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University of Pennsylvania Student
Creates Electric Tweezers
The ability to sort cells or manipulate
microscopic particles could soon be in the hands of
small laboratories, high schools and amateur scientists,
thanks to researchers at the University of Pennsylvania
School of Engineering and Applied Science. [more]
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NIST Scientists Use Electron Beam
to Unravel the Secrets of an “Atomic Switch”
Scientists at the Commerce Department’s
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
have used a beam of electrons to move a single atom
in a small molecule back and forth between two positions
on a crystal surface, a significant step toward learning
how to build an “atomic switch” that turns
electrical signals on and off in nanoscale devices. [more]
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Nano Probe May Open New Window Into Cell Behavior
To create drugs capable of targeting some of the most devastating human diseases, scientists must first decode exactly how a cell or a group of cells communicates with other cells and reacts to a broad spectrum of complex biomolecules surrounding it. [more]
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Quantum Dots Pose Minimal Impact to Cells
Nano-sized fluorescent probes that can slip inside living cells and elucidate life’s most fundamental processes, or track the effectiveness of cancer-fighting drugs, are barely noticed by the cells they enter, according to a team of researchers led by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab). [more]
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High-Speed, High-Resolution Focus Control
The NanoScanZ from Prior Scientific is one of the most advanced integrated fine focusing solutions available today. [more]
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Compact Piezo XY-Tables for Nanopositioning Applications
PI (Physik Instrumente) L.P., a leading manufacturer of nanopositioning and precision motion-control equipment for biotechnology, nanotechnology, photonics, semiconductor and life science applications, offers the P-621.2CD through P-628.2CD series of compact XY piezo-driven nanopositioning tables. [more]
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FIREFLY™ LM10 Nanoparticle Characterization System
Nanosight Ltd today announced the launch of FIREFLY™ LM10, a robust and low cost nanoparticle characterization system that enables highly accurate visualization of individual nanoscale particles in suspension. [more]
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Something in the air: Nanoparticles and ...?
The world's first machine to simultaneously measure two
vital properties of airborne nanoparticle pollution is
going on an overseas trip to a leading atmospheric chemistry
laboratory in Switzerland. [more]
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Unique Process Makes Sharpest Tip Ever Known
Forget the phrase, "sharp as a tack." Now, thanks to new University of Alberta research the popular expression might become, "sharp as a single atom tip formed by chemically assisted spatially controlled field evaporation." [more]
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Full 3-D Image of Nanocrystals' Interior Created Using X-Rays
A vital step towards the ultimate goal of being able to take “photographs” of individual molecules in action was achieved by an international team led by UCL (University College London) researchers at the London Centre for Nanotechnology. [more]
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Helium Atoms Deliver a New View
A newly devised nozzle fitted with a pinhole-sized capillary has allowed researchers to distribute helium atoms with X-ray-like waves on randomly shaped surfaces. [more]
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Advanced Research Microscope
The Eclipse 80i, built for optimal digital imaging, has a vast array of advanced features and accessories that have been developed to expand the performance, ergonomics and versatility of digital research microscopy. [more]
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Chemical Vapor Deposition Tool
Structured Materials Industries, Inc. has released its new induction-heated Chemical Vapor Deposition tool for high-temperature and low-pressure operation – the Dragon CVDTM tool. [more]
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FEI’s Titan™ S/TEM Achieves Low kV Milestone
FEI Company announced that scientists at its NanoPort™ in Europe have broken another image resolution barrier with the world’s most advanced commercially-available microscope, the Titan™ 80-300 corrected S/TEM. [more]
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Researchers Discover How to Focus on Tiniest of the Very Small
If you need a good picture of a molecule, your first job is getting its atoms to pose for you, says John Silcox, Cornell's David E. Burr Professor of Engineering and an expert in the realm of the very tiny. [more]
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New Method Sorts Nanotubes By Size
Rice University scientists have developed the first method for sorting semiconducting carbon nanotubes based on their size, a long-awaited development that could form the basis of a nanotube purification system capable of producing the necessary feedstocks for nano-circuits, therapeutic agents, next-generation power cables and more. [more]
