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GT Microelectronics and Nanotechnology News

GT Microelectronics and Nanotechnology News


  • Nano@Tech has wrapped up for the summer.  We’ll be starting up again this fall with a lot of great speakers.  Our next meeting is scheduled in August.
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Posted: June 2nd, 2008 03:18 PM

  • Nano@Tech Meeting Tuesday, May 13th, 12:00 Noon Microelectronics Research Center Room 102 Speaker: Dr. Michael Fonseca   Title: Development of Implantable Wireless Pressure Sensors for Chronic Disease Management.   Abstract: CardioMEMS is a medical device company that has developed and is commercializing a proprietary wireless sensing and communication technology for the human body. Our technology platform is designed to improve the management [...]
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Posted: April 29th, 2008 05:56 PM

  • Nano@Tech Meeting Tuesday, April 22nd, 12:00 Noon Microelectronics Research Center Room 102 Speaker: Dr. Kurt Pennell Topic: Transport and Retention of Nanoscale C-60 Aggregates in Water-Saturated Porous Media Experimental and mathematical modeling studies were performed to investigate the transport and retention of fullerene nanoparticles (n-C60) in water-saturated porous media. Eight experiments were conducted in glass columns packed with either 40-50 [...]
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Posted: April 21st, 2008 10:35 AM

  • Nano@Tech Meeting Tuesday, April 8th, 12:00 Noon Microelectronics Research Center Room 102 Speaker: Peter Kottke Topic: Scanning Mass Spectrometry (SMS) Probe I will describe the SMS probe, a tool currently under development for mass spectrometric imaging of live biological samples in vitro. In order to obtain spatially resolved images of chemical species distributions in vitro, an ion source is needed [...]
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Posted: March 25th, 2008 02:04 PM

  • Nano@Tech Meeting Tuesday, March 25th, 12:00 Noon Microelectronics Research Center Room 102 Speaker: Mr. J. Clint Wimbish Kilpatrick Stockton, LLP. Topic: Technology Transfer and Aspects of Patentability - Commercializing Nanotechnology Technology transfer is the critical process of capturing discoveries and innovations in the laboratory and turning such discoveries and innovations into useful applications for the benefit of society. In this [...]
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Posted: March 18th, 2008 10:45 AM

  • Nano@Tech Meeting Tuesday, March 11th, 12:00 Noon Microelectronics Research Center Room 102 Speaker: Dr. Ali Adibi Director, Center for Advanced Processing-tools for Electromagnetic/acoustic Xtals (APEX) Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering School of Electrical and Computer Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology Topic: Novel Silicon Nanophotonic Structures for Ultra-compact Integrated Lab-on-a-chip Sensing” The development of ultra-compact and sensitive sensing structures with minimal sample requirement for accurate [...]
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Posted: February 26th, 2008 02:46 PM

  • Nano@Tech Meeting Tuesday, February 26th, 12:00 Noon Microelectronics Research Center Room 102 Speaker: Richard A. Kirk President and CEO - Claro Chemical Corporation Topic: “A Realistic View of Commercializing Nanotechnology Within the Chemical and Various Other Industries”   Nanotechnology has become “The Word” across all business lines; yet, few understand this new technology and the future impact on their prospective businesses. [...]
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Posted: February 15th, 2008 02:47 PM

  • Nano@Tech Meeting Tuesday, February 12th, 12:00 Noon Microelectronics Research Center Room 102 Speaker: Carson Meredith Associate Professor, School of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Tech Topic: “High-Throughput Screening of Advanced Polymeric Materials”   In this talk Professor Meredith will review recent advances in the high-throughput screening of polymers for advanced materials. Two applications will be reviewed: proton exchange membranes (PEM) and [...]
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Posted: February 6th, 2008 03:32 PM

  • Nano@Tech Meeting Tuesday, January 22nd, 12:00 Noon Microelectronics Research Center Room 102 Speaker: Dr. Christine Kranz, School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Tech Topic: “Introduction to Focused Ion Beam Technology and its Application” Abstract: Within the last decade Focused Ion Beam technology has developed from a routine semiconductor tool into a versatile research instrument for characterization and prototyping. A major step towards the convergence [...]
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Posted: January 17th, 2008 03:48 PM

  • Nano@Tech Meeting Tuesday, December 11, 2007, 12:00 Noon Microelectronics Research Center Room 102 Speaker: Prof. Sankar Nair, School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Tech Title: Nanoscopic Metal Oxide Objects via Controlled Creation and Rearrangement of Amorphous Nanoparticles Abstract: Metal oxide materials offer a vast range of tunable physical and chemical properties, accessible by low-temperature liquid-phase chemistry. In [...]
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Posted: December 6th, 2007 02:37 PM