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Scientists Investigate Beneficial Use of Nanostructures in Laser Ion Acceleration

Nanostructured surfaces have manifold applications. Among others they are used to selectively increase aborption of light. You can find them everywhere, where light harvesting is the key point, e.g. in photovoltaics.

16 Mar 2017

Researchers Reveal Atomic Positions and Local Electronic Properties of 2D MXene

Scientists have long been searching for electrically conductive materials for cost-effective energy-storage devices. Two-dimensional (2D) ceramics known as MXenes are candidates. MXenes, unlike most 2D ceramics, have inherently excellent conductivity, because they are molecular sheets fabricated from the nitrides and carbides of transition metals like titanium.

15 Mar 2017

New Technique to Bond Chips Uses Ink with Silver Nanoparticles

Today in electronics there are two main approaches to building circuits: the rigid one (silicon circuits) and the new, more appealing, flexible one based on paper and polymeric substrates that can be combined with 3-D printing.

15 Mar 2017

Grafoid Unveils GPURE Graphene Polymer Membrane for Next-Generation Li-Ion Battery Applications

Grafoid Inc., a Canadian graphene R&D, investment and technology licensing company announced today the development of its GPURE Graphene Polymer nano-porous membrane intended for next generation Li-Ion battery applications.

15 Mar 2017

UnitySC's NST Series Nanotopography Metrology Platform Delivers Unique Overlay Solution for Hybrid Bonding

UnitySC, a wholly owned subsidiary of FOGALE Nanotech Group and a leader in inspection and metrology solutions for advanced semiconductor packaging, today introduced its new NST Series at SEMICON China in Shanghai.

15 Mar 2017

Iron Nanocubes may Have Favorable Impact on Future of NO2 Sensing

Although they sound like a recent discovery, nanoparticles have been in use for centuries. For instance, the famous Lycurgus cup, crafted by 4th century Roman artisans, features dichroic glass, with silver and gold nanoparticles scattered throughout, giving the cup a red appearance when illuminated from behind and a green appearance when light is shining on it from the front.

15 Mar 2017

Linkam’s cryo-stage is chosen by JPK Instruments for their NanoWizard® AFM systems.

Market leaders in temperature controlled microscopy and established manufacturers of advanced freeze drying microscopes, Linkam Scientific Instruments, have been chosen by JPK Instruments to supply a customized version of one of their cryo-stage systems to enable surface properties to be studied over an extended temperature range.

From Bruker BioAFM 15 Mar 2017

Nanotechnology and Wireless Electronics Developed for New Type of Retinal Prosthesis

The nanotechnology and wireless electronics required for a new type of retinal prosthesis has been developed by engineers at the University of California San Diego and La Jolla-based startup.

14 Mar 2017

NUS Researchers Create Revolutionary 2D Graphene-Like Polymer Sheets

The novel ultra-thin two-dimensional polymer sheet, which is the organic analogue of graphene, heralds new opportunities for long lasting sodium rechargeable batteries

14 Mar 2017

Researchers Explore Role of Entropy in Directed Organization of Polymer-Grafted Nanoparticles

Controlling the organization of nanoparticles into patterns in ultrathin polymer films can be accomplished with entropy instead of chemistry, according to a discovery by Dr. Alamgir Karim, UA’s Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company Professor of Polymer Engineering, and his student Dr. Ren Zhang.

14 Mar 2017

Sandia Researchers Develop 3D Metasurfaces Possessing Optical Possibilities

Metamaterials are not found in nature, but they do have the potential for a world of applications with their ability to bend light to keep satellites cooler, make ultra-efficient cell phone antennas and ultra-thin lenses, and allow photovoltaics to absorb more energy.

10 Mar 2017

2D Layered Hybrid Perovskite Material Enhances Effectiveness for LEDs and Solar Cells

In the perpetual hunt for next generation high-efficiency LEDs and solar cells, researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory and their partners are developing ground-breaking 2D layered hybrid perovskites that allow higher level of freedom in designing and fabricating efficient optoelectronic devices.

10 Mar 2017

Physicists Tap Properties of Plasmons to Expand the Color Range of Color-Changing Glass

A recent nanophotonics study carried out at Rice University can broaden the color palette available for companies in the rapidly growing market for glass windows with the ability to change color by just the click of an electric switch.

9 Mar 2017

Study Reveals Small Nanoparticles Have Big Influence on Polymer Nanocomposites

Polymer nanocomposites combine particles measuring about billionths of a meter (nanometers, nm) in diameter with polymers, which are lengthy molecular chains.

9 Mar 2017

Sheffield Researchers Use JPK's Nanowizard AFM Systems to Study Soft Matter, Biological Systems at Molecular Scale

JPK Instruments, a world-leading manufacturer of nanoanalytic instrumentation for research in life sciences and soft matter, works closely with users at the University of Sheffield where their NanoWizard® AFM systems are being used to further understand soft matter and biological systems at the molecular scale in the Hobbs SPM Group in the Department of Physics.

From Bruker BioAFM 9 Mar 2017

Nanotechnology News

Scientists Investigate Beneficial Use of Nanostructures in Laser Ion Acceleration

Researchers Reveal Atomic Positions and Local Electronic Properties of 2D MXene

New Technique to Bond Chips Uses Ink with Silver Nanoparticles

Grafoid Unveils GPURE Graphene Polymer Membrane for Next-Generation Li-Ion Battery Applications

UnitySC's NST Series Nanotopography Metrology Platform Delivers Unique Overlay Solution for Hybrid Bonding

Iron Nanocubes may Have Favorable Impact on Future of NO2 Sensing

Linkam’s cryo-stage is chosen by JPK Instruments for their NanoWizard® AFM systems.

Nanotechnology and Wireless Electronics Developed for New Type of Retinal Prosthesis

NUS Researchers Create Revolutionary 2D Graphene-Like Polymer Sheets

Researchers Explore Role of Entropy in Directed Organization of Polymer-Grafted Nanoparticles

Sandia Researchers Develop 3D Metasurfaces Possessing Optical Possibilities

2D Layered Hybrid Perovskite Material Enhances Effectiveness for LEDs and Solar Cells

Physicists Tap Properties of Plasmons to Expand the Color Range of Color-Changing Glass

Study Reveals Small Nanoparticles Have Big Influence on Polymer Nanocomposites

Sheffield Researchers Use JPK's Nanowizard AFM Systems to Study Soft Matter, Biological Systems at Molecular Scale

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