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Receptor-Modified Solid-State Nanopores to Sense Proteins

A research team, led by Dr. Ulrich Rant from the Technische Universität München in partnership with a team of biochemists led by Dr. Robert Tampé from the Goethe University Frankfurt, has succeeded in improving the selectivity of a single-molecule, solid-state nanopore sensor, while retaining its sensitivity towards single molecules.

17 Mar 2012

Sidense's 1T-OTP Macros Qualified for GLOBALFOUNDRIES 65 nm Low-Power Process Nodes

Sidense, a company specializing in one-time programmable memory IP cores, declared that its 1T-OTP macros are fully qualified for GLOBALFOUNDRIES' 65 nm low-power process nodes. In addition, the company has licensed its OTP macros to Toumaz Microsystems, which develops low-power wireless technologies for consumer and healthcare applications, for this process.

15 Mar 2012

Researchers Use Carbon Nanotube Technology to Increase Speed of Biological Sensors

Oregon State University (OSU) researchers have looked into the extraordinary capability of carbon nanotubes to maximize the speed of biological sensors, an advanced technology that could one day be used to perform routine lab tests in minutes, thus speeding both diagnosis and treatment.

13 Mar 2012

Novel Self-Assembly Technique to Grow Gold Nanowires for Chemical Sensing

A research team led by Alexander Star from the University of Pittsburgh, together with researchers from the National Energy Technology Laboratory, has developed a self-assembly technique using scaffolds for growing gold nanowires.

23 Feb 2012

Study Reveals CVD-Grown Graphene is Suitable for Nanosensor Applications

A research team from the University of Bristol in partnership with researchers from the US Office of Naval Research has detected and measured internal friction, stress and strain shear modulus of graphene sheets for the first time.

16 Feb 2012

MagnaChip Ramps Up 0.35 µm Mixed-Signal Process for MEMS Accelerometer Applications

MagnaChip Semiconductor, a South Korea-based designer and producer of mixed and analog-signal semiconductor products, has declared that its foundry services has ramped up its 0.35 µm mixed-signal process for use in micro electro mechanical system (MEMS) accelerometer applications.

14 Feb 2012

Launch of nanoRETE to Develop Nanoparticle-Based Biohazard Detectors

A new firm named nanoRETE has been established to design and market nanoparticle-based handheld biosensors to determine a variety of threats, including tuberculosis, anthrax, salmonella and E. coli.

31 Jan 2012

Researchers Demonstrate High Sensitivity of Randomly Stacked Graphene Flakes

A team of researchers from Dioxide Materials and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has shown that an efficient chemical sensor can be made by stacking graphene flakes randomly.

19 Jan 2012

Novel Sensor Nanoparticles Help Reduce Need for Animal Testing

A research team led by Dr. Jennifer Schmidt of the Fraunhofer Research Institution for Modular Solid State Technologies EMFT located in Munich, Germany, has developed novel nanosensors that are capable of decreasing the count of experiments conducted on animals.

From Fraunhofer Institute for Microelectronic Circuits and Systems 4 Jan 2012

ResearchMoz Offers Comprehensive Report on Global Mid Infrared Sensors Market

ResearchMoz has added a new report titled ‘Mid Infrared (IR) Sensors Market Shares, Strategies, and Forecasts, Worldwide, Nanotechnology, 2012 to 2018’ to its offering.

16 Dec 2011