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Ultrathin Nanosheets Separate Ions from Water

In a world-first, an international research team, led by Monash University and ANSTO, has created an ultrathin porous membrane to completely separate potentially harmful ions, such as lead and mercury, from water.

8 Jun 2020

Optical Microscopy may Unravel Problems that Impact Humans’ Daily Lives

New Illinois ECE research is advancing the field of optical microscopy, giving the field a critical new tool to solve challenging problems across many fields of science and engineering including semiconductor wafer inspection, nanoparticle sensing, material characterization, biosensing, virus counting, and microfluidic monitoring.

8 Jun 2020

Electrode Based on Graphene Oxide, Aramid Nanofiber can Store More Energy

The explosion of mobile electronic devices, electric vehicles, drones and other technologies have driven demand for new lightweight materials that can provide the power to operate them.

5 Jun 2020

Nature-Inspired Nanotech Helps Create Ultra-High-Definition Displays

Taking inspiration from nature's nanotech that creates the stunning color of butterfly wings, a University of Central Florida researcher is creating technology to make extremely low-power, ultra-high-definition displays and screens that are easier on the eyes.

5 Jun 2020

Study Offers Information on Molecular Basis for Using Nanoparticles in Medicine

Nanotechnology has contributed a great deal to the field of medical science. It has enabled researchers to design tools to deliver drugs to specific targets in a living organism.

5 Jun 2020

Oxford Instruments and Digital Surf Announce the Launch of Relate Software

Leading provider of high technology products Oxford Instruments and Digital Surf, creator of the industry-standard Mountains® surface and image analysis software platform, today announced the release of Relate software for users of Oxford Instruments' leading-edge tools for materials characterization.

From Digital Surf 4 Jun 2020

New Nanocrystal Assembly Method Could Find Various Applications

Smart phones, tablets and laptop displays, camera lenses, biosensing devices, integrated chips and solar photovoltaic cells are among the applications that could stand to benefit from an innovative method of nanocrystal assembly pioneered by Australian scientists.

4 Jun 2020

New Strategy to Resolve Contact Resistance Problem in 2D Semiconductors

Driven by the ever-increasing desires of the consumer market for smaller, lighter and smarter devices, the size of consumer electronics such as smartphones, tablets and laptops, have been continually shrinking while becoming more powerful in terms of performance over the years.

4 Jun 2020

Study Could Help Make Nanolasers Using Conventional Semiconductor Materials

An international team of researchers led by researchers from ITMO University announced the development of the world's most compact semiconductor laser that works in the visible range at room temperature.

4 Jun 2020

Graphene Spintronics Could be Building Block of Next-Gen Electronics

A team of researchers based in Manchester, the Netherlands, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland and the USA has published a new review on a field of computer device development known as spintronics, which could see graphene used as building block for next-generation electronics.

4 Jun 2020

New Nanopillar Arrays can be Tuned from Linear to Elliptical Birefringence

Polarization, the direction in which light vibrates, is invisible to the human eye. Yet, so much of our optical world relies on the control and manipulation of this hidden quality of light.

4 Jun 2020

New Precision Linear Stage Family for Ultra High Vacuum Applications

A leader in nanopositioning solutions, PI (Physik Instrumente) LP introduces a new high precision linear translation stage family for High Vacuum (HV) and Ultra High Vacuum (UHV) applications. The L-509 vacuum stage series is offered for 3 different vacuum levels: 10-6 hPa, 10-7 hPa, and 10-9 hPa.

From Physik Instrumente (PI) GmbH & Co KG 3 Jun 2020

Boron Nitride Nanotubes Could Form Building Blocks for Composite Materials

Boron nitride nanotubes are anything but boring, according to Rice University scientists who have found a way to watch how they move in liquids.

3 Jun 2020

Carbon Nanotube Transistors are Closer to Reality with New Fabrication Process

Carbon nanotube transistors are a step closer to commercial reality, now that MIT researchers have demonstrated that the devices can be made swiftly in commercial facilities, with the same equipment used to manufacture the silicon-based transistors that are the backbone of today's computing industry.

2 Jun 2020