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Graphene Nanoelectronics, Making Tomorrow's Computers From a Pencil Trace

A key discovery at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute could help advance the role of graphene as a possible heir to copper and silicon in nanoelectronics. Graphene, a one-atom-thick sheet of carbon, eluded scientists fo...

24 Jul 2007

Steampunk Meets Nanopunk, Building The New Mechanical Nano Computer

A new type of electromechanical computer built from components a millionth the thickness of the human hair could soon be gearing up to do high speed computation, according to researchers writing in the New Journal of Phy...

24 Jul 2007

Using Nanotechnology to Detect Contaminants in Food and Water

Researchers have created two tiny instruments capable of detecting a range of contaminants, from molecules to whole bacteria, in food and water, according to an article in the August issue of Microbiology Today. Canti...

23 Jul 2007

Metal Rubber and Nanotechnology May Eventually Lead To Real Life Transformers Style Robots

Standard conductors like metal wires can be bent and twisted but if you try and stretch them, they tend to break. In order to produce things like the advanced robots shown in the movie Transformers, the wiring and other ...

23 Jul 2007

Headwaters Incorporated Forms Strategic Partnership with Sumitomo Chemical to Commercialize Carbon Nanospheres

Headwaters Incorporated today announced the formation of a strategic partnership with the Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. for the development and commercialization of carbon nanospheres, a new cabon nano-material. Sumitom...

23 Jul 2007

Euro AFM Forum at University of Münster Focuses on Current Research in Atomic Force Microscopy

Asylum Research, in conjunction with the University of Münster, CeNTech, and Atomic Force F&E, announces the Euro AFM Forum to be held at the University of Münster, Germany, Sept. 3-5. The Euro AFM Fo...

23 Jul 2007

Applied Materials Releases ACE Oxide Spacer System to Enable Patterning at 32nm and Below

Applied Materials, Inc. today broadened its portfolio of advanced patterning solutions with the launch of its Applied Producer® ACE™ SACVD®(1) system. Helping customers extend 193nm lithography using self-a...

From Applied Materials Inc. 23 Jul 2007

SUSS MicroTec Launches the iVista High-Resolution Digital Microscope

SUSS MicroTec AG, the premier supplier of wafer-level test systems for semiconductor devices, today launched the iVista™ High-Resolution Digital Microscope. Its introduction follows the rapid changes to device desi...

23 Jul 2007

BioForce Nanosciences Strengthens Focus on Emerging Technologies

BioForce Nanosciences, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of BioForce Nanosciences Holdings, Inc., announced today a new division to the Company. As of July 15, Dr. Saju Nettikadan is director of the “Emerging Technol...

23 Jul 2007

NUCRYST Pharmaceuticals Receives FDA Clearance of Antimicrobial Barrier Topical Cream

NUCRYST Pharmaceuticals Corp. today announced that the US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) clearance for a prescription topical cream containing NPI 32101, the company’s patent-protected nano...

23 Jul 2007

Wake Forest University Launches Two Nanotechnology Startup Companies

Wake Forest University has launched two startup companies, FiberCell and PlexiLight, to turn breakthrough technologies developed at the university’s Center for Nanotechnology and Molecular Materials into products f...

23 Jul 2007

Berkeley Researchers Find New Way To Fabricate Striped Nanorods

Superlatticed or “striped" nanorods – crystalline materials only a few molecules in thickness and made up of two or more semiconductors – are highly valued for their potential to serve in a variety...

23 Jul 2007

Tightly Packed Molecules Lend Unexpected Strength to Nanothin Sheet of Material

Scientists at the University of Chicago and Argonne National Laboratory have discovered the surprising strength of a sheet of nanoparticles that measures just 50 atoms in thickness. “It’s an amazing little...

23 Jul 2007

Marcy Nanocenter Launch New Web Site

A new website was introduced today, promoting Marcy NanoCenter, a 300-acre greenfield being marketed for development to the nanoelectronics industry. The url for the site is www.marcynanocenter.com. The unveiling ...

20 Jul 2007

$4m Invested to Make Marcy Nanocenter More Attractive to the Nanoelectronics Industry

A $4 million investment by New York State has further prepared Marcy NanoCenter for immediate development by the nanoelectonics industry. This state grant will initiate engineering work on infrastructure improvements at ...

20 Jul 2007

Nanotechnology News

Graphene Nanoelectronics, Making Tomorrow's Computers From a Pencil Trace

Steampunk Meets Nanopunk, Building The New Mechanical Nano Computer

Using Nanotechnology to Detect Contaminants in Food and Water

Metal Rubber and Nanotechnology May Eventually Lead To Real Life Transformers Style Robots

Headwaters Incorporated Forms Strategic Partnership with Sumitomo Chemical to Commercialize Carbon Nanospheres

Euro AFM Forum at University of Münster Focuses on Current Research in Atomic Force Microscopy

Applied Materials Releases ACE Oxide Spacer System to Enable Patterning at 32nm and Below

SUSS MicroTec Launches the iVista High-Resolution Digital Microscope

BioForce Nanosciences Strengthens Focus on Emerging Technologies

NUCRYST Pharmaceuticals Receives FDA Clearance of Antimicrobial Barrier Topical Cream

Wake Forest University Launches Two Nanotechnology Startup Companies

Berkeley Researchers Find New Way To Fabricate Striped Nanorods

Tightly Packed Molecules Lend Unexpected Strength to Nanothin Sheet of Material

Marcy Nanocenter Launch New Web Site

$4m Invested to Make Marcy Nanocenter More Attractive to the Nanoelectronics Industry

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