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Miniscule Microchips promise Blisteringly Fast WiFi

Powerful new radio technologies that promise blisteringly fast WiFi have been given a boost by a team of European researchers' cutting-edge work on miniscule microchips. The work, led by Belgian-based nanotechnology...

28 Jul 2009

Specific Nanoparticles May Have the Potential to Affect Human Health

Maternal exposure to nanoparticles of titanium dioxide (TiO2) affects the expression of genes related to the central nervous system in developing mice. Researchers writing in BioMed Central's open access journal Part...

28 Jul 2009

Nanoscale Lasers Could Speed Up Computers and the Internet

We could soon see the potential of laser technology expand dramatically. Ways to make lasers smaller are being discovered through collaborative efforts of researchers at Arizona State University and Technical University ...

28 Jul 2009

New Class of Economically Viable Flexible Solar Cells Nears Reality

A new class of economically viable solar power cells-cheap, flexible and easy to make-has come a step closer to reality as a result of recent work at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

28 Jul 2009

Carbon Nanotubes Used in New Low Cost X-Ray Tubes

The tubes that power X-ray machines are shrinking, improving the clarity and detail of their Superman-like vision. A team of nanomaterial scientists, medical physicists, and cancer biologists at the University of North C...

28 Jul 2009

Lockheed Martin Partner to Develop Thin Film Thermoelectric Materials

Nextreme Thermal Solutions, the leader in microscale thermal and power management products for the electronics industry, and Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), have entered into a cooperation agreement to develop new products ...

28 Jul 2009

Arkema to Build Acrylic Production Plant in China

In order to sustain the growth of the specialty acrylic polymer market in Asia, Arkema announces the construction of a production plant at its Changshu site (China). " This investment of some €15M will prov...

28 Jul 2009

UK Aims to Strengthen Aero Engine Supply Chain with Rolls Royce Lead Consortium

Rolls-Royce are set to play centre stage in an investment programme totalling £40m that aims to strengthen the supply chain for the UK's aero-engine industry and accelerate the development and introduction of l...

28 Jul 2009

High Tech Armoured Foam Created by Freeze Frying Polymer Particles

Chemists and engineers at the University of Warwick have found that exposing particular mixtures of polymer particles and other materials to sudden freeze-drying can create a high-tech armored foam that could be used for...

28 Jul 2009

Using Image Analysis to Validate Particle Sizes of Porous Silica HPLC Media

Malvern Panalytical has published work demonstrating how the Sysmex FPIA-3000 image analysis-based particle characterization system provides a reference method for validating particle size measurements of the porous silica materials used in high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) columns.

From Malvern Panalytical 28 Jul 2009

Oxford Instruments Win Order for PECVD and Batch Etch Tool

Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology (OIPT), leader in etch, deposition and growth processes and systems, today announced an order from Bridgelux, Inc., for a System800 Plus Batch PECVD and a System133 ICP 380 Batch Etch...

From Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology 28 Jul 2009

Producer of Eco-Friendly Design Materials Signs New Distributor

Kirei USA LLC, producer of eco-friendly design materials, announces a new partnership with leading lumber and green building materials distributor Metro Hardwoods to stock and represent Kirei products throughout Minnesota and the Dakotas.

28 Jul 2009

Small Yet Powerful LEDs from Dominant are Ideal for Automotive Lighting and Signage

Small in size, providing a powerful performance - that is DOMINANT Semiconductors’ new series product, K Nova 3W AlInGaP. Its package measures just 7.2 mm x 7.2 mm but in terms of luminous efficacy the LED is joining or even passing the market leaders by offering an impressive brightness of typical 90lm at 700mA. This LED is the ideal choice for exterior automotive lighting, general lighting and signage.

28 Jul 2009

Mixing PET and PLA in Plastics Recycling Not the Best Approach

The National Association for PET Container Resources (NAPCOR) today refuted the premise that polylactic acid (PLA) containers can be successfully mixed in to the existing stream of recycled polyethylene terephthalate (PE...

27 Jul 2009

Combining Nanoparticles for Multifinctional Medical Applications

Nanoparticles are being developed to perform a wide range of medical uses - imaging tumors, carrying drugs, delivering pulses of heat. Rather than settling for just one of these, researchers at the University of Washington have combined two nanoparticles in one tiny package.

27 Jul 2009