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Strain-Tuned Quantum Dots Show New Optical Properties

Quantum dots, tiny luminescent particles made of semiconductors, hold promise for detecting and treating cancer earlier. However, if doctors were to use them in humans, quantum dots could have limitations related to thei...

7 Dec 2008

Report on the Global Market for Nanotechnology

Nanotechnology continues to be a thriving area of R+D in 2008. Public funding of nanotechnology worldwide in 2008 was approximately $6.7 with over US$5 billion initially committed by the Russian government and a raft of ...

From Research and Markets 7 Dec 2008

Connecting Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Architecture Through Biomimetics

As a graduate student, Harvard physical chemist Joanna Aizenberg acquired a passionate curiosity about - of all things - sponges. She particularly liked the ones made of glass, whose apparent fragility belied the fact that they could withstand terrific pressure in the deep sea.

5 Dec 2008

Carl Zeiss's LSM 700 Measures Fine Roughness and Soft Surfaces

Carl Zeiss introduces the LSM 700 / mat laser scanning microscope for materials research. It allows very precise, 3-dimensional imaging of surfaces. The combination of fluorescence and reflection techniques enables high-precision examination of semiconductors, metal, glass and polymers with high information content.

From Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH 5 Dec 2008

ASU Professors 'Nanojewels' Research Earns Magazine Cover Story

The cover story of a recent special edition of the science and engineering journal Advanced Materials features research by Antonio Garcia, professor in the Harrington Department of Bioengineering and director of the Laboratory for Personalized Molecule Measurement, and Manuel Marquez, an adjunct faculty member in the department.

4 Dec 2008

Research and Markets Announces Addition of "Introduction to Materials Chemistry" to Their Offering

Research and Markets has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd's new report "Introduction to Materials Chemistry" to their offering. The book is designed to appeal to advanced undergraduates...

From Research and Markets 4 Dec 2008

Investigating New Materials with Ultracold Atoms

The investigation of complex materials such as high-temperature superconductors is problematic because of the presence of disorder and many competing interactions in real crystalline materials.

4 Dec 2008

Rutgers and Malvern Instruments Collaborate on Particle Characterization Laboratory at CCR

A new particle characterization and rheology laboratory is being installed at the Center for Ceramic Research (CCR) at Rutgers (State University of New Jersey), as part of a collaborative project between the university a...

From Malvern Panalytical 4 Dec 2008

Micralyne Appoints Dr. David Buckley as VP of Product Line Management

Micralyne Inc, a successful Canadian MEMS Manufacturer, has recently announced the appointment of Dr. David Buckley as Vice President of Product Line Management (PLM).

From Micralyne Inc. 4 Dec 2008

Forum Creating Platform to Discuss Practical Themes of Nanotechnology Development

The Nanotechnology International Forum - one of the first steps towards creating in Russia a global platform for communications, where representatives of science and business will be able to discuss the practical themes of nanotechnology development. These are the leading directions for turning the Russian economy to the innovative way of further growth.

4 Dec 2008

Nanooptics and Nanophotonics News

Strain-Tuned Quantum Dots Show New Optical Properties

Report on the Global Market for Nanotechnology

Connecting Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Architecture Through Biomimetics

Carl Zeiss's LSM 700 Measures Fine Roughness and Soft Surfaces

ASU Professors 'Nanojewels' Research Earns Magazine Cover Story

Research and Markets Announces Addition of "Introduction to Materials Chemistry" to Their Offering

Investigating New Materials with Ultracold Atoms

Rutgers and Malvern Instruments Collaborate on Particle Characterization Laboratory at CCR

Micralyne Appoints Dr. David Buckley as VP of Product Line Management

Forum Creating Platform to Discuss Practical Themes of Nanotechnology Development

Nanopore-Based Sensor Enables Rapid and Precise Disease Diagnosis

Combining Nanofluids and Turbulators for Sustainable Energy

Breakthrough in 2D Material Growth Opens Doors to Cleaner Energy and Next-Generation Technology

Multiscale Force Sensing with Photon-Avalanching Nanocrystals

Enhancing Material Properties through Nanotube Encapsulation

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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