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New Scientific Infrastructure to Boost Nanotechnology in Europe

On Friday 28 November, the European Theoretical Spectroscopy Facility (ETSF) is to be inaugurated in Louvaine, Belgium, the aim being to boost the consolidation of nanoscience in Europe. The ETSF is made up of ten nodes,...

26 Nov 2008

Harnessing the Force of Light to Drive Nanomachines

Science fiction writers have long envisioned sailing a spacecraft by the optical force of the sun's light. But, the forces of sunlight are too weak to fill even the oversized sails that have been tried. Now a team led by researchers at the Yale School of Engineering + Applied Science has shown that the force of light indeed can be harnessed to drive machines - when the process is scaled to nano-proportions.

26 Nov 2008

Sigma Aldrich Releases Catalog Including Products for Nanotechnology Research

Aldrich, a division of Sigma-Aldrich (Nasdaq: SIAL), has released its new "materials by application" Materials Science catalog. The catalog features more than 4,000 products for research in Alternative Energy, Organic Electronics, Metal + Ceramic Science, Nanomaterials, Micro/NanoElectronics and Polymer Science. Each chapter contains technical information and highlights from some of the latest advances in these fields.

From Sigma Aldrich 26 Nov 2008

Measuring Blind Vias in Silicon Wafers

With semiconductor devices becoming smaller and smaller and between-level interconnects requiring the production of blind vias with high aspect ratios there is a need to be able to perform measurements on such features.

25 Nov 2008

New Diffuse Reflectance Accessory Enabling Accurate Measurements for Nanotechnology Applications

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced a new Thermo Scientific Diffuse Reflectance Accessory, specially designed to complement the powerful Evolution(TM) 300 UV-Visible spectrophotometer.

25 Nov 2008

Vistec Lithography Announces Acceptance of Vistec EBPG5000plus by University of Toronto

Vistec Lithography Inc. announced that one of its Vistec EBPG5000plus was accepted by the University of Toronto (UofT). The Gaussian Beam Lithography System will offer a wide range of application areas for the Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering and the Emerging Communications Technology Institute at the Canadian University (ECTI).

25 Nov 2008