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Shrink Nanotechnologies Forms Subsidiary Focussed on Solar Technologies

Shrink Nanotechnologies, Inc. ("Shrink") (OTCBB:INKND) (OTCBB:INKN), an innovative nanotechnology company developing products and licensing opportunities in the solar energy production, medical diagnostics and ...

3 May 2010

Coating Creates Perfectly Non-Reflective Viewing as well and Improving Scratch Resistance

A new nanocoating ensures a perfectly non-reflecting view on displays and through eyeglasses. The necessary surface structure is applied to the polymeric parts during manufacture, obviating the need for a separate process step. The hybrid coating has further advantages: the components are scratch-proof and easy to clean.

3 May 2010

Special Sensor Detects Breakages in Glass Building Facades

Modern glass facades inform the architecture of major cities throughout the world. In recent years, however, there have been cases of broken glass, with collapsing facades endangering passers-by. Now, a special sensor can detect micro-fissures and warn of impending breakage beforehand.

3 May 2010

Using Nanopartices to Treat Lethal Brain Tumors

Researchers have developed a way to enhance how brain tumors appear in MRI scans and during surgery, making the tumors easier for surgeons to identify and remove. Scientists at Ohio State University are experimenting ...

30 Apr 2010

Shrink Nanotechnologies Launches Shrinkable Plastic Material

Shrink Nanotechnologies, Inc. ("Shrink") (OTCBB: INKND); (OTCBB: INKN) is pleased to announce the launch of its proprietary advanced shrinkable plastic material which is being branded under the name NanoShrink....

30 Apr 2010

Lucifer Furnaces Supplies High Temperature Furnace to Firearms Manufacturer

Lucifer Furnaces, Inc. has delivered a high temperature furnace for use with inert atmosphere to a leading domestic manufacturer of firearms with ISO9001 certification. The 3027GT Model, rated for operation up to 2750°F, is equipped with silicon carbide rod type heating elements.

From Lucifer Furnaces 30 Apr 2010

Taylor Hobson Launch Next Generation Combined Thin Film Dimensional Optical Profilers

CEMMNT partner, Taylor Hobson, launches CCI SunStar, leading the world in the next generation of combined thin film dimensional optical profilers. This instrument merges world-leading non-contact dimensional measurement capabilities with advanced thin and thick film technology.

30 Apr 2010

Lifetime Achievement Award Presented for Development Work on Fullerene

Wolfgang Krätschmer has been awarded the European Inventor Award 2010 in the category of "lifetime achievement" for the development of the synthesis of fullerenes like C60, the soccer-ball molecule.

29 Apr 2010

Computer Chip that Can Hold an Entire Library's Worth of Information

A researcher at North Carolina State University has developed a computer chip that can store an unprecedented amount of data - enough to hold an entire library's worth of information on a single chip. The new chip stems ...

29 Apr 2010

Inventors of Liquid Wood and Electrochemical Fuel Cells Win Awards from EPO

The European Patent Office (EPO) and the European Commission today honoured the winners of the European Inventor Award 2010 at a gala ceremony in Madrid under the presidency of their Royal Highnesses Prince Felipe and Pr...

29 Apr 2010

Graphene May be the Ideal Way to Dissipate Heat from Tiny Electronic Devices

"Hot sounds" has one meaning to music fans and another to physicists. Count a team of researchers at Rice University among the latter, as they've discovered that acoustic waves traveling along ribbons of graphene might be just the ticket for removing heat from very tiny electronic devices.

29 Apr 2010

New Tool Controls Ultracold Gases and Chemistry

Physicists at JILA have demonstrated a new tool for controlling ultracold gases and ultracold chemistry: electric fields.

29 Apr 2010

Canadian University to be Equipped with Deposition Tools from Oxford Instruments

Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology (OIPT), leader in systems for etch, deposition and growth, has recently received a multi-system order from the University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada for installation in their new cleanroom facility.

29 Apr 2010

Malvern Launches OPC Tool for Integrating Analytical Tools

Malvern Panalytical has launched Malvern Panalytical Link II, a new and powerful OPC-standardized software package that simplifies the integration of analytical devices with expert control systems in manufacturing processes.

From Malvern Panalytical 29 Apr 2010

Solar Canopy Combines Beauty with Functionality

SANYO North America Corporation (SANYO) announces that more than 100 Atlanta-area architects, building owners and commercial real estate developers found good reason to smile this past tax day – and the opportunity to glean a little green inspiration -- at the first public tour of Atlanta’s newest architectural goldmine – a 16 kW solar canopy.

29 Apr 2010