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At Small Times we have always prided ourselves on staying ahead of the curve. Whether it is trends in MEMS fab outsourcing, the latest tools or materials innovations, or even nano startup financing, we have always aimed to report and analyze what has recently happened, and also point out for readers what we expect to come next.

I’ll start by freely admitting that FEI is a fabulous company and the Titan is an awesome piece of gear.

As nanotech researchers develop inventions that are ready for the marketplace, they face a dilemma: how to balance the pressures to publish and promote their findings with the need to keep developments secret in order to preserve patentability.

Frequently you hear the term “nanotechnology community.” I know I’ve used it on many occasions in my column and while speaking at events.

Unpacking the year’s micro/nano agenda before the trip even begins

A group of French researchers have determined that processes for dying gray human hair black that were developed two millennia ago rely on nanoscale phenomena.

Structural nanomaterials, sensors show promise but providers must prove reliability first

When someone pronounces that their stockings have run, it is usually a bad thing.

Government, researchers and industry disagree over best approaches to environment, health and safety oversight

Download a PDF of Equity and debt financing and Acquisitions.

Two bills seek to change patent rules but they may be too different to reconcile

The map and the charts comprise the third installment of our ongoing series that ranks the U.S. states for their micro- and nanotechnology development.

Evaluating the sector for its efforts at developing standards, building clusters, rolling out products and more

A molecular diagnostic tool has been at the forefront of addressing the recent outbreak of E. coli detected in fresh spinach, which had resulted in nearly 200 cases of illness as of late September.

Researchers at U.K.-based PowderMed say they’ve scored a bull’s eye with a new gene gun.

Sensors, software protocols have reached a point of maturity where real world rollouts are finally feasible

More needs to be done to attract this burgeoning population to fill the growing number of high tech jobs

Community colleges integrate micro, nanotech into curricula in drive to support local industry development