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Optofluidics’ NanoTweezer Named Finalist for PRISM Award

Philadelphia-based startup Optofluidics is proud to announce that their flagship product, the “NanoTweezer”, is a finalist for a PRISM Award. Known as the “Oscars of Photonics” the PRISM Awards is an international competition recognizing cutting-edge products that break conventional ideas and solve problems through photonics.

From Optofluidics Incorporated 4 Feb 2014

New X-Ray Method May Help Study Catalysts at the Atomic Level

A new X-ray method will enable the development of more efficient catalysts. The method opens up new opportunities to work on atomic level in a number of areas of materials science. Researchers from Lund University are among those behind the new method.

3 Feb 2014

Presto Engineering and DelfMEMS Design Full PXI-Based Test System for Testing RF MEMS

Presto Engineering, Inc., a world leader in semiconductor back-end turnkey production services, and DelfMEMS, a leading provider of MEMS devices for mobile applications, announced today that they have worked together to design, from specification to integration, the first full PXI-based test system for ultra-fast characterization testing of radio frequency (RF) micro-electro-mechanical-systems (MEMS).

31 Jan 2014

UD Researchers Develop Nanoporous Silver Electrocatalyst for Converting CO2 to CO

A team of researchers at the University of Delaware has developed a highly selective catalyst capable of electrochemically converting carbon dioxide — a greenhouse gas — to carbon monoxide with 92 percent efficiency. The carbon monoxide then can be used to develop useful chemicals.

31 Jan 2014

SFU’s New Centre for Soft Materials Features Latest Technologies for Soft Material Research

For scientists and engineers, analysing “soft materials” such as plastics, elastomers and composites can be a tricky business.

31 Jan 2014

Researchers Clock Movement of Plasmon-Generated Electrons from Nanorods to Graphene

Plasmonic nanoparticles developed at Rice University are becoming known for their ability to turn light into heat, but how to use them to generate electricity is not nearly as well understood.

31 Jan 2014

Waters Launches Nano- to Microscale UltraPerformance LC System Rated for 15,000 psi Operations

Waters Corporation today introduced the new Waters® ACQUITY UPLC® M-Class System, an industry-first nano- to microscale UltraPerformance LC® (UPLC®) system rated for 15,000 psi operation. Coupled to Waters mass spectrometers, the system delivers the sensitivity to quantify and to identify vanishingly small concentrations of key molecules.

29 Jan 2014

UT Arlington Researcher Proves Importance of Mass at Nano-Scale

A UT Arlington engineering professor has proven that the effect of mass is important, can be measured and has a significant impact on any calculations and measurements at the sub-micrometer scale.

23 Jan 2014

Researchers Report One-Atom Thick Molybdenum Sulfide Film as Effective Hydrogen-Creating Catalyst

Researchers at North Carolina State University have shown that a one-atom thick film of molybdenum sulfide (MoS2) may work as an effective catalyst for creating hydrogen. The work opens a new door for the production of cheap hydrogen.

From North Carolina State University 23 Jan 2014

Researchers Develop Process Friendly Technique for Cooling Microprocessor Chips Through Carbon Nanotubes

"Cool it!" That's a prime directive for microprocessor chips and a promising new solution to meeting this imperative is in the offing. Researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)'s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have developed a "process friendly" technique that would enable the cooling of microprocessor chips through carbon nanotubes.

From Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 23 Jan 2014

Nanoanalysis News

Optofluidics’ NanoTweezer Named Finalist for PRISM Award

New X-Ray Method May Help Study Catalysts at the Atomic Level

Presto Engineering and DelfMEMS Design Full PXI-Based Test System for Testing RF MEMS

UD Researchers Develop Nanoporous Silver Electrocatalyst for Converting CO2 to CO

SFU’s New Centre for Soft Materials Features Latest Technologies for Soft Material Research

Researchers Clock Movement of Plasmon-Generated Electrons from Nanorods to Graphene

Waters Launches Nano- to Microscale UltraPerformance LC System Rated for 15,000 psi Operations

UT Arlington Researcher Proves Importance of Mass at Nano-Scale

Researchers Report One-Atom Thick Molybdenum Sulfide Film as Effective Hydrogen-Creating Catalyst

Researchers Develop Process Friendly Technique for Cooling Microprocessor Chips Through Carbon Nanotubes

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A Novel Approach to Enhancing Lithium-Ion Battery Performance with Graphene

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