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First Nanostructures Ever Measured on Another Planet

For the first time ever, nanostructures have been measured on another planet. On July 9, the NASA Phoenix Mars Probe recorded images with nanometer resolution (one nanometer roughly corresponds to 0.00000004 inch) using its onboard Swiss-made atomic force microscope.

12 Jul 2008

New 266 nm Deep UV Fiber Laser Allows Operator to Define Energy Delivery Strategies

Deep Photonics Corp., an innovative technology company manufacturing deep ultraviolet fiber laser solutions for the semiconductor, electronics and photovoltaic marketplace, today announced the introduction of the FLP-266...

11 Jul 2008

Micro-Sized Sewing Machine to Sew Long Threads of DNA into Shape

Japanese scientists have made a micro-sized sewing machine to sew long threads of DNA into shape. The work published in the Royal Society of Chemistry journal Lab on a Chip demonstrates a unique way to manipulate delicate DNA chains without breaking them.

11 Jul 2008

Ultra-Sensitive Nano-Sized Infrared Light Detector

A newly developed nano-sized electronic device is an important step toward helping astronomers see invisible light dating from the creation of the universe. This invisible light makes up 98% of the light emitted since the "big bang," and may provide insights into the earliest stages of star and galaxy formation almost 14 billion years ago.

11 Jul 2008

Building Components of Electronics Devices using Self-Organised NanoStructures

Confocal microscope image of a self-assembled monolayer of a polychlorotriphenyl methyl radical patterned on a quartz surface. This multifunctional molecule behaves as an electroactive switch with optical and magnetic re...

10 Jul 2008

Nanometer-Sized Molecular Motors Discovered by Researchers

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine discovered that the activity of a specific family of nanometer-sized molecular motors called myosin-I is regulated by force. The motor puts tension on cell...

10 Jul 2008

Unique Research Facility to Study Trace Metals and Elements in Tissues

Agilent Technologies, Inc. and University of Technology Sydney (UTS) have teamed up to establish a unique research facility here to study trace metals and other elements in tissue, and their effects on health. The UT...

10 Jul 2008

New Line of Lasers using Quantum Dot Materials for Biomedical Applications

Laser technology has revolutionised the world of medicine in ways never before thought of. More and more often the scalpel is giving way to a new generation of lasers. Now the FAST-DOT project, backed by the EU with EUR ...

9 Jul 2008

A Significant Advance in Nanoscale Lithographic Technology

MIT researchers have achieved a significant advance in nanoscale lithographic technology, used in the manufacture of computer chips and other electronic devices, to make finer patterns of lines over larger areas than have been possible with other methods.

9 Jul 2008

Acquisition Expands Agilent's Growing Portfolio of Particle Analysis Solutions

Agilent Technologies Inc. today announced it has acquired Particle Sizing Systems, a privately held company that designs and manufactures instruments that measure the particle size and stability in materials ranging from...

From Agilent Technologies Inc. 9 Jul 2008