United Microelectronics has licensed IBM’s technology for the development of UMC’s 20 nm CMOS process employing FinFET 3D transistors. The licensed technology is expected to hasten the delivery of the next generation 20 nm process to UMC’s customers.
Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories have created a new technique called spectral shape discrimination (SSD) that employs a nanoporous material called metal organic framework (MOF) for radiation detection.
The transition of graphite to graphene has always been a random process. Graphene, the single-layered structure comprising carbon atoms, was first isolated at the University of Manchester by stripping off the top layer from graphite with a scotch tape.
By Will Soutter
2 Jul 2012
In a development that is touted to be a breakthrough in quantum information processing, researchers at University of California in San Diego, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Politecnico di Milano in Milan, Italy, have demonstrated the first silicon-based heralded single photon source.
Researchers at Vanderbilt University have developed a method to tag a protein called the serotonin transporter in human beings at the molecular level. Serotonin is a hormone that regulates appetite, mood and sleep in humans.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
30 Jun 2012
A breakthrough in the research carried out by engineers at the University of Minnesota could translate to huge cost savings for consumers of fuel and pharmaceutical industries. The team led by Professor Michael Tsapatsis has developed a catalyst that dramatically improves efficiency of fuel synthesis.
By Will Soutter
30 Jun 2012
Engineering Conferences International (ECI) will be hosting a conference on fibrous protein nanocomposites from October 7 to 12, 2012. It is a multidisciplinary conference that turns the spotlight on the design, characterization and development of bio-nano hybrid materials that have applications in both nanomedicine and electronics.
By Will Soutter
30 Jun 2012
Chemists at Boston College have made use of silicon nanowires to emulate a process similar to photosynthesis for collecting solar energy in order to power reactions that synthesize the basic compounds employed in two well known anti-inflammatory pain killers.
By Will Soutter
30 Jun 2012
Industrial Nanotech, a provider of nanoscience-based energy conserving and sustainable solutions, has reported that the company has expanded its industrial line with the introduction of a new product named Nansulate Diamond.
The University of Washington (UW) researchers, who have been working on fusion energy for over a decade, have developed a bright high-energy light that can be utilized to make smaller microchips.
By Will Soutter
29 Jun 2012
A paintable lithium-ion battery has been developed at the lab of Pulickel Ajayan, a materials scientist at the Rice University. The study results have been published in Scientific Reports, an online and open access journal of Nature.
By Will Soutter
29 Jun 2012
Optomec, a developer of additive manufacturing solutions, has declared that it will exhibit aerosol jet 3D printed electronics at the SEMICON west conference and tradeshow, which will be conducted at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, California on July 10-12. The 3D printed electronics can be used in semiconductor packaging and similar applications.
In a boost to localized disease treatment, research has yielded micro and nano-scale protein making machinery in capsule form, capable of manufacturing drugs inside the human body. The study was published in American Chemical Society’s (ACS) journal, Nano Letters. Proteins are the building blocks of drugs and integral to the human cell.
Atomic Force Microscopes (AFM) are normally coated with gold to improve reflection of light. Researchers at JILA, the joint institute of National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Colorado Boulder, stripped off the gold coating from the probe and found that stability and precision of measurements carried out in a liquid improved ten-fold. Liquid is the preferred medium for measurement in the field of biophysics where cells and DNA are kept immersed in liquid to replicate their natural environs.
Applied Materials has introduced its latest dielectric etch system labeled the Applied Centura Avatar etch system that is designed to meet the challenges associated with the design of high density, terabit storage capacity, three-dimensional memory architecture.