct 2007

Biomimicry and Nanotechnology Team Up to Create Transparent Plastics as Strong as Steel

By mimicking a brick-and-mortar molecular structure found in seashells, University of Michigan researchers created a composite plastic that's as strong as steel but lighter and transparent. It's made of layers...

5 Oct 2007

Switch Flicked to Start Up Epitaxy Reactor for Development and Production of UV LEDs

AIXTRON AG is pleased to announce the successful start-up of an AIXTRON 200/4 RF-S epitaxy reactor at Tokuyama, Japan. The system is used for the development and production of AlGaN based ultra-violet light emitting diod...

4 Oct 2007

New Generation of ‘Nano’ Three-Axis Linear MEMS Accelerometers

STMicroelectronics, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of MEMS (Micro Electro-Mechanical System) devices, today introduced a new generation of ‘nano’ three-axis linear accelerometers. The versatil...

4 Oct 2007

Cutting Edge Science on Environmental Health and Safety to be Revealed at NanoTX '07

Experts from government, academia, consulting companies, non-profit organizations and industry will gather to hear Dr. John Balbus, Chief Health Scientist for Environmental Defense offer the most up to date information o...

4 Oct 2007

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Fundamental Physics of Material That Holds Promise for Light-Emitting, Flexible Semiconductors Revealved

Synthetic Chromosome First Step Towards Creating Artificial Life

Thinker Clothing Using Imaging From Cutting Edge Science

Creating a Modular, Multi-Functional Drug Delivery System that Promises Simultaneously to Enhance the Effectiveness and Reduce Undesirable Side Effects of a Number of Different Drugs

Nanofabrication Promises to Lead to Novel New Optical Devices

Determining the Structure of Microcrystal Grains

Nanometrics Introduces Newest Optical CD Metrology Products Enabling Cost-Saving Advanced Process Control

Physicists Find Way to Slow Down, Stop and Explore a Much Wider Range of Atoms Than Ever Before

Code for Responsible Nanotechnology for Businesses and Research Organizations

Scientists Investigate the Blinking of Quantum Dots

New Drug to Treat Female Sexual Dyfunction and Increase Libido

Biomimicry and Nanotechnology Team Up to Create Transparent Plastics as Strong as Steel

Switch Flicked to Start Up Epitaxy Reactor for Development and Production of UV LEDs

New Generation of ‘Nano’ Three-Axis Linear MEMS Accelerometers

Cutting Edge Science on Environmental Health and Safety to be Revealed at NanoTX '07

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Revolutionary Nanofibers Made from Flour for Tissue Regeneration

Automated Image Acquisition and Analysis of Graphene and Hexagonal Boron Nitride Structures

A New Language for Nanopore Design

Enhancing Solid-State Lithium Batteries with Nano-Ceramic Electrolytes

Breakthrough in Broadband Photodetectors: Nanomaterial Gii Could Bring Faster Broadband and Higher Quality Medical Imaging

Conversations on AFM: Applications of BioAFM in Life Science

Conversations on AFM: The Technology and History Behind AFM and SPM

Recent Advances in High-Speed Atomic Force Microscopy to Improve Research Into Protein Dynamics

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