A research team at Stanford University has designed a novel electrode made of copper crystalline nanoparticles, paving the way to develop a durable, highly efficient, high-power rechargeable battery that is capable of storing huge amount of surplus power produced during sunny and windy days.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
25 Nov 2011
SUSS MicroTec, a leading supplier of equipment and process solutions for the semiconductor industry and related markets, announces the cooperation with Swansea University's Centre for NanoHealth (CNH).
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Innovative Solutions Bulgaria Ltd. today announced the acquisition of Bulgaria’s largest MEMS fab, which is located in the north of Sofia and has been newly built and equipped in 2004.
Scientists belonging to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have helped a large team of university researchers to integrate a highly efficient, novel piezoelectric material with a silicon microelectromechanical system (MEMS). The advancement may lead to considerable progress in energy harvesting, imaging and sensing.
Researchers at the University of Cincinnati are developing very tiny electrochemical sensors that can monitor the rate of degradation of biodegradable, magnesium-based medical implants. These can possibly prevent extra surgical procedures in persons requiring medical implants.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
24 Nov 2011
Construction of a second research facility is completed at the South Campus of the Gateway University Research Park. The two-story research facility spanning 105,000 sq. ft will accommodate the Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering (JSNN), a partnership between The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) and the North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (NCA&T).
By Dr. Cameron Chai
24 Nov 2011
Major players of the printed and organic electronics industry across the world will participate in the ‘Symposium on Roll-To-Roll Processing of Printed Electronics and Functional Films’ to discuss the market potential, sophisticated technologies and applications.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
24 Nov 2011
The Ben Franklin Technology Development Authority (BFTDA) has announced an approval of $3.15 million fund for the University Research Commercialization Grant Program to promote research and development works in the nanotechnology field.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
24 Nov 2011
Research and Markets now offers a new book titled ‘Understanding Nanomedicine: An Introductory Textbook.’
By Dr. Cameron Chai
24 Nov 2011
A magnetic force microscope (MFM) is capable of measuring the stray field distribution at a magnitude of tens of nanometers near the magnetic film surface, making it an ideal instrument to study the structures of sub-micron scale magnetic grains.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
24 Nov 2011
The Electrostatic Discharge Association (ESDA) has awarded the 2011 international research award to Kaustav Banerjee, who serves as the University of California-Santa Barbara’s Nanoelectronics Research Lab Director as well as professor of electrical and computer engineering.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
24 Nov 2011
A research team led by Peidong Yang, who is a Chemist at the Materials Sciences Division of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), has developed high-density three-dimensional supercrystals by stimulating silver nanocrystals having polyhedral shapes to self assemble, facilitating the production of novel plasmonic materials.
The University of Maryland (UMd) in partnership with a multi-institute team of scientists has developed an innovative alloy material through the combination of advanced material research and a very old metallurgy process, paving the way to produce magnetic micromechanical devices and sensors.
Brown University researchers in partnership with Korean scientists have identified unique properties in nanoscale folds and wrinkles.
By Dr. Cameron Chai
24 Nov 2011
mPhase Technologies has devised a smart surface technology that uses the electrowetting phenomenon or the capability to electronically control the behavior of liquids during their contact with a porous or solid surface.