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Using Nanoscale Defects to Enhance the Properties of Ultrathin, 2D Materials

According to a famous saying, nothing in this world is perfect, and this is not bad always. As part of a research at the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), researchers found out how the properties of ultrathin, 2D material can be improved by nanoscale defects.

11 Mar 2019

Researchers Combine Graphene with Nano-Sized Metal Ribbons of Gold to Create Ultrasensitive Biosensor

Using wonder material graphene, scientists at the University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering have created an innovative device that lays the foundation for developing ultrasensitive biosensors for the detection of a host of diseases at the molecular level, with almost unprecedented efficiency.

8 Mar 2019

Coating Graphene with Wax Reduces Contamination During Device Manufacturing

To safeguard graphene from performance-weakening wrinkles and contaminants that deface its surface during device fabrication, MIT scientists have sought the use of an ordinary material: wax.

7 Mar 2019

New Hybrid Material Could Lead to the Development of Next-Generation Composite Materials and Nano-Devices

At the University of Sheffield, physicists have discovered that placing a pair of atomically thin graphene-like materials on top of one another changes their properties and yields a material that has unique hybrid properties.

7 Mar 2019

Researchers Show the Importance of Nanoparticle Systems for New High-Speed Devices

For the first time, scientists have proved a new method to carry out functions vital to future computation three orders of magnitude faster than existing commercial devices.

6 Mar 2019

Researchers Develop Ultrafast Process for Producing Scalable Graphene-Based Yarns

A research team, headed by Dr Nazmul Karim and Professor Sir Kostya Novoselov at The University of Manchester, has come up with a novel technique to create scalable yarns based on graphene.

6 Mar 2019

Scientists Investigate the Present State of the Hyped Nanomaterials

Carbon-based nanomaterials such as carbon nanotubes and graphene were projected to have an excellent future when they were first found. But quality issues limit the progress of new products.

5 Mar 2019

Nanoscale 3D System Could Lead to Smaller Memory Devices, Microelectronics, and Spintronics

Headed by the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), a research team has developed a nanoscale “playground” on a chip that mimics the formation of monopoles—a group of exotic magnetic particles.

5 Mar 2019

Researchers Determine Interrelationships Between Magnetic Nanoparticles and Liquid Surrounding Them

Nowadays, nanoparticles finely dispersed in suspensions are employed in several fields, such as in industrial catalysts, in cosmetic products, or in contrast agents for medicinal examinations.

4 Mar 2019

First Graphene presents at Graphene Automotive 2019 in Detroit

Highlights Andy Goodwin, Chief Technology Officer of First Graphene Ltd, to present at international conference. New data supporting the high quality of PureGRAPH™ graphenes will be presented. The benefit...

From First Graphene Ltd. 4 Mar 2019

Weebit Nano and Leti to Build Advanced Neuromorphic Demonstrator Using SiOx ReRAM Technology

Weebit Nano, the Israel-based semiconductor company seeking to develop and commercialise the next generation of memory technology.

From Weebit nano Ltd. 1 Mar 2019

Bio-Integrated Nanoparticles Allow Mice to See Both Infrared and Visible Light

According to a new study reported in the journal Cell on February 28th, 2019, mice can see both infrared and visible light when their vision is improved by nanotechnology.

1 Mar 2019

New Blueprint Provides Insight for Predicting and Optimizing Complex Nanoparticles

Researchers at Northwestern University have created a blueprint to understand and predict the properties and behavior of complex nanoparticles and enhancing their use for a wide range of scientific uses. These include optoelectronics, bio-imaging, transistors, catalysis, and energy storage and conversion.

1 Mar 2019

Researchers Discover Viscous Flow of Electrons in Graphene

According to a discovery by scientists from The University of Manchester in the United Kingdom, electrons in graphene act like a highly unique liquid.

1 Mar 2019

EPFL Scientists Use Directed Evolution to Build Synthetic Nanoparticles

The 2018 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to three scientists who developed the approach called directed evolution, which permanently transformed protein engineering. Directed evolution imitates natural evolution and guides the production of proteins with new or enhanced functions.

28 Feb 2019

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Using Nanoscale Defects to Enhance the Properties of Ultrathin, 2D Materials

Researchers Combine Graphene with Nano-Sized Metal Ribbons of Gold to Create Ultrasensitive Biosensor

Coating Graphene with Wax Reduces Contamination During Device Manufacturing

New Hybrid Material Could Lead to the Development of Next-Generation Composite Materials and Nano-Devices

Researchers Show the Importance of Nanoparticle Systems for New High-Speed Devices

Researchers Develop Ultrafast Process for Producing Scalable Graphene-Based Yarns

Scientists Investigate the Present State of the Hyped Nanomaterials

Nanoscale 3D System Could Lead to Smaller Memory Devices, Microelectronics, and Spintronics

Researchers Determine Interrelationships Between Magnetic Nanoparticles and Liquid Surrounding Them

First Graphene presents at Graphene Automotive 2019 in Detroit

Weebit Nano and Leti to Build Advanced Neuromorphic Demonstrator Using SiOx ReRAM Technology

Bio-Integrated Nanoparticles Allow Mice to See Both Infrared and Visible Light

New Blueprint Provides Insight for Predicting and Optimizing Complex Nanoparticles

Researchers Discover Viscous Flow of Electrons in Graphene

EPFL Scientists Use Directed Evolution to Build Synthetic Nanoparticles

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