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New Methods Required to Measure Airborne Nanoparticles

New methods and tools for measuring exposure to airborne engineered nanomaterials will be required to protect the health of workers in nanotechnology-related jobs - estimated to total 10 million people by 2014 - accordin...

18 Apr 2007

mPhase Technologies to Establish Nanotech Subsidiary

mPhase Technologies, Inc. today announced that it is creating a new 100% wholly owned subsidiary called, AlwaysReady, Inc. to potentially unlock the value to shareholders of its leading edge nanotechnology and MEMS based...

From MyPebble 18 Apr 2007

Dielectric Response of Aligned Semiconducting Single-Wall Nanotubes

Stretching a carbon nanotube composite like taffy, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) have made some of the first measurements of how ...

17 Apr 2007

3D Solar Cells Could Boost Efficiency of Photovoltaics

Unique three-dimensional solar cells that capture nearly all of the light that strikes them could boost the efficiency of photovoltaic (PV) systems while reducing their size, weight and mechanical complexity. The new...

17 Apr 2007

Lowest-Density Crystals for Use in Clean Energy

Chemists at UCLA have designed new organic structures for the storage of voluminous amounts of gases for use in alternative energy technologies. The research, to be published on April 13 in the journal Science, demons...

17 Apr 2007

Nanostellar Introduces Gold in Oxidation Catalyst

Nanostellar, Inc. has announced a first in diesel emissions technology: the introduction of gold as an oxidation catalyst. Nanostellar's NS Gold catalyst enables manufacturers of light- and heavy-duty diesel engines ...

17 Apr 2007

NanoFrontiers: Visions for the Future of Nanotechnology

Controlling the properties and behavior of matter at the smallest scale -- in effect, "domesticating atoms" -- can help to overcome some of the world's biggest challenges, concludes a new report on how dive...

From Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies 17 Apr 2007

mPhase Technologies to Sponsor 2007 Nanobusiness Alliance Conference

mPhase Technologies, Inc. will be a sponsor of the 6th Annual NanoBusiness Alliance Conference April 15-17, at the New York Marriott Marquis. This is the fourth consecutive year that mPhase has participated as exhibitor...

From MyPebble 13 Apr 2007

Nanometrics and Nova Measuring Systems Settle Patent Dispute

Nanometrics Incorporated, a leading supplier of advanced metrology equipment to the semiconductor industry, today announced it has reached a settlement of the three patent suits between Nanometrics and Nova Measuring Ins...

From Nova Measuring Instruments 13 Apr 2007

Veeco Announce Significant Enhancements to Industry Leading Photomask Metrology System

Veeco Instruments Inc., the leading supplier of automated atomic force microscopes (AFM) to the semiconductor and data storage industry, today announced significant enhancements to its Dimension(R) X3D(TM) AFM, one of th...

13 Apr 2007