Entries from January 2009 ↓
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Nanoparticles that form in peeling Scotch Tape produce X-rays
January 29th, 2009 — From Nanowerk.com
Accumulated tribocharging in peeling tape by EM emission from nanoparticles is proposed because of the non-uniform nanosecond x-ray bursts observed in peeling Scotch tape.
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Porvair to Introduce New Range of Innovative, Solid-State Sample Preparation Products
January 29th, 2009 — From Nanowerk.com
Porvair Filtration Group has announced that it will unveil, at Pittcon 2009 (Booth 3877), a new range of innovative, solid-state sample preparation products enabling life scientists to accelerate the purification of biological molecules and materials.
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New smart materials promise better orthopedic, dental and cardiovascular prostheses
January 29th, 2009 — From Nanowerk.com
Scientists have discovered a process to produce new metal surfaces that promise to lead to superior medical implants that will improve healing and allow the human body to better accept metal prostheses.
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Nanotechnology Patent Granted For Radiation-Blocking, Anti-Chemical Protection Fabric
January 29th, 2009 — From Nanowerk.com
Radiation Shield Technologies has been granted U.S. nanotechnology patent No. 7,476,889 titled 'Radiation Detectable and Protective Articles' by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
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U.S. research offers chance to address nanotechnology social, ethical concerns
January 29th, 2009 — From Nanowerk.com
Recent action in Congress to reauthorize the U.S. federal nanotechnology research program offers the chance to address the social and ethical issues concerning the emerging scientific field, experts say.
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Canadian scientists create single-atom quantum dots
January 29th, 2009 — From Nanowerk.com
Composed of a single atom of silicon and measuring less than one nanometre in diameter, these are the smallest quantum dots ever created.
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NanoSight Launches New Super-Sensitive Nanoparticle Characterization System
January 29th, 2009 — From Nanowerk.com
NanoSight, the UK nanoparticle characterization company, announces the release of a new super-sensitive system to compliment their range of instruments for imaging and sizing nanoparticles in liquid suspension.
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Bookham Introduces High Precision New Focus(TM) 4-Axis Beam Controller
January 29th, 2009 — From Nanowerk.com
The high performance controller enables precise laser alignment in critical applications including advanced scientific research, semiconductor metrology and lithography, material processing, medical diagnostics and surgery, and aerospace and defense systems.
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New Collaboration in the Nanoimprint Lithography Industry
January 29th, 2009 — From Nanowerk.com
The leading provider of stamps for nanoimprint lithography, NIL Technology, and IMS Chips, announced at the NILCOM meeting, January 8th, in Schaerding, Austria that they have started a collaboration on the fabrication of stamps for nanoimprint lithography (NIL) by combining their electron beam lithography (EBL) expertises.
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INER Orders AIXTRON MOCVD Tool For Solar Cells
January 29th, 2009 — From Nanowerk.com
AIXTRON AG announced today that in the fourth quarter 2008 the Institute of Nuclear Energy Research (INER), based at Taoyuan, Taiwan, ordered an AIX 2800G4 Planetary Reactor system for the production of Germanium / III-V based solar cells.