Nano News & Events

The nanoplasmonics group of the Department of Physics: Professor Stefan Maier and team work on the burgeoning field of nanoplasmonics, which could have a major impact on business and consumer technology

Nanotech-Now - February 3, 2013 - 7:45am
Stefan Maier's nanoplasmonics group started five years ago with just one other member. It is now a 30-strong team which last year produced 40 publications, almost all in high impact journals, includin...
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Tiny Motor Powered by Single Molecule

Nanotech-Now - February 1, 2013 - 11:36am
Engineers dream of motors made out of single molecules that could jump-start the production of machines on the molecular level. However, simply modeling them after larger motors has been extremely di...
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Flat boron by the numbers: Rice University researchers calculate what it would take to make new two-dimensional material

Nanotech-Now - February 1, 2013 - 7:45am
Rice theoretical physicist Boris Yakobson and his colleagues detail several possible routes to the creation of two-dimensional sheets of boron. They say such sheets would be more conductive than graph...
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Discovery in synthetic biology takes us a step closer to new 'industrial revolution' Scientists report that they have developed a method that cuts down the time it takes to make new 'parts' for microscopic biological factories from 2 days to only 6 hours

Nanotech-Now - February 1, 2013 - 7:45am
The scientists, from Imperial College London, say their research brings them another step closer to a new kind of industrial revolution, where parts for these biological factories could be mass-produc...
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Nanomaterials key to developing stronger artificial hearts

Nanotech-Now - February 1, 2013 - 7:45am
On January 30, 2013 ACS Nano published a study by Ali Khademhosseini, PhD, MASc, a researcher in the division of biomedical engineering at Brigham and Women's Hospital, detailing the creation of innov...
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Rutgers Physics Professors Find New Order in Quantum Electronic Material: May open door to new kinds of materials, magnets and superconductors

Nanotech-Now - February 1, 2013 - 7:45am
Two Rutgers physics professors have proposed an explanation for a new type of order, or symmetry, in an exotic material made with uranium - a theory that may one day lead to enhanced computer displays...
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‘Optical Microscopy over the Web’. NanoScope Services has extended it’s unique LiveFIBTM focused ion beam web conferencing capability, with high resolution Optical Microscopy

Nanotech-Now - February 1, 2013 - 7:45am
NanoScope Services Ltd. An innovative European provider of outsourced microscopy and ion beam ‘nano-surgery' services, announced today the extension of its novel LiveFIBTM web based consultancy capabi...
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Next-Generation National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network (NG NNIN) Informational Webinar

Nanotech-Now - February 1, 2013 - 7:45am
February 14, 2013 3:00 PM to February 14, 2013 4:30 PM Arlington NG NNIN INFORMATIONAL WEBINAR This Informational Webinar will provide an overview presentation and answers to questions on t...
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Nanostart-holding MagForce starts research project with University of Bremen

Nanotech-Now - February 1, 2013 - 7:45am
- Project to develop magnetic iron oxide particles with improved efficiency - Agreement on funding by German Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology from the German Mittelstand innovation...
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Imec First to Introduce Hyperspectral CMOS Camera for Snapshot and Video: Ideal for next-generation industrial inspection, medical diagnosis and security applications, CMOS imagers with integrated hyperspectral filters enable compact fast hyperspectral im

Nanotech-Now - February 1, 2013 - 7:45am
At SPIE Photonics West 2013, imec presents a prototype hyperspectral imager for snapshot and video acquisition. Being fast, compact and cost-efficient, imec's CMOS-based imaging systems with integrate...
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Small tools for a big cause: How nanomedicine contributes to better cancer diagnostic and therapy

Nanotech-Now - February 1, 2013 - 7:45am
Organizing the Nano World Cancer Day: A European multi-sites event in Paris, Braga and Berlin In the framework of the World Cancer Day, the European Technology Platform of Nanomedicine (ETPN) and i...
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Gated graphene makes high-contrast modulator

Nanotechweb - February 1, 2013 - 7:41am
Coupling the wonder material to a photonic crystal nanocavity helps it absorb more light.
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Cladded quantum dots make better solar cells

Nanotechweb - January 31, 2013 - 3:27am
“Intermediate band” devices could benefit.
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Nanoparticles enhance proton therapy

Nanotechweb - January 31, 2013 - 3:00am
Proton therapy combined with metallic nanoparticles provides a significant increase in complete tumour regression compared with protons alone.
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Iran Unveils 8 Carbonic Nano-Structured Products

Nanotech-Now - January 30, 2013 - 2:02pm
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in a ceremony in Tehran on Wednesday unveiled 8 new carbon nano-structured products.
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Quarterly Cashflow Report

Nanotech-Now - January 30, 2013 - 7:45am
Starpharma Holdings Ltd (ASX:SPL;OTCQX: SPHRY) today released its Appendix 4C - Quarterly Cashflow report for the period ended 31 December 2012.
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Next generation solar cells: Trapping sunlight with microbeads

Nanotech-Now - January 30, 2013 - 7:45am
Nanoscientists are currently developing the next generation of solar cells, which will be twenty times thinner than current solar cells.
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KLA-Tencor Announces New eS805™ Electron-Beam Inspection System: New tool detects electrical issues and small physical defects; helps optimize high-speed optical wafer inspection systems for preferential capture of yield-relevant defects

Nanotech-Now - January 30, 2013 - 7:45am
Today KLA-Tencor Corporation (NASDAQ: KLAC) announced the eS805™, a new electron-beam inspection system for leading-edge chip manufacturers. Benefiting from more than twenty years of KLA-Tencor's e-be...
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ImagineNano 2013 International Brokerage Event - Networking: One-to-one meetings

Nanotech-Now - January 30, 2013 - 7:45am
On the occasion of the ImagineNano 2013, a Brokerage Event focused on nano and microtechnologies and their applications in various industrial sectors, will be taking place on the 24th and 25th of Apri...
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memsstar Receives Multiple MEMS Etch R&D System Orders in Asia; Sells First memsstar® Systems in Korea and India

Nanotech-Now - January 30, 2013 - 7:45am
memsstar Limited, a leading provider of etch and deposition equipment and technology solutions to manufacturers of semiconductors and micro-electrical mechanical systems (MEMS), today announced two st...
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