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Nanoscale Carbon Materials Researchers Presented with 2008 Julius Springer Prize for Applied Physics

Dr. Phaedon Avouris of IBM and Professor Tony Heinz of Columbia University were presented with the 2008 Julius Springer Prize for Applied Physics on 27 September 2008 during a day-long forum at Harvard University, attend...

From Springer - Science and Technology Publishers 1 Oct 2008

Team of German Researchers to Receive Honda Prize 2008

The Honda Foundation, co-founded by Soichiro Honda and his younger brother Benjiro Honda, and currently headed by Hiromori Kawashima, is pleased to announce the Honda Prize for the year 2008 will be awarded to a German team of researchers of electron microscopy led by Dr. Maximilian Haider, Dr. Harald Rose, and Dr. Knut Urban.

1 Oct 2008

NSF Awarded Penn State $13.2 Million Over Six Years for Center for Nanoscale Science

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded Penn State University $13.2 million over six years to continue the research and educational activities of its Center for Nanoscale Science, a Materials Research Science a...

1 Oct 2008

National Science Foundation Awarded 14 Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers

The National Science Foundation (NSF) announces 14 Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers (MRSECs) awarded as a result of the 2008 MRSEC competition (solicitation NSF 07-563).

1 Oct 2008

ASML Reveals Roadmap Extending Semiconductor Manufacturing to 11 Nanometers and Beyond

ASML Holding NV (ASML) presents today at the 2008 International Symposium on Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography (EUV) on recent achievements in its EUV lithography program and unveils a production system roadmap that suppor...

From ASML Special Applications 30 Sep 2008

SouthWest NanoTechnologies Opens Commercial-Scale Carbon Nanotube Manufacturing Plant

With state-of-the-art single-wall carbon nanotube manufacturing and processing equipment as a backdrop, Norman-based SouthWest NanoTechnologies Inc. (SWeNT) welcomed nearly 200 guests to celebrate the dedication of the company's new 18,000-square-foot, $3.9 million facility Thursday afternoon.

30 Sep 2008

SAIC-Frederick Awarded Follow-On Contract to Support National Cancer Institute

Science Applications International Corporation today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary SAIC-Frederick, Inc. has been awarded a follow-on contract by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to provide operations and ...

30 Sep 2008

New Measurement Technique Based on Molecules in Turbulent Airflow

Dutch researcher Jeroen Bominaar has developed a new measurement technique based on following molecules in a (turbulent) airflow. Its main advantage is that no measuring instruments or small particles, such as glass bead...

29 Sep 2008

Scientists Succeeded in Developing a Micron-Scale On-Chip Resonator

How heavy or how big can an object be before losing its quantum properties and obeying to the laws of classical physics? This question drives many research groups all around the globe. Answers still remain to be given as currently there are no systems which allow observing the expected tiny signatures of quantum effects in macroscopic objects.

29 Sep 2008

Carbon Nanotubes to Target Cancer Cells While Leaving Healthy Cells Untouched

Researchers at the Center for Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence Focused on Therapy Response (CCNE-TR), based at Stanford University, have found a new way to target cancer cells while leaving healthy cells untouched. The s...

27 Sep 2008