09/12/2008 September 12, 2008: PowerMetal Technologies Inc., an advanced nanotechnology supplier to the sporting and consumer goods industries, announced a long-term strategic alliance and an equity investment from DuPont Engineering Polymers. The extension of an existing business relationship established in 2007 represents a strategic initiative to apply PowerMetal's alloys to engineering polymers in new consumer markets.
09/12/2008 September 12, 2008: Scientists have developed nanometer-sized 'cargo ships' that can sail throughout the body via the bloodstream without immediate detection from the body's immune radar system and ferry their cargo of anti-cancer drugs and markers into tumors that might otherwise go untreated or undetected.
09/12/2008 Sept. 12, 2008: Evident Technologies Inc. announced the commercial availability of its evidot LED products based on semiconductor nanocrystal technology. Whereas traditional LEDs are available in a limited set of standard colors (blue, green, red, etc.), Evident's new products enables LEDs to emit any color, including high-quality white light.
09/12/2008 Instead of providing an economic boost for China, the Beijing Olympic games actually caused a trough in demand for memory chips due to restrictive import rules and overshadowed regional purchasing trends, according to iSuppli. But with the Games now over and the holiday season approaching, the firm expects a sharp uptick in DRAM demand through year's end.
09/11/2008 September 11, 2008 Calando Pharmaceuticals Inc., a majority owned subsidiary of Arrowhead Research Corp., has initiated a Phase II clinical trial in the US evaluating the safety and efficacy of its drug candidate, IT-101, in patients with platinum-sensitive ovarian cancer. The study is open for enrollment, with expectations of 150 patients in the US.
09/11/2008 Sept. 11, 2008: Tronics Microsystems SA, a French manufacturer of custom MEMS components and microsystems, has acquired all the assets of California-based MedTech Development LLC, a medical device design and development company, to increase its presence in the US and strengthen inroads into implantable and external medical devices.
09/11/2008 September 11, 2008: SRI International is using a new SEM from Japan's Elionix to further develop fracture surface topography analysis technology, enabling failure analysis down to nanometer scales. Application areas include fracture mechanics, MEMS, coatings, ceramics, and biology.
09/11/2008 Following a third straight quarter of losses, Elpida Memory says it will reduce its DRAM output at its plant in Hiroshima, western Japan, by about 10% to 10,000 300mm wafers by mid-September.
09/11/2008 The semiconductor equipment sector has been sputtering along at three- and five-year lows in terms of demand. And in case you've missed it, SEMI has new data to remind us.
09/10/2008 September 10, 2008: New nanotechnology-based paints for walls, ceilings, and surfaces could also be used to kill hospital superbugs when fluorescent lights are switched on, according to a presentation made at the Society for General Microbiology's Autumn meeting, September 9, at Trinity College, Dublin.
09/10/2008 September 10, 2008: SA Photonics, an engineering company focused on photonics-based solutions, has won a US Air Force Phase 2 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract to build a space-qualified MEMS switch system, using Glimmerglass' Intelligent Optical switch module.
09/10/2008 September 10, 2008: Advanced Diamond Technologies (ADT) announces the immediate availability of NaDiaProbes all-diamond atomic force microscopy (AFM) probes, claiming they have 30× the price performance of industry-standard silicon nitride (SiN) probes.
09/10/2008 September 10, 2008: Centipede Systems, an emerging supplier of advanced connectors for electronics, announced that Silicon Microstructures Inc. (SMI), has ordered a Centipede Systems tester to speed micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) and improve quality at its Milpitas, CA fabrication facility.
09/09/2008 Tom Mika, CEO of Tegal, gives SST some further insights into his company's plans behind its proposed acquisition of Alcatel Micro Machining Systems' deep reactive ion etch and other technologies -- including how the company will leverage its existing presence in MEMS, finding the balance between serving R&D and production needs, and fighting much larger competitors.
09/09/2008 September 9, 2008:Superlattice Power Inc., a global developer of lithium-powered batteries, announced that its North Carolina production facility has successfully produced 200kg of a new high-purity nanocathode material, to be used in making batteries for electric vehicles.
09/09/2008 September 9, 2008: Planar Energy Devices Inc. has licensed technology and manufacturing rights from Policell Technologies for a new generation of safe large-format lithium ion batteries based on a bondable nanocomposite separator technology, which features a chemically engineered shutdown feature that prevents cells from triggering thermal runaway which can result in batteries catching on fire.
09/09/2008 September 9, 2008: Microstaq Inc., a developer of advanced silicon MEMS-based fluid control technology, has launched the Microstaq SEV, a silicon microvalve that it says improves AC system fluid control to reduce their energy consumption by 25%.
09/09/2008 September 9, 2008: Virtus Advanced Sensors and Acutronic USA announced a collaboration to develop advanced tools for the testing of 5- and 6-axis MEMS inertial sensors based on Virtus' proprietary next-generation sensor technology. The alliance brings together two leaders in the inertial sensing market.
09/09/2008 September 8, 2008: Danville Community College and Luna Innovations Inc. have entered into a partnership to provide nanotechnology technician training to Southside Virginia residents. The partnership is being funded through a three-year, $638,000 grant from the National Science Foundation.
09/09/2008 September 8, 2008: Altair Nanotechnologies Inc., a provider of advanced nanomaterials technology used in power and energy systems and other applications, said it has completed the 500th full depth cycle of a lithium titanate battery developed for the US Navy.
