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UAlbany NanoCollege and IMEC to Collaborate on EUV Lithography

IBM, ASML researchers will also participate in program designed to advance EUV lithography.

January 21, 2008 Read more

$300,000 spent seeking permit for Marcy nanotechnology site

Securing a federal wetlands permit for the proposed nanotechnology site near SUNYIT won't come cheaply: The region's economic-development leaders have spent $300,000 in their still-unfinished quest.

January 21, 2008 Read more

New technology sharpens X-ray vision

Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) and the EPFL in Switzerland have developed a novel method for producing dark-field x-ray images at wavelengths used in typical medical and industrial imaging equipment.

January 20, 2008 Read more

The clash between old and new economies

Luna nanoWorks is adding dozens of high-paying research jobs and helping to lure other high-tech companies to Danville.

January 20, 2008 Read more

Room for improvement in nanotechnology field

Northeast Ohio and the entire state have some of the right materials to build a strong nanotechnology industry, but a few key elements are missing, according to a report released by regional technology advocacy group NorTech and the Nano-Network, a program focused on connecting the regionâ??s nanotech companies and assets.

January 19, 2008 Read more

Nanotechnology guru turns back on goo

The BBC has an article on how Eric Drexler has backed away from his famous claim that nanomachines could turn the planet into 'grey goo'.

January 19, 2008 Read more

Fermilab and Argonne National Laboratory saw budgets cut

The Chicago Tribune has an article on how Fermilab and Argonne National Laboratory were damaged in the budget fight between President Bush and Congress.

January 19, 2008 Read more

I.P. University in India to launch new nanotechnology program

Following the approval by the Union Government's Department of Science and Technology for a Rs.4.5 crore grant, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University will launch an M.Tech. programme in Nanotechnology from the next academic session.

January 18, 2008 Read more

Spaceward 2008 $2 million power challenge goals announced

The Spaceward Foundation announces the goals for the 2008 Space Elevator Power Beaming Challenge. Building on the results of the 2007 Challenge, the goals for 2008 have been set at 1 km height, 5 m/s minimum speed, for a prize level of $2M.

January 18, 2008 Read more

Building the future - 21st century nano tools to repair the nervous system

Rio Tinto Alcan reinforced its commitment to community involvement today with a $1-million donation to the 'Thinking Ahead Campaign' at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital (MNI), affiliated with McGill University and the McGill University Health Centre.

January 18, 2008 Read more

Anti-pollen nanotechnology coats hit the stores in Japan

Apparel manufacturer Sanyo Shokai has released the first in a series of men's coats which are pollen-resistant. They're made from a fabric developed by Toray that's produced in a nanotechnology process that repels water and pollen.

January 18, 2008 Read more

Copper's not coping: new chips call on light speed

The tiny copper wires that connect different areas of an integrated circuit may soon limit microchip-processing speeds. So European researchers have developed technologies to produce and combine semiconductor microlasers with silicon wave guides for novel, power-efficient optical connections.

January 18, 2008 Read more

European Research Project on Graphene Nanoelectronic Devices kicks off in 2008

Will graphene really take the semiconductor industry towards the 'Beyond CMOS' era? Some answers to this key question are sought through experiment and simulation in a European research project on Graphene-based Nanoelectronic Devices called GRAND. The project starts January 1st, 2008 and is coordinated by Nanotechnology specialist AMO GmbH in Aachen, Germany.

January 18, 2008 Read more

Microfluidics for Life Sciences â?? Micronit and Microfluidics for Life Sciences â?? Micronit and IVAM invite to Open Business Day in Enschede

Micronit Microfluidics b.v. and IVAM Microtechnology Network are organizing an Open Business Meeting on February 21 in Enschede, the Netherlands. Leading institutes such as IMTEK and Mesa+ and the companies Micronit Microfluidics, Medimate, Boehringer Ingelheim microParts, and Bartels Mikrotechnik will present current trends and developments of micro fluidics for life sciences and medical devices.

January 18, 2008 Read more

SAFENANO team complete BSI British Standards guide to safe handling of nanomaterials

A guide to the Safe Handling of Nanomaterials, drawn up by the SAFENANO team under BSI Committee NTI/1, Nanotechnologies, has this week been published by BSI British Standards.

January 18, 2008 Read more

STAR grantee develops potentially inexpensive nanotube solar technology

Somenath Mitra, along with researchers at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), has developed a potentially cheap solar technology which can be painted or printed on flexible plastic sheets. The benefits could be enormous to the consumer, producer, and the environment.

January 18, 2008 Read more