A research team headed by Haimei Zheng from the Materials Sciences Division of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) has experimentally demonstrated a key but controversial hypothesis describing nanocrystal growth.
A team of Chinese scientists has developed and evaluated models of a ‘nanoclutch,’ a tool to regulate the speed of nanomotors.
By Will Soutter
28 May 2012
A research team led by Kan Wang from the Iowa State University has developed a technique using mesoporous silica nanoparticles for concurrently delivering functional DNA and proteins into plant cells.
By Will Soutter
25 May 2012
A research team at Penn State has developed a two-dimensional (2D) bilayer material by integrating one-to-two-atom-thick graphene layer with a hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) layer having a thickness of few to several hundred atoms for fabricating wafer-scale transistors with improved performance.
By Will Soutter
25 May 2012
Research carried out at Northwestern University, Chicago, has yielded a new solar cell that addresses the limitations of current solar cells.
By G.P. Thomas
25 May 2012
The world of communication and information exchange is set to undergo major transformation with advancement in quantum technologies.
By G.P. Thomas
25 May 2012
Researchers at Cornell University have developed a nanofluidic device that can be used to analyze epigenetic changes in the DNA by studying one molecule at a time.
By Will Soutter
25 May 2012
The Association for the Development of Research and Innovation of Quebec has presented a ‘Celebrate Partnerships!’ award to ArboraNano, the Canadian Forest NanoProducts Network, for its collaborative work with CelluForce, NanoQuébec and FPInnovations in the commercialization of nanocrystalline cellulose.
By Will Soutter
25 May 2012
Ithaca-based MicroGen Systems has received a $1,200,000 grant from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) for the commercialization of its proprietary MEMS-based vibrational energy harvester technology.
By Will Soutter
25 May 2012
Research and Markets has included a new book titled ‘Raman Spectroscopy and its Application in Nanostructures’ from John Wiley and Sons to its catalogue.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
25 May 2012
LMU scientists have successfully created a functional complex with nanometer accuracy by placing two biomolecules close to each other with the help of an atomic force microscope.
By Will Soutter
24 May 2012
Peking University, Duke University (USA) and the Chinese Academy of Sciences have fabricated an ‘uncooled’ ultrasensitive photovoltaic infrared detector using single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs).
By Dr. Cameron Chai
24 May 2012
XEI Scientific Inc announces their new Evactron® SoftClean™ specimen cleaning chamber is being used at Nanolab Technologies.
Taiwan-based Etron Technologies, which is a fabless Integrated Circuits design and product company has selected Berkeley Design Automation’s Analog FastSPICE(AFS) Platform for verifying the integrity of their memory designs used in consumer and low-power products.
By Will Soutter
24 May 2012
Provider of all-programmable technology, Xilinx is using SiTime’s programmable silicon MEMS oscillators for reference timing in its 7 series Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) evaluation kits.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
24 May 2012