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Professor Awarded NSF Grant for MEMS Umbrella-Shaped Actuator

Dr. Yong Shi of Stevens Institute of Technology was recently awarded a NSF grant for his project titled "MEMS Umbrella-Shaped Actuator with Active Structure for Medical Applications." The grant was approved on ...

3 Sep 2008

Nano-Soldering Technique Receives 2008 Nano 50 Award by Nanotech Briefs

You should have so much patience to solder nanowires to nanoelectrodes. Talk about fine work. (A nanometer is a billionth of a meter.) That’s why a new electroplating process that simultaneously joins many silic...

3 Sep 2008

Leading Manufacturer of Nanoanalytic Instrumentation Launches New Website

JPK Instruments, one of the world's leading manufacturers of nanoanalytic instrumentation for research in life sciences and soft matter, is pleased to announce a completely re-designed web site at www.jpk.com. Th...

2 Sep 2008

Zinc-Oxide Nanoparticles - Remarkable Breakthrough in Cancer Treatment

Boise State researchers have made a remarkable breakthrough in cancer treatment that may provide the "magic bullet" for the debilitating effects of chemotherapy. The interdisciplinary group of researchers a...

31 Aug 2008

Scientists Developed Simple Process for Mass Producing Molecular Tubes of Programmable Circumferences

Scientists at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have developed a simple process for mass producing molecular tubes of identical--and precisely programmable--circumferences. The technological feat may allow...

30 Aug 2008

Scientists Produced Image at the Highest Resolution Ever Achieved with X-Ray Light

A team of scientists from the Technische Universität Dresden (Germany) and the ESRF in Grenoble (France) has produced the image of an object at the highest resolution ever achieved with X-ray light. A 100-nanometre gold particle fixed on a substrate was reconstructed with 5 nanometre resolution.

30 Aug 2008

High-Resolution Three-Dimensional Images of Nanoscale Crystal Structures

X-rays from a synchrotron can produce incredible high-resolution three-dimensional images of nanoscale crystal structures.

29 Aug 2008

NanoGram Selects OTB as a Contributing Partner for SilFoil Solar Pilot Plant

NanoGram Corporation, a leading developer and licensor of advanced products and solutions for optical, electronic and energy applications, today announced that it has selected OTB as one of its contributing partners in b...

29 Aug 2008

Zetasizer Nano Used in the Assessment Processes for New Nanoparticle Reference Materials

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has used the Zetasizer Nano particle characterization system from Malvern Instruments as part of the qualification and assessment process for its new gold nanoparticle reference materials.

29 Aug 2008

Advances in Nanotechnology Crucial to Europe's Space Programm

The European Space Agency (ESA) has appointed the UK's National Physical Laboratory (NPL) to survey nanotechnology capabilities in Europe. NPL's Nanomaterials group will lead a consortium to identify the next generation of nano and smart materials that will be used in future space missions.

28 Aug 2008