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New Partnership Paves Way for Future Collaborations

A memorandum of understanding was signed today by Imperial College and the National Physical Laboratory (NPL), the UK's National Measurement Institute, to facilitate increased research collaborations between the two organisations.

9 Oct 2008

Solterra Concluded Worldwide Exclusive License with Rice University

Hague Corp., a resource exploration company, is pleased to announce that Solterra Renewable Technologies, Inc. has concluded the worldwide exclusive license with the William Marsh Rice University for intellectual propert...

9 Oct 2008

Rice Leads Nation in Industry Impact for Quality of its Nanotechnology Patents

Rice University has leapt to the forefront of American research universities for the impact on industry of its accumulated patents, according to a company that analyzes intellectual property. The Patent Board, a Chica...

9 Oct 2008

Custom Lithography Technology Addresses 22 Nanometer Semiconductor Manufacturing

Cadence Design Systems, Inc., the leader in global electronic design innovation, today announced the availability of software that optimizes custom lithographic source illumination, a new capability in its integrated sou...

8 Oct 2008

New Toolkit from SUSS MicroTec Enables Large Area Nanoimprint Lithography

SUSS MicroTec, a supplier of innovative solutions for the 3D, MEMS, Advanced Packaging and Nanotechnology markets, announced today that the capabilities of its manual mask aligners are now enhanced with a new nanoimprint...

From SUSS MicroTec AG 7 Oct 2008

Postdoctoral Researcher Wins Outstanding Young Researcher Award from American Vacuum Society

César Clavero, a postdoctoral research associate in the Department of Applied Science, has been named the recipient of the 2008 Outstanding Young Researcher Award from the American Vacuum Society.

7 Oct 2008

Fluorescent Proteins Making it Possible to Track Nerve Cell Communication

Thought processes made visible: An international team of scientists headed by Mazahir Hasan of the Max Planck Institute for Medical Research in Heidelberg has succeeded in optically detecting individual action potentials in the brains of living animals.

7 Oct 2008

NSF Establishes Five New Engineering Research Centers

The National Science Foundation (NSF) announces the establishment of five new NSF Engineering Research Centers (ERCs) for the development of interdisciplinary research and education programs in partnership with industry. The NSF ERCs share the goal of advancing knowledge, technology, and innovations that address significant societal problems and provide the workforce and technical foundation for economic competitiveness. NSF will invest approximately $92.5 million in the centers over the next five years.

7 Oct 2008

Short-Wave Laser Light Providing Immensely Detailed Images of Molecules and Atoms

A brilliantly bright light source that can examine the detail of atoms at a microscopic level is one step closer, thanks to the adoption of a Europe-wide convention, says a leading scientist from Imperial College London....

4 Oct 2008

JPK Instruments to Hold Workshop to Discuss The Latest AFM Developments

JPK Instruments is pleased to announce a workshop to be held on Tuesday 2nd December at the Oxford Science Park. This free workshop combines presentations on cutting edge applications and new instrumental breakthroug...

From Bruker BioAFM 4 Oct 2008