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Researchers Create Single-Electron Electronic Devices using DNA

Researchers have drawn inspiration from nature over the years as it offers many different materials for innovations. The molecule of the heritage or DNA is one such material, with its exceptional self-assembling properties.

14 Oct 2016

Researchers Use Nanoscale Metallic Film to Develop 3D Full-Color Holographic Images

A new approach to reconstruct 3D full-color holographic images with the help of only a single layer of nanoscale metallic film is being developed by researchers at Missouri University of Science and Technology.

14 Oct 2016

The First Time Ever, Single Wall Carbon Nanotubes Complete REACH Registration

OCSiAl and its core product TUBALL™ single wall carbon nanotubes have opened a new substance in the EU's Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) regulation with the successf...

From OCSIAL Group 14 Oct 2016

Epigem Granted US Patent on Composite Electrode

Epigem, a high-tech British micro-engineering company, has been granted a patent by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for its composite electrode.

From Epigem Ltd. 14 Oct 2016

The First Time Ever, Single Wall Carbon Nanotubes Complete REACH Registration

13 Oct 2016

2D-Nanocellulose: Piezoelectric Driven by A Hydrogen Bonds Pattern

Researchers from ICN2 Phononic and Photonic Nanostructures Group publish in Scientific Reports findings providing the basis for new electromechanical designs using 2D-nanocellulose. In a longer-term perspective, the reinterpretation of electrical features for hydrogen bonds here introduced could pave the way in the understanding of life-essential molecules and events.

13 Oct 2016

ORNL Team Uses Nano-Spike Catalysts to Turn Carbon Dioxide into Ethanol

Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have devised an electrochemical process that uses miniature spikes of copper and carbon to convert the common greenhouse gas carbon dioxide into ethanol. Their process involves catalysis science and nanofabrication and their finding happened by chance.

13 Oct 2016

Scientists Study Two-dimensional Spin-Orbit Coupling for Bose-Einstein Condensates

Considered one of the fundamental effects in quantum physics, spin-orbit coupling plays a significant role in several physic phenomena and exotic quantum states.

13 Oct 2016

Cleanroom Installed for 200 mm (8’’) Graphene Wafers

Preparations are on track for mass production of 200 mm (8”) diameter high quality graphene on Si/SiO2 wafers. Last week cleanroom components arrived to be assembled in a new production space at our location in San Sebastian. Production of 200 mm graphene on a new chemical vapor deposition system is expected to be up and running at the beginning of 2017.

13 Oct 2016

Nanoscale Engineering Technique can Transform Particles into “LEGO-Like” Blocks

A nanoscale engineering technique that can transform small particles into “LEGO-like” modular building blocks has been developed by scientists. The research work, which was headed by the University of Melbourne promises to be useful in nano- and micro-scale applications such as chemical sensing, energy storage and drug delivery.

12 Oct 2016

Scientists Discover New Means of Controlling Defects in Graphene

New methods to control defects in 2D materials, including graphene that can result in enhance membranes for energy storage, advanced protective coating, sensing or water desalination have been developed by scientists at the Penn State’s Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company.

12 Oct 2016

Research into Nanoparticle Activation Could Potentially Transform Cancer Treatment

Physicists at The University of Texas at Arlington have shown that using microwaves to activate photosensitive nanoparticles produces tissue-heating effects that ultimately lead to cell death within solid tumors.

12 Oct 2016

LANXESS and OCSiAl Set New Standards for Conductive Additives

LANXESS and OCSiAl have officially entered into a collaboration that will result in production and marketing of an expanded line of TUBALL™ single wall carbon nanotube-based conductive additives for applications in...

From OCSIAL Group 12 Oct 2016

Rice University Lab Uses Electron Beam to Convert Nanorods into Multistate Switches

Rice University scientists have discovered how to subtly change the interior structure of semi-hollow nanorods in a way that alters how they interact with light, and because the changes are reversible, the method could form the basis of a nanoscale switch with enormous potential.

12 Oct 2016

LaVision BioTec Reports on the Measurement of Mouse Brain Activity from a Single Snapshot – the Latest Work Published in Cell from Dr Nicolas Renier at the Rockefeller University in New York

Bielefeld, October 11, 2016: LaVison BioTec, developers of advanced microscopy solutions for the life sciences, report on the latest work of Nicolas Renier, a Post-Doctoral Fellow in the laboratory of Marc Tessier-Lavigne at the Rockefeller University in New York where he applies light sheet microscopy to measure activity in a mouse brain from a single snapshot.

11 Oct 2016