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Scientists Create First Nanoscale pH Meter
Using unique nanoparticles that convert laser light into useful information, Rice University scientists have created the world's first nano-sized pH meter. [more]
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Researchers Reveal New Insights into the Surface of Silicon Semiconductors
Smaller. Faster. Wildly complex." This could easily be the motto for semiconductors-the materials that, among lots of other advances in electronics, allow cell phones to continuously shrink in size while increasing the number of their mind-boggling functions. [more]
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Instrument Probes Nanostructure Growth for Industry and Research
Researchers at Purdue University are using a rare type of electron microscope to see how structures like carbon nanotubes form at the atomic level, information that will be crucial for nanotechnology to find practical applications in computing, electronics and other areas. [more]
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Molecular Modeling Software
Nanorex Inc., the world’s first developer of tools for the design, simulation and analysis of atomically precise molecular machine systems, will launch its educational outreach program by placing an early pre-release version of its powerful molecular modeling software at the fingertips of some of California’s brightest high school students. [more]
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Nanotechology Applications Open Up
to High-Performance DLS System
Viscotek reports that its state-of-the-art Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS) instrument - the Model 802 DLS - has demonstrated considerable utility in elucidating valuable information from nanoparticulate materials. [more]
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Nanometer Design Timing Analysis Technology
Incentia Design Systems, Inc., an Electronic Design Automation (EDA) software company that focuses on the timing and synthesis market, today announced the availability of a new release of its TimeCraft™ software with an advanced On-Chip-Variation (OCV) capability for improving the accuracy and efficiency of static timing analysis for 90 and 65nm designs. [more]
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Model 2182A Nanovoltmeter
Keithley Instruments, Inc. (Solon, OH) has introduced the Model 2182A nanovoltmeter, which is optimized for making low noise measurements in research, metrology, nanotechnology, superconductivity, and other low voltage/resistance applications. [more]
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Dynamic Light Scattering Instrument
All laboratories involved in biomolecular characterization require a complete understanding of how their proteins and other biomolecules function in solution. [more]
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New Measurements Prove Myosin VI Can Act as Molecular Transporter
In living organisms, hundreds of different kinds of molecular motors perform a variety of essential, but little understood tasks that result in such actions as muscle contraction, cell division and the movement of materials within cells. [more]
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Computer Model Maps Strengths, Weaknesses of Nanotubes
In theory, carbon nanotubes are 100 times stronger than steel, but in practice, scientists have struggled make nanotubes that live up to those predictions, in part, because there are still many unanswered questions about how nanotubes break and under what conditions. [more]
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Nanotube Videotaped With Standard Microscopes & Cameras
Rice University scientists have used standard optical microscopes and video cameras to film individual carbon nanotubes. The movies show that nanotubes can be "plucked" by individual molecules of water and made to bend like guitar strings. [more]
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XRF Products PDF Brochures
Matrix Metrologies, Inc. (Holbrook, NY), a supplier of film measurement equipment, has made available a set of eight new XRF technical brochures available in print or email (PDF) form. [more]
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New IEEE Test Standards for Carbon Nanotubes
Keithley Instruments, Inc. (Cleveland, OH) announces that its Model 4200 Semiconductor Characterization System conforms to and supports the just-released IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, Inc.) standard for electrical testing of carbon nanotubes. [more]
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McMaster University Orders Two Titan™ S/TEMS
FEI Company (Hillsboro, OR) announced that McMaster University, based in Ontario, Canada, has ordered two FEI Titan™ S/TEM systems — the world’s first commercial systems capable of delivering sub-angstrom resolution — and a multi-year service contract to support them. In dollars, it is one of the largest orders in recent FEI history. [more]
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Nanotech Measurement Contest Offers $5,000 in Cash Prizes
Keithley Instruments, Inc. announces a Nanotechnology Test & Measurement Applications Contest for researchers and test innovators who are making complex and advanced electrical measurements on nanoscale materials and devices. [more]
