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MIT Researchers Use Graphene to Create Transparent, Flexible Solar Cells

MIT has come up with a new flexible, transparent solar cell which would make it possible for solar cells to be used in numerous items around us in the near future – in cell phones and laptops, on windows and walls, and more.

31 Jul 2017

The School of Materials at the University of Manchester Utilise Deben’s Mechanical Stages to Characterise Structure and Behaviour at the Micro- and Nano- Scale

The School of Materials at the University of Manchester is the largest school of its kind in Europe. It has arguably one of the highest research levels of any university for materials activity in the UK, with 80% of their research rated as being internationally excellent or world leading in quality. At Manchester, great emphasis is put on on-going collaborations with industrial partners from across the aerospace, automotive and nuclear sectors.

From Deben 28 Jul 2017

Using Computer Simulations to Investigate Nanosystems Confined in Spherical Cavities

A team of Theoretical Physicists headed by Professor Kurt Binder and Dr. Arash Nikoubashman from the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) have adopted computer simulations to investigate the positioning of stiff polymers inside spherical cavities.

27 Jul 2017

Innovative Approaches Could Enable Use of 2D Nanomaterials in Lithium-Ion Batteries

Low self-discharge, high specific energy density, and low memory effect make lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) appealing as chief energy storage devices. Of the different components of a battery, electrode materials have an important part in improving electrochemical characteristics.

27 Jul 2017

Researchers Aim to Create Graphene-Based Electronic Devices

Important electronic components, such as tunnel barriers and diodes, can be integrated into single graphene wires (nanoribbons) with atomic precision. The aim is to make graphene-based electronic devices with very fast operational speeds.

26 Jul 2017

Researchers Realize Direct Writing of Silver Nanostructures Using an Electron Beam

An international team, for the very first time, realized direct writing of silver nanostructures by using an electron beam applied to a substrate. Silver nanostructures are capable of concentrating visible light at the nanoscale.

25 Jul 2017

From Fundamental Research to Applications - Nano Innovation Award 2017 for Junior Nanoscientists

On July 21, the Nano Innovation Awards were awarded at the Center for Nanoscience (LMU Munich). For the first time, candidates from all over Bavaria were invited to apply for the awards worth € 9.000.

From attocube systems AG 25 Jul 2017

Tapping Energy Out of Human Movement

Consider wearing a skirt, shirt or jacket that can power personal electronic devices such as fitness tracker, mobile phone and the like while walking, waving or just sitting down.

24 Jul 2017

$Physicists Look for Materials with High Refractive Index for Developing Nanoantennas$

Physicists Look for Materials with High Refractive Index for Developing Nanoantennas

Physicists from MIPT and ITMO University have performed a comparative analysis of a wide array of materials to ascertain whether they can be used for dielectric nanophotonics.

24 Jul 2017

Electron Pulses Used to Manipulate Nanomagnets and Store Information

Magnets and magnetic occurrences underpin the huge majority of advanced data storage, and the measurement scales for research dedicated on magnetic behaviors continue to shrink with the rest of digital technology.

24 Jul 2017

Researchers Use Probiotics to Develop Metallic Nanoparticles

Probiotics, being live microbes, wield many advantageous health effects on the host cells. Such probiotics are commercially available as foods, dietary supplements, and pharmaceutical formulations.

24 Jul 2017

Metal Nanoparticles Could Boost Efficiency of LEDs and Creation of Invisibility Cloaks

A team of Researchers from the University of Michigan have come up with a new method that peppers metallic nanoparticles into semiconductors. This progress could increase the efficiency of LED lighting by 50 % and even facilitate the creation of invisibility cloaking devices.

20 Jul 2017

Nanotechnology News

MIT Researchers Use Graphene to Create Transparent, Flexible Solar Cells

The School of Materials at the University of Manchester Utilise Deben’s Mechanical Stages to Characterise Structure and Behaviour at the Micro- and Nano- Scale

Using Computer Simulations to Investigate Nanosystems Confined in Spherical Cavities

Innovative Approaches Could Enable Use of 2D Nanomaterials in Lithium-Ion Batteries

Researchers Aim to Create Graphene-Based Electronic Devices

Researchers Realize Direct Writing of Silver Nanostructures Using an Electron Beam

From Fundamental Research to Applications - Nano Innovation Award 2017 for Junior Nanoscientists

Tapping Energy Out of Human Movement

Physicists Look for Materials with High Refractive Index for Developing Nanoantennas

Electron Pulses Used to Manipulate Nanomagnets and Store Information

Researchers Use Probiotics to Develop Metallic Nanoparticles

Metal Nanoparticles Could Boost Efficiency of LEDs and Creation of Invisibility Cloaks

New Diagnostic Sensors for Analyzing Human Exhaled Breath to Diagnose Diseases

Researchers Develop NanoVelcro Microchips for Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing

NanoGraphene Manufactures Its First Graphene in Sustainable Environmentally Friendly Plant

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Nanoparticles That Boost Tomato Plant Growth

Covalent Organic Nanosheets Boost Sodium-Ion Battery Life

New Research Reveals Nanoplastics’ Damaging Effect on Brain Cells

Single-Step Synthesis of Carbon Nanotubes for Better Energy Storage

Research Boosts Graphene’s Potential to Unprecedented Heights

Enhancing Slurry Stability in Lithium-Ion Batteries with Turbiscan Technology

PiFM and its Role in Nanoscale Chemical Imaging

Conversations on AFM: How AI is Automating Scanning Probe Microscopy

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