The Institute of Electron Technology (ITE) engineers have designed silicon-based micromechanical valves utilizing process technologies of semiconductor materials. These silicon microvalves belong to the MEMS category.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
13 Jan 2012
A research team led by Todd Emrick from the University of Massachusetts Amherst has developed an experimental process to perform nano-scale repairs on damaged surfaces based on a theoretical prediction of Anna Balazs from the University of Pittsburgh.
Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have devised a novel software to measure friction of graphene, a one-atom-thick carbon material.
WiSpry, a company specializing in tunable RF semiconductor products, has declared that its dynamically tunable antenna technology is the basis of the first bulk-produced RF-MEMS-enabled handset.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
13 Jan 2012
Nanopores are being used for analyzing the behavior of biomolecules, such as proteins, RNA and DNA. However, interference between proteins utilized as nanopores and the test molecules is a major issue for the quantitative analysis.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
13 Jan 2012
The NanoBusiness Commercialization Association (NanoBCA) has announced that it will co-host the Nanotechnology Commercialization Conference together with the Center of Innovation for Nanobiotechnology (COIN) and the N.C. Department of Commerce.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
13 Jan 2012
Scientists from IBM and the German Center for Free-Electron Laser Science (CFEL) have built the world's smallest magnetic data storage unit. It uses just twelve atoms per bit, the basic unit of information, and squee...
Alexander Balandin, an electrical engineering professor at the UC Riverside Bourns College of Engineering and a research team from the University of Texas at Austin and China-based Xiamen University have demonstrated that the thermal characteristics of graphene that has been isotopically engineered is far better than that of natural graphene.
Bosch, a MEMS sensor manufacturer, has declared that Akustica and Bosch Sensortec, two companies from the Bosch Group will be together displaying their range of consumer MEMS products in Las Vegas at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) this week.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
12 Jan 2012
According to Rice University researchers, armchair nanotubes get their exclusive bright colors due to excitons or hydrogen-like objects. Their findings can be seen in their online edition of the Journal of the American Chemical Society.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
12 Jan 2012
Nova Measuring Instruments has declared that its metrology and software solutions have been chosen by a major logic manufacturer to support the development of 11 and 14 nm process technology nodes and upcoming production.
A research team headed by Paula Hammond from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has created a nanoscale biological coating that is capable of stopping bleeding almost immediately, paving the way to reduce the rate of battlefield deaths.
A novel research conducted by scientists at UT Dallas paves the way to develop high-efficiency cooling solutions for producing quieter electronics with improved operating life.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
12 Jan 2012
A research team led by Ganpati Ramanath from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have devised a novel method for synthesizing innovative nanomaterials using a typical microwave oven and trace amounts of sulfur, paving the way to develop low-cost, superior-performance solid-state air conditioners and refrigerators without moving parts and refrigerants.
New Balance Uses Teijin’s Polyester Nanofiber for Socks Production
Teijin Fibers, the flagship company of the polyester fibers business of Teijin Group, has declared that it has started the supply of Nanofront, its high-strength polyester nanofiber, to New Balance for producing running socks.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
12 Jan 2012