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New Nano-Canary in the Nanotoxicology Coalmine: The Body Itself
There is growing consensus among scientists, regulators, politicians, industry and the public that we need to know more about the possible harmful or adverse effects of nanoparticles on human health. [more]
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New Cell Imaging Method Identifies Aggressive Cancer Cells Early
Fluorescence that illuminates a specific protein within a cell's nucleus may be a key to identifying cancer virulence and to developing individualized treatment, according to researchers at Purdue University and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. [more]
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Agilent Technologies 93000 Series and 4073 Parametric Testers Selected for Nanotechnology Joint Development Program
Agilent Technologies Inc. (Palo Alto, CA) today announced that the Crolles2 Alliance has purchased three Agilent 93000 Pin Scale testers and four 4073 advanced parametric testers for research, development and industrialization of CMOS process technologies. [more]
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New Analytical Instrument and Nano-Probe Products
JMAR Technologies, Inc. (San Diego, CA), a developer of advanced laser technology, has finalized a licensing agreement with Colorado State University Research Foundation (CSURF) as agent for Colorado State University (CSU) for the use of its discharge pumped soft X-ray laser, developed under the auspices of the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering Research Center for Extreme Ultraviolet Science and Technology (EUV ERC). [more]
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Single-Beam FIB for Automated, Precise Milling of Specimens
A new single-column focused ion beam (FIB) system from JEOL (Peabody, MA) makes automated, high-speed specimen preparation affordable at nearly one-third the cost of dual beam FIBs. The JEOL JEM-9320 FIB prepares thin films and cross sections for failure and defect analysis at the nanoscale using S/TEM, TEM or surface observation. [more]
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Micro Photonics Launches the Nanovea Series of Materials Research Instruments
Micro Photonics Inc., (Irvine, CA) a provider of surface materials instruments and laboratory services, has introduced the new Nanovea Series of surface science research instruments. The series, which was developed by the company, includes: nano and micro hardness, scratch and adhesion testers, and tribometers. [more]
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FEI Introduces New Cryo Sample Prep Tool for Organic Samples
FEI Company (Hillsboro, OR) has introduced the next-generation Vitrobot™, a fully automated vitrification device for plunge freezing of aqueous samples. The advanced system maintains the cryo-fixation process at constant and user-definable physical and mechanical conditions, delivering reproducible sample freezing and high throughput, thus setting a new standard for preparation of cryo samples and 3D observations of proteins and molecular machines in their natural state. [more]
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Contamination-Resistant Grid Encoder
OPTRA, Inc. (Topsfield, MA) announced the availability of a new contamination-resistant grid encoder for use with the NanoGrid® system. Because all grid elements are electrically connected, the entire grid surface can be set at a fixed electrical potential, thus eliminating static electricity and inhibiting particle accumulation. The encoder grid is an integral part of OPTRA’s ultra-precise position measurement systems. [more]
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UCLA Develops New Testing Method to Assess Safety, Health Risks of Nanomaterials
Shades of science fiction surround the potential of the booming nanotechnology industry, like Michael Crichton's novel "Prey," which features tiny nano-robots threatening to take over the world. Fiction of course, but nanotechnology is rapidly expanding and promises to exceed the impact of the Industrial Revolution, projecting to become a $1 trillion market by 2015. [more]
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New Measurements Prove Myosin VI Can Act As Molecular Transporter
In living organisms, hundreds of different kinds of molecular motors perform a variety of essential, but little understood tasks that result in such actions as muscle contraction, cell division and the movement of materials within cells. Some motors act as transporters, some serve as anchors, and some may do both. [more]
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Engineers Solve Chaos Mystery in Use Of High-Tech Microscope
Mechanical engineers at Purdue University have proven that the same sort of "deterministic chaos" behind the baffling uncertainties of the stock market and long-term weather conditions also interferes with measurements taken with a commonly used scientific instrument. [more]
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Bringing a New Focus to Nanotech
