A-STAR, Singapore, announces that four joint laboratories, representing a commitment of $160 million between private and public sectors, were launched this summer between the Agency for Science, Technology and Research’s (A*STAR’s) Institute of Microelectronics, and its ten industry partners.
Advantech US Inc., Pittsburgh, reports that its engineers working with Penn State’s Nanofabrication Laboratory have fabricated a prototype mask of silicon etched with the required micrometer-scale features.
FEI Co., Hillsboro, Ore., has released the third generation of its Helios NanoLab DualBeam FIB/SEM microscope, which provides excellent image contrast and resolution, while at the same time adding a an easy-to-use user interface.
The University of Bristol, England, announces that an Ultra High Vacuum (UHV) Photo Electron Emission Microscopy (PEEM) system with state-of-the-art resolution for real-space and momentum-space imaging and spectroscopy will be installed at the University.
This video from How Stuff Works shows the building of the 1600-foot Brooklyn Bridge in 1883, describing how it was successful because of the many innovations by engineer John Roebling. He designed the first cable-stayed bridge, and devised a method of connecting thousands of miles of steel cable to the bridge. The video also shows […]
