Australian researchers are set to begin human trials of a tiny nano-cell that acts as a "Trojan horse" against cancer cells, a breakthrough they say may curb the need for debilitating chemotherapy.

The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) has officially recognised the element 112 as a new element.

Synopsys, Inc., a world leader in software and IP for semiconductor design, verification and manufacturing, today announced that Aquantia, the leading innovator in 10GBASE-T networking, has deployed Synopsys' recently announced IC Validator, the newest addition to the Galaxy Implementation Platform, into production use at 40 nanometers.

Award-winning filmmaker premieres film at SEMICON West, with introduction by MEMS Industry Group.

Carl Zeiss will launch a new product line for high resolution microscopy this year. Thanks to the combination of two techniques in ZEISS microscopes - HR-SIM (High Resolution Structured Illumination Microscopy) and PAL-M (Photoactivated Localization Microscopy) - biomedical scientists are able to examine objects at maximum resolution.

Pioneering the European electronics industry?s efforts for sustainable manufacturing of semiconductors, Linde Gases, a division of The Linde Group, has installed Europe's first CE-marked on-site electronics grade fluorine (F2) generator at STMicroelectronics' Crolles 300mm wafer fabrication plant in France.

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The global market for nanoelectronics is expected to reach $409.6 billion by 2015, as stated by a new market research report.

The Supervisory Council has approved RUSNANO participation in setting up the production of abrasive resistant parts using nano-structured ceramic and metal-ceramic materials. The project was initiated by Virial LLC, one of the Russian market leaders in abrasive resistant ceramic and metal ceramic parts and units for oil production, refinery and chemical industries.

You can find them in all kinds of products, from socks to food containers to coatings for medical devices - we are talking about silver nanoparticles. Valued for its infection-fighting, antimicrobial properties, silver in its modern incarnation as silver nanoparticles, has become the promising antimicrobial material in a variety of applications because the nanoparticles can damage bacterial cells by destroying the enzymes that transport cell nutrient and weakening the cell membrane or cell wall and cytoplasm. Despite their wide use, the issue of possible adverse effects and toxicity of nanoparticles for the human body is progressively, albeit slowly, recognized as central by an increasing number of studies. A widely accepted consensus on the detailed molecular mechanism of silver nanoparticles toxicity is still missing and very often the drive toward new formulations overwhelms the interest for a better assessment of the cytotoxicity of the nanoparticles. Scientists at the University of Trieste in Italy have now developed a novel non-cytotoxic nanocomposite hydrogel material based on natural polysaccharides and silver nanoparticles for antimicrobial applications.