Scientists and Engineers at University of Michigan have used computerized simulations to demonstrate that entropy, mostly considered as disorder, could lead to formation of ordered nanostructures.
By Will Soutter
30 Jul 2012
A research team at the RIKEN Advanced Science Institute has created a first-of-its-kind transistor that utilizes the electrostatic build-up of electrical charge on a strongly-correlated material’s surface to activate bulk transformation of electronic state.
By Will Soutter
27 Jul 2012
A research team from the University of Birmingham has devised a technique to image gold on the nanoscale by utilizing a novel probe beam to visualize the atomic arrangement of a 20-atom gold cluster.
By Will Soutter
27 Jul 2012
Denton Vacuum, a provider of thin film technology systems for production, has dispatched the first of its Altor series of sputtering system to a well-known cardiac rhythm management (CRM) products maker. Cardiac leads are vital components of biomedical devices such as defibrillators and pacemakers.
The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has filed a complaint against New York based Maxfield & Oberton Holdings LLC over their Buckyballs and Buckycube desk toys subsequent to a 3-1 Commission vote approving the filing of complaint.
By G.P. Thomas
27 Jul 2012
Optomec, a global supplier of additive manufacturing solutions for applications ranging from medical to solar to electronics and defence markets, announced the selection of its Aerosol Jet Deposition systems for printed electronics by three major European players namely, Innovation Lab (Germany), CEA Liten (France) and the University of Sheffield (U.K.). Including the three industrial labs, the total number of European users of Optomec exceeds 40.
Quantum computing is expected to supersede conventional computers in terms of speed and ability to process complex computations. However, the development of quantum devices for real-world applications is a major challenge.
Scientists at the Biodesign Institute in Arizona State University have made use of DNA nanotechnology to produce a new group of synthetic vaccines. The team wanted to replicate the assembly of molecules in the body that initiate an immune response.
Polyonics has unveiled a new line of clear and white top coated polyimide flexible substrates called PolyFLEX for use in the printed electronics industry. This family of substrates allows printing with resistive, conductive and semi-conductive inks.
By G.P. Thomas
27 Jul 2012
A leader in plasma etch and deposition systems for research and industry, Oxford Instruments has recently received an order for a PlasmaPro® System100 ICP180 etch tool to the Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg in Germany, to facilitate its Power Semiconductor and HBLED research programme. The system will run GaN on Si etch processes to enable this research.
Ocean Thin Films, a precision optical coating provider, has qualified the SPECTOR-HT ion beam deposition system from Veeco Instruments, a process equipment solution provider for the production of wireless chips, MEMS, hard drives, power electronics, LEDs, and optoelectronics, for mass production of optical filters for lighting, aerospace, display, defense and biophotonics applications.
A subsidiary of the Itochu Group, Itochu Plastics has inked a distribution deal with SouthWest NanoTechnologies to supply its commercially-produced specialty single-wall and multi-wall carbon nanotubes and carbon nanotube dispersions, pastes and inks across Asia.
By Will Soutter
26 Jul 2012
Veeco Instruments, a process equipment solution provider for the production of wireless chips, MEMS, hard drives, power electronics, LEDs, and optoelectronics, has reported that its TurboDisc K465i gallium nitride (GaN) metal organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) system has been placed into production by AZZURRO Semiconductors, a German company specializing in gallium nitride on silicon (GaN-on-Si) technology.
Market research solutions provider Research and Markets has included the book titled "Experimental Micro/Nanoscale Thermal Transport" to their product offering. The book is authored by Xinwei Wang and published by John Wiley and Sons. It focuses on experimental methods in micro/nanoscale materials for thermal transport characterization.
Graphene, the single layered nanomaterial derivative of graphite, has been the focus of research studies across universities and countries. Its unique and superior properties such as strength, conductivity and impermeability to gases offer the potential for numerous applications ranging from medical imaging devices to electrical circuits to touch screens.
By Will Soutter
26 Jul 2012