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Researchers Awarded DARPA Grant to Study Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded a $1.2 million grant to an interdisciplinary team of Harvard University researchers to study surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) for the first phase ...

18 Jul 2008

Unveiling the Buried Secrets of the Nanoworld

A novel super-resolution X-ray microscope developed by a team of researchers from the Paul Scherrer Institut (PSI) and EPFL in Switzerland combines the high penetration power of x-rays with high spatial resolution, making it possible for the first time to shed light on the detailed interior composition of semiconductor devices and cellular structures.

18 Jul 2008

Quantum Rods to Ferry Diagnostic and Therapeutic Agents Across Blood-Brain Barrier

A unique nanoparticle system developed by University at Buffalo scientists takes advantage of the versatility of bioconjugated quantum rods to ferry novel diagnostic and therapeutic agents across the blood-brain barrier, according to recent in vitro findings.

17 Jul 2008

Bright Idea Uses Big Science in Nano-Small Packages

The latest bright idea in energy-efficient lighting for homes and offices uses big science in nano-small packages to dim the future Edison's light bulb.

16 Jul 2008

Versatile Platform Offers Multiple Metrology Capabilities in a Single Tool

Nanometrics Incorporated, a leading supplier of advanced process control metrology equipment, today announced the launch of its new Lynx(TM) metrology platform at SEMICON West 2008. The Lynx is the industry's fir...

16 Jul 2008

Industry’s First Lithography System for High Volume Manufacturing at 38nm

ASML Holding NV (ASML) announces today its newest TWINSCANTM XT:1950i lithography system using a 1.35 NA lens – increasing the performance of its immersion lithography systems by 25%. The system offers improved ove...

15 Jul 2008

Making Ultra-Small Pure Carbon Crystals from Buckyball Molecule

University of Surrey researchers have found a way to make ultra-small pure carbon crystals entirely formed from the spherical carbon 'buckyball' molecule known as C60. The method used involves mixing two liquids ...

15 Jul 2008

IQ Aligner Selected for its UV Nanoimprint Lithography Capability

EV Group (EVG), a leading supplier of wafer bonding and lithography equipment for the MEMS, nanotechnology and semiconductor markets, today announced that Heptagon Micro-Optics Pte Ltd. in Singapore -- a wholly-owned sub...

15 Jul 2008

Principles Behind Stability and Electronic Properties of Tiny Gold Nanoclusters

A report published in the July 8 issue of the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) is the first to describe the principles behind the stability and electronic properties of tiny nanoclusters of metallic gold. The study, which confirms the "divide and protect" bonding structure, resulted from the work of researchers at four universities on two continents.

15 Jul 2008

Harnessing the Solar Spectrum using InN-Based Nanostructures

Magnolia Optical Technologies announced that it is collaborating with Dr. Roger Welser of the Kopin Corporation in developing indium nitride (InN)-based quantum dot solar cells for NASA and Defense applications. &ldqu...

12 Jul 2008