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Auto SE from HORIBA Scientific Wins 2008 IC Industry New System Award

HORIBA Scientific is pleased to announce the unique Auto SE as the winner of the 2008 IC Industry New System Award.

From HORIBA 10 Oct 2008

New Design Concept for Tiny Metallic Lens Tipped to Revolutionize Imaging of Nanoscale Objects

Researchers in Japan have developed a design concept for a device that allows imaging at scales previously impossible for optical instruments. Their advance is based on novel imaging techniques that allow optical imaging in the subwavelength regime, where the wavelength used is larger than the smallest features of the object being imaged.

10 Oct 2008

Breakthrough in Modern Microscopy - The THz Nanoscope

Contrary to textbook wisdom, the unusually long illuminating wavelength of 118 µm did not at all preclude researchers from the Max-Planck-Institute of Biochemistry (MPIB) to resolve details as small as 40 nm (= 0.0...

10 Oct 2008

Leading Lithography Supplier Acquires Patents From IBM for Semiconductor Wafer Annealing

Ultratech, Inc., a leading supplier of lithography and laser-processing systems used to manufacture semiconductor devices, today announced that it has acquired the rights to a collection of patents from IBM -- these incl...

9 Oct 2008

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