An international team of scientists led from the London Centre for Nanotechnology and the Laboratory for Quantum Magnetism in Switzerland has used quantum mechanics to turn on and off the magnetism of a novel material, a transparent salt.
By Will Soutter
18 Jun 2012
The semiconductor industry is always striving for miniaturization. But miniaturization presents the problem of energy inefficiency in silicon based semiconductor technology. Carbon nanotubes (CNT) have been touted as next best semiconductor technology that could facilitate energy efficient miniaturization.
By G.P. Thomas
16 Jun 2012
The atomic force microscope (AFM) is used for high resolution imaging of atomic scale structures. The use of AFM for imaging biological samples such as cells and tissues poses certain challenges as these samples have to be kept alive in liquids to replicate their actual physiological conditions.
By Will Soutter
16 Jun 2012
Using a large graphene sheet, scientists from the Rice University and the Institute of Laser Engineering at Osaka University have found a way to control the transmission of electromagnetic radiation having wavelengths between terahertz and midinfrared.
By Will Soutter
16 Jun 2012
Pittcon is pleased to announce the launch of a new website for 2013 (www.pittcon.org) with improved navigation, overall functionality, and for quick viewing, a mobile version.
A report in Nano Letters, a journal of the American Chemical Society, has described a first-of-its-kind ‘pyroelectric nanogenerator,’ which operates on the basis of the pyroelectric effect, a phenomenon first explained by the Greek philosopher Theophrastus 2,300 years ago.
Advion, a developer of life sciences systems and consumables, has unveiled the Chip-Mate, an ESI Chip based nano-LC ion source, in the 2012 ASMS annual meeting held in Vancouver, British Columbia.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
15 Jun 2012
A new Micro and Nano-Fabrication Facility has been inaugurated at the Graphene Research Centre of the National University of Singapore (NUS). The new facility is the first-of-its-kind nano-science and nano-technology center in the Asian region devoted to graphene research.
By Will Soutter
15 Jun 2012
Researchers from the San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering at the University of California engineered a method to facilitate metallic nanocrystals to self-assemble into bigger structures that could find applications in future generations of lenses and antennas.
By Will Soutter
15 Jun 2012
Data storage devices employ either magnetic or electronic memory cells. The use of individual molecules as memory cells would transform the data storage landscape as molecular memories result in a thousand-fold reduction in size.
By Will Soutter
15 Jun 2012
The InVentures Group (IVG) offers financial, business and strategic services to organizations at any stage of development and provides support to turn the business profitable. The latest company to seek the services of IVG is New Zealand-based nanomaterials manufacturer, NUENZ.
By G.P. Thomas
15 Jun 2012
The Review of Scientific Instruments journal from the American Institute of Physics has published the results of an experimental study by a team of researchers that has developed an imaging device which combines a synchrotron X-ray source and an optical microscope.
By Will Soutter
15 Jun 2012
This year’s Julius Springer Prize for Applied Physics 2012 will be awarded to Dr. Thomas Elsässer from the Max Born Institute in Berlin and Dr. Horst Weller from the University of Hamburg for their pioneering achievements and the detailed understanding of elementary processes on the sub-nanoscale.
SouthWest NanoTechnologies has expanded its SMW specialty multi-wall carbon nanotube (MWCNT) line with two new grades, SMW200 and SMW210, which can be utilized as additives to increase lithium ion battery cathode performance and electrical conductivity of polymer compounds.
By Will Soutter
14 Jun 2012
At a Dana-Farber Cancer Institute’s medical oncology laboratory, Sean Burns, E’13, is working intensively to develop and improve nanoparticle screening techniques for assessing the efficacy of potential drugs on different types of cancer.
By G.P. Thomas
14 Jun 2012