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Scientists Create Graphene Sieve Capable of Turning Sea Water into Drinking Water

There has been considerable attention placed on graphene-oxide membranes as potential candidates for new filtration technologies. Now, researchers at The University of Manchester have successfully created membranes that are capable of sieving common salts.

4 Apr 2017

Graphene-Based Conductive Ink Wins Overall Prize in National Science Photography Competition

An image of spectacular swirling graphene ink in alcohol, which can be used to print electrical circuits onto paper, has won the overall prize in a national science photography competition, organised by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC).

4 Apr 2017

New Ultrafast Flexible and Transparent Memory Devices May be Precursor to New Age of Electronics

Engineering experts from the University of Exeter have come up with a breakthrough way to create the smallest, quickest, highest-capacity memories for transparent and flexible applications that could lead to a future golden age of electronics.

3 Apr 2017

New Layered Material Could Help Develop Reduced Graphene Oxide-Based Transistors

A research team at North Carolina State University (NC State) has developed a new method for changing positively charged (p-type) reduced graphene oxide (rGO) into negatively charged (n-type) rGO. The resultant layered material can be employed to develop rGO-based transistors, which can be used in electronic devices.

31 Mar 2017

Researchers Working Towards Use of Nanomagnets for Future Data Storage

If only one atom or small molecule was necessary for a single unit of data (a zero or a one as in binary digital technology), enormous volumes of data could be stored in the smallest amount of space.

31 Mar 2017

UTSA Researchers Receive Grant to Develop Water-Purifying Nanomaterial

A $65,000 grant to create a nanomaterial that can perform the work of a water treatment plant has been given to Heather Shipley, chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Burzik Professor in Engineering Design at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), and Kelly Nash, associate professor of physics by the National Science Foundation.

31 Mar 2017

Researchers Create Self-Assembled Organic-Inorganic Heterostructures with Programmable Electronic Properties

"van der Waals heterostructures" refer to vertical stacks of different two-dimensional (2D) crystals, such as boron nitride, graphene, etc. that are held together by weak van der Waals forces.

30 Mar 2017

Study Reveals Potential of Reusable Carbon Nanotubes to be Used as Water Filter

A team of researchers from Rochester Institute of Technology report that a new class of carbon nanotubes could be the answer to cleaning up of toxic sludge and contaminated water.

30 Mar 2017

Stanford Team Builds Nano Devices Capable of Enduring Extreme Environments in Space and on Earth

Venus has a very hot surface hidden behind its thick swirling clouds. The planet is pelted with sulfuric acid rains, and has a temperature of 480 °C, which would burn any of the electronics used currently on Earth. This creates a huge challenge for researchers hoping to explore this extreme environment.

29 Mar 2017

New Nanomaterial Degrades Laser Light's Brightness Without Degrading its Power

The absorption of light differs based on the material on which it shines. A global team of researchers including material scientists from Kiel University has developed a complex hybrid material that can absorb light with a distinctive wide array of wavelengths.

29 Mar 2017

Scientists Engineer Nanomaterial for Efficient Harvesting of Sunlight

In the future, with the help of nanomaterials, sunlight can be used more efficiently to stimulate chemical reactions such as artificial photosynthesis.

29 Mar 2017

Precision NanoSystems NanoAssemblrâ„¢ Chosen for Horizon 2020 Project to Develop Novel RNA Therapeutics

Precision NanoSystems NanoAssemblrâ„¢ platform has been selected for the controlled manufacture of nanomedicines as part of the multinational B-SMART (Brain-Specific, Modular and Active RNA Therapeutics) translational research project. This â‚¬6 million initiative, funded by the EU Horizon 2020 program, aims to use RNA-based therapeutics to silence the production of disease-causing proteins for a range of neurodegenerative disorders, such as Parkinsonâ€™s, Alzheimerâ€™s and Huntingtonâ€™s.

29 Mar 2017

Study on Stabilization of Gold Nanoparticles by Small Organic Ions

The potential of gold nanoparticles for a wide range of applications can be expanded using methods that help to stabilize the clusters and also control their size.

29 Mar 2017

Oxford Instruments Announces Winners of the 2017 Nicholas Kurti Science Prize

Oxford Instruments is delighted to announce Dr Francois Parmentier of Service de Physique de l'Etat Condensé, Université Paris-Saclay, France and Dr Erwann Bocquillon of Laboratoire Pierre Aigrain, France – as the joint winners of the 2017 Nicholas Kurti Science Prize. The Nicholas Kurti Science Prize promotes and recognises the novel work of young scientists working in the fields of low temperatures and/or high magnetic fields in Europe.

From Oxford Instruments plc 29 Mar 2017

Rutgers Scientists Discover How Graphene Could be Used to Cool Electronics Chips

A powerful technique that will help to cool tiny chips has been discovered by Rutgers researchers using graphene. These tiny chips are vital components of electronic devices with billions of transistors apiece.

28 Mar 2017

Nanotechnology News

Scientists Create Graphene Sieve Capable of Turning Sea Water into Drinking Water

Graphene-Based Conductive Ink Wins Overall Prize in National Science Photography Competition

New Ultrafast Flexible and Transparent Memory Devices May be Precursor to New Age of Electronics

New Layered Material Could Help Develop Reduced Graphene Oxide-Based Transistors

Researchers Working Towards Use of Nanomagnets for Future Data Storage

UTSA Researchers Receive Grant to Develop Water-Purifying Nanomaterial

Researchers Create Self-Assembled Organic-Inorganic Heterostructures with Programmable Electronic Properties

Study Reveals Potential of Reusable Carbon Nanotubes to be Used as Water Filter

Stanford Team Builds Nano Devices Capable of Enduring Extreme Environments in Space and on Earth

New Nanomaterial Degrades Laser Light's Brightness Without Degrading its Power

Scientists Engineer Nanomaterial for Efficient Harvesting of Sunlight

Precision NanoSystems NanoAssemblrâ„¢ Chosen for Horizon 2020 Project to Develop Novel RNA Therapeutics

Study on Stabilization of Gold Nanoparticles by Small Organic Ions

Oxford Instruments Announces Winners of the 2017 Nicholas Kurti Science Prize

Rutgers Scientists Discover How Graphene Could be Used to Cool Electronics Chips

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