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Collaborative Research on Nanoscale Electronics to Reduce Power Consumption

Today, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne and IBM announced a major research initiative, with several leading academic and corporate research organizations across Europe, to address the alarming growth of energy consumption by electronic devices, ranging from mobile phones to laptops to televisions to supercomputers.

27 Oct 2010

New Method Use Water Molecules for Tuning Band Gap in Graphene

Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute developed a new method for using water to tune the band gap of the nanomaterial graphene, opening the door to new graphene-based transistors and nanoelectronics.

From Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 27 Oct 2010

NIST Hosts 2011Mobile Microrobotics Challenge

They’ve played soccer, run dashes and deftly inserted pegs into holes—all within a world that can fit inside a single grain of rice. Now, it’s time for microrobots—mechanical workhorses whose dime...

26 Oct 2010

Nanotechnology New Ventures Competition to be Held on March 25, 2011

Purdue University and the University of Notre Dame are teaming up with state officials to offer Indiana's first business plan competition targeting startup ventures and emerging companies in nanotechnology.

26 Oct 2010

Ultratech’s Laser Spike Anneal Tools to Support 45-nm Production Ramp

Ultratech, Inc., a leading supplier of lithography and laser-processing systems used to manufacture semiconductor devices and high-brightness LEDs (HB-LEDs), today announced that a large foundry in Asia has placed a significant multi-system, follow-on order for its laser spike anneal (LSA) tools.

26 Oct 2010

Nanotechnology-Based Self-Assembly Process Addresses Problem in the Semiconductor Industry

Thanks to a microwave oven, the fundamental nanotechnology process of self assembly may soon replace the lithographic processing use to make the ubiquitous semi-conductor chips. By using microwaves, researchers at Can...

From National Institute for Nanotechnology 26 Oct 2010

NanoIntegris, Kanto Chemical Enter Distribution Agreement

NanoIntegris, Inc. announced today that it entered into a distribution contract with Kanto Chemical Co., Inc. NanoIntegris is the world’s only supplier of 99% enriched metallic and semiconducting single-walled carbon nanotubes.

From NanoIntegris Technologies, Inc. 25 Oct 2010

Development of Nanoscale Thin Film Using Oblique Angle Deposition

In nature, textured surfaces provide some plants the ability to trap insects and pollen, certain insects the ability to walk on water, and the gecko the ability to climb walls. Being able to mimic these features at a lar...

25 Oct 2010

Study on Fractal Invisibility Cloak

With the 14 October passing of fractal geometry founder Benoit Mandelbrot, the world’s loss of a great mind has also brought up the question “what good are fractals anyway?” Fractals, intricate shap...

25 Oct 2010

Fostering European Semiconductor Equipment Industry in Global Market

The joint European project SEAL (Semiconductor Equipment Assessment Leveraging Innovation), dedicated to foster the European semiconductor equipment industry in a global market has been successfully started. The objec...

25 Oct 2010