Nanoco has been bought in a reverse takeover deal which values the enlarged business at GBP 32m.

Nanogen, Inc., developer of molecular and rapid diagnostic products, announced today that it has expanded its partnership with HandyLab, Inc. by signing a licensing and supply agreement for use of the company?s proprietary Minor Groove Binder (MGB) Probe technology and synthetic nucleic acid chemistries, including dyes and quenchers, for use in in vitro diagnostic testing.

BioNanomatrix, Inc., a developer of breakthrough whole genome imaging and analysis platforms for biomedical research, molecular diagnostics and personalized medicine, today announced that its low-cost nanofluidic genome analysis technology, along with founder and chief scientific officer Han Cao, has been included in Technology Review magazine?s 2009 list of 10 emerging technologies that will change the way we live and do business.

The grant was awarded under the commission?s Energy Innovations Small Grant program (EISG) and will fund the one-year development of an algae biogasification process that utilizes nanometals as catalysts for the purposes of turning vegetation and similar biomass materials into methane, hydrogen, or other synthetic gases that can be used for transportation and other energy needs.

The sides have agreed to provide mutual systematic, scientific and technical support in validation and confirmation of nanoproducts safety, implementation of nanotechnologies and creation of nanotechnological production.

SEMATECH, a global consortium of chipmakers, announced today that it has signed a Letter of Intent with Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co., Ltd., a leading manufacturer of photoresists, establishing the groundwork for a joint development agreement on collaborative efforts to optimize and develop new advanced imaging materials for extreme ultraviolet lithography.

An engineered metamaterial proved it can function as a state-of-the-art device in the complex terahertz range of the electromagnetic spectrum, setting a standard of performance for modulating tiny waves of radiation.

NanoInk will have a nanofabrication-focused webinar entitled 'Using Molecular Building Blocks to Create Features in the Nanoworld: Dip Pen Nanolithography', on Tuesday, April 7th, 2009.

The international EMC-3D semiconductor equipment and materials consortium today announced that Applied Materials, Inc. (Nasdaq:AMAT) has joined the organization.

A new photodiode array (PDA) detector for the TDAmax gel permeation chromatography/size exclusion chromatography (GPC/SEC) system from Viscotek provides a powerful and flexible tool for the rapid analysis of both polymers and biological macromolecules.