The Argonne National Laboratory at the U.S. Department of Energy has conducted two new studies, which revealed a novel method to investigate the properties of nanocrystalline-diamond thin films. This latest discovery can pave the way to enhance the performance of specific types of integrated circuits, and this enhancement can be achieved by minimizing the "thermal budget" of the integrated circuits.
A research team comprising scientists from the Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories and Duke University has put forward a theory that the efficacy of wireless power transfer systems can be improved by increasing their inductive coupling through the integration of superlens, a lens made of artificially-structured metamaterials.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
15 Mar 2012
CAP-XX, a company specializing in thin, prismatic supercapacitors or ultracapacitors, has designed a prototype supercapacitor module, which delivers the cranking current required to run the engine in stop-start vehicles, thus decreasing wear on the battery and avoiding the requirement of large and high-cost batteries.
Professor Sotiris E. Pratsinis from the ETH Zurich, Switzerland, has been a visiting scientist at the Universität Duisburg-Essen (UDE) since January 2012 and carries out fundamental research on nanoparticles.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
15 Mar 2012
The Department of Defense (DoD) has awarded a contract worth $1.38 million to QD Vision to develop prototype devices utilizing electroluminescent quantum dots.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
15 Mar 2012
A research team comprising Kirill Bolotin, A.K.M. Newaz, Sokrates Pantelides, Bin Wang and Yevgeniy Puzyev from the Vanderbilt University has confirmed that charged impurities present in graphene are the source of interference, and slow down the electron flow through the nanomaterial-based devices.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
15 Mar 2012
Research and Markets has included a new report titled ‘Nanotechnology for Medical Diagnostics’ from Cientifica to its database.
Crocus Technology, a company specializing in magnetically enhanced semiconductors, has entered into a research and development deal with Kintech Laboratory, a Russian research company dealing in advanced multi-scale software tools and methodologies for modeling and analyzing the properties of devices, materials and processes.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
14 Mar 2012
Researchers from BioSeek and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have presented the evaluations of the biological activity of different chemicals and nanomaterials in the background of primary human cell biology at the Society of Toxicology’s annual meeting.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
14 Mar 2012
A research team from the Brown University has developed a triple-headed metallic nanoparticle catalyst for formic-acid fuel-cell reactions.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
14 Mar 2012
HyperSolar has disclosed certain details of its proposal for the development of first-of-its-kind nanotechnology-based, zero-carbon process for manufacturing renewable natural gas and hydrogen.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
14 Mar 2012
Soitec, a manufacturer of innovative semiconductor materials for the energy and electronics industries, has revealed that its planar fully depleted silicon on insulator (FD-SOI) technology has been selected by ST-Ericsson for upcoming mobile platforms.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
14 Mar 2012
Reportlinker.com has announced the addition of a new market research report titled ‘Nanotechnology Market Forecast to 2014’ to its offering.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
14 Mar 2012
Associate Professor Albena Ivanisevic and her team in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at North Carolina State University (US) are so pleased with results from the department’s Zetasizer Nano particle characterization system that they have purchased two further instruments for teaching purposes.
Kulicke & Soffa Industries, a company specializing in semiconductor and LED assembly equipment, has introduced advanced hub blades called AccuPlus. These blades provide a streamlined solution for discrete wafer dicing with reduced ownership cost and enhanced efficiency.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
13 Mar 2012