Surface engineering: Imprinted cleanliness
A laser-patterned template could enable self-cleaning surfaces to be grown over large areas at low cost.
Dec 9th, 2009
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Micromachined piezoelectric harvester with record power output drives fully autonomous wireless sensor
For the first time, a piezoelectric harvesting device fabricated by MEMS technology generates a record of 85uW electrical power from vibrations.
Dec 9th, 2009
Read morePresentations Outline Progress in Next-Generation Memories, High-Mobility Channel Transistors, and Energy-Efficient Devices
Senior technologists, executives, and faculty from across the semiconductor R+D community presented technical data revealing significant advances in emerging memory technologies, energy efficient devices and high mobility channel transistors at a SEMATECH-led workshop on 'Emerging Technologies in Solid State Devices' held December 5-6, 2009.
Dec 8th, 2009
Read moreNIOSH updates its nanotechnology web resources
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has updated and enhanced several web resources containing NIOSH's research results and recommendations on the work-related health and safety implications of nanotechnology.
Dec 8th, 2009
Read moreNanoparticle protects oil in foods from oxidation, spoilage
Using a nanoparticle from corn, a Purdue University scientist has found a way to lengthen the shelf life of many food products and sustain their health benefits.
Dec 8th, 2009
Read moreTurning metal black more than just a novelty
University of Rochester scientists discover that laser technique used to change the colors of metals could have important implications for medicine.
Dec 8th, 2009
Read moreVideo game sheds light on the molecular world
The Federation of American Scientists (FAS) developed the video game Immune Attack to plunge 7th - 12th graders into the microscopic world of immune system proteins and cells.
Dec 8th, 2009
Read moreUAlbany and Japanese institutions to organize Joint Workshop on Advanced Materials Research for Nanotechnology
The College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering of the University at Albany will host a first-ever conference this week that is designed to enable strategic partnerships with several leading Japanese organizations for advanced research, development and commercialization of leading-edge nanoscale technologies.
Dec 8th, 2009
Read moreThe imaginative dimensions of the nano pill
Albert van den Berg has other ideas for the newly awarded Spinoza Premium besides high-powered research. He wants to communicate his work to the broadest possible audience.
Dec 8th, 2009
Read moreNanomedicine: ending 'hit-and-miss' design with particle standardization
At the end of the two-year study, a team at Rice University hopes to have a database that charts the expected response of particles of a given size, type and chemistry. Ultimately, the hope is to provide researchers with a tool that will help predict how a particular particle is likely to behave.
Dec 8th, 2009
Read moreCanadian Forest NanoProducts Network appoints new chairman
Pierre Lapointe was appointed chairman of the Board of Directors of ArboraNano, the Canadian Forest NanoProducts Network.
Dec 8th, 2009
Read moreEffiziente Hochleistungs-Diodenlaser
Wissenschaftler des Ferdinand-Braun-Instituts verdoppeln die Leistung von DFB-Lasern. Dies erschliesst neue Anwendungsmoeglichkeiten in leistungsstarken Systemen.
Dec 8th, 2009
Read moreIndian-Korean nanotechnology collaboration to supply high-end nanofabrication equipment
The Nano Science and Technology Consortium (NSTC) located at NOIDA, India, announced a tie-up with Midas Systems, Korea to supply high-end nanofabrication equipment in India.
Dec 8th, 2009
Read moreA new era in cardiac health diagnostics with silicon-based integrated system
Researchers at A*STAR's Institute of Microelectronics (IME) have developed a rapid and sensitive integrated system to test for specific cardiac biomarkers in blood. Compared to the conventional testing platform known as ELISA (Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay), the new integrated system significantly cuts sample preparation and analysis time which typically requires 6 hours to just 45 minutes.
Dec 8th, 2009
Read moreMaking the case for using exotic materials to keep improving microchips
Researchers in MIT's Microsystems Technology Laboratories have been investigating whether transistors made from more exotic materials can keep the processing power coming.
Dec 8th, 2009
Read moreUniversity of New South Wales boosts clean- and nanotechnology research capabilities
University of New South Wales will enhance its research capabilities in areas including nanotechnology, clean energy and biotechnologies following its success in the latest round of federal government grants for major equipment and research infrastructure.
Dec 8th, 2009
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