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Scientists Build the First Wafer-Scale Graphene Integrated Circuit Smaller than a Pinhead(1) IBM LOGO IBM Corporation logo. (PRNewsFoto/IBM Corporation) ARMONK, NY UNITED STATES YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y., June 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Today, IBM (NYSE: IBM) Research scientists announced that they have achieved a milestone in creating a building block for the future of wireless devices. In a paper published yesterday ... Read More »

RUSNANO co-invests in the development of electronic components for microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) for use in sensors, computing and telecommunications equipment. American company SiTime Corporation, an industry leader in development of MEMS-based high-performance oscillators and silicon timing solutions, is its partner in the endeavor. The project has a total budget of $22 million of which RUSNANO finances up to $15 million. ... Read More »

According to a study, reported at the American Headache Society’s annual meet, a unique formulation of indomethacin shows a faster absorption rate than a normal formulation. The new formulation reaches maximum concentrations even when indomethacin is being administered at low dosages in blood. The study presented data from a broader research project to reformulate a wide range of marketed analgesics ... Read More »

On the 7th March 2011, the US National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that it sought comments and information on the types of hazard identification and risk management research that it should consider in updating the NIOSH 2009 nanotechnology strategic plan. What follows is an explanation of why NIOSH’s ... Read More »

4-point conductivity measurement of the new transparent conducting film developed by prof. Cor Koning (left) and prof. Paul van der Schoot (right). The black pot contains a dispersion of carbon nanotubes in water, and the white pot contains the conducting latex. Photo: Bart van Overbeeke. Researchers at Eindhoven University of Technology have developed a replacement for indium tin oxide (ITO), ... Read More »

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – A company developing a nanocomposite bone substitute claimed the $30,000 top prize Friday (March 25) in winning the inaugural Nanotechnology New Ventures Competition, sponsored by Purdue University and the University of Notre Dame. Citrics Biomedical, led by Notre Dame graduate A.J. Noronh and Matthew Vaughn, won for its business plan presentation on its biocompatible, bioresorbable nanocomposite ... Read More »

Girl Scouts ‘Go Nano’ event, ‘Nano in the Mall’ program and community presentations to highlight CNSE’s leadership in the emerging nanotechnology economy Albany, NY – The College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE) of the University at Albany today announced a series of educational and community outreach initiatives – including the awarding of a first-of-its-kind Girl Scouts’ patch for nanotechnology ... Read More »