UC Davis researchers in nanotechnology, chemistry and biology now have access to one of the most advanced microscopes of its type in the world. The new Spectral Imaging Facility, opened this fall, is a combination of an atomic force microscope and a laser scanning confocal microscope, the first commercial machine of its kind. [more]
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Remote Detection Makes NMR Compatible with Microfluidics
A breakthrough in the technology of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), one of the most powerful analytic tools known to science, is opening the door to new applications in microfluidic chips, devices for studying super-tiny amounts of fluids. A team of scientists with Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and the University of California, Berkeley, has demonstrated a means by which NMR can be made compatible with microfluidic “lab-on-a-chip” devices. [more]
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Testing System Analyzes Materials at the Micro to Nano Level
Disruptions to production are often caused by electronic faults. They arise because no reliable measurement and testing methods exist for the ever-smaller dimensions of microchip components. Material tests for the nanocosmos provide a solution. [more]
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Maskless Lithography System
Heidelberg Instruments, GmbH (Heidelberg, Germany) has installed a DWL66 maskless lithography system at Centre Spatial de Liege, located in Liege, Belgium. [more]
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High-Performance Nanoscale Metrology System
Imago® Scientific Instruments, in conjunction with its representatives based in Japan, the Noah Corporation, announced that they have delivered a LEAP® 3000 Metrology System to Tohoku University. Tohoku selected Imago due to its global leadership position in nanoscale metrology and the proven capability of Imago’s LEAP system. The Tohoku University system is the third system Imago has installed in Japan in the last six months. [more]
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Engineers Point Way to Better Use of Nanotubes as Measuring Tips
Engineers at Purdue University have shown how researchers might better use tiny hollow fibers called "multi-walled carbon nanotubes" to more precisely measure structures and devices for electronics and other applications. [more]
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Nanopositioning Stages Grow Smaller
Nanopositioning specialist PI (Physik Instrumente) offers a number of nanopositioning stages for demanding applications where space is at a premium. These monolithic, high-speed positioning systems provide resolutions to better than 1/10 of a nanometer (diameter of an atom) in a package smaller than a matchbox. Despite the diminutive dimensions, high-precision direct metrology capacitive sensors are integrated. [more]
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Molecular Imprints Installs Tools In Various National Labs & Research Centers
Molecular Imprints, Inc. (MII, Austin, TX) a developer of Step and Flash Imprint Lithography (S-FIL™) technology, has announced the sales of its Imprio™ 55 system into Lawrence Berkeley National Lab’s Molecular Foundry in California, the University of Texas at Austin (UT-Austin), and Pennsylvania State Nanofabrication Facility (PSU Nanofab), and a sale of an Imprio 100 tool to the Microelectronics Research Center (MRC) at UT-Austin. [more]
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New Chemistry Method Uses "Test Tubes" Smaller Than the Width of a Hair
Using a water droplet 1 trillion times smaller than a liter of club soda as a sort of nanoscale test tube, a University of Washington scientist is conducting chemical analysis and experimentation at unprecedented tiny scales. [more]
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Extreme Ultraviolet (EUV) Lithography
Albany NanoTech (Albany, NY) has received delivery of a new state-of-the-art tool for extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography research, built by Energetiq Technology, Inc. (Woburn, MA), a developer and manufacturer of advanced short-wavelength light products for use in high-technology applications. The EQ-10M is a 10-watt, high-brightness EUV light source which will be used for metrology research applications at the UAlbany College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE) at Albany NanoTech. [more]
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6-D Nanopositioning System
Physik Instrumente (PI, Auburn, MA) offers a 6-axis piezo nanopositioning and scanning system, the P-587.6CD. It was designed for high-end applications such as nanomanufacturing, nanometrology, scanning microscopy, optics, and mask alignment. The system features 6 degrees of freedom, 6-axis digital control, active trajectory error compensation, millisecond responsiveness, nanometer resolution, and long travel ranges to 800 µm. [more]
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Ultra-Low-Profile Microscopy Stage
The P-540 series microscopy nano-focusing Z-stages from Physik Instrumente (PI, Auburn, MA) integrates into high-resolution microscopes and other probing instruments. They motion to 100 µm in the Z-direction with sub-nanometer resolution in an ultra-low-profile package (16.5 mm). The rapid response allows fast acquisition of images at different focus positions (Z-stacks). [more]
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