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Stretchy Optical Fibers for Implanting in the Body

Biocompatible fibers could use light to stimulate cells or sense signs of disease.

18 Oct 2016

Workshop on Electron Microscopy Focuses on Contributions of Berkeley Lab

A workshop on “Future Electron Microscopy” held on 11th October, 2016 at the ALS User Support Building demonstrated the depth and breadth of electron microscopy at Berkeley Lab.

17 Oct 2016

MIPT Researchers Demonstrate Development of Compact Sources of Coherent Plasmons

The possibility to develop compact sources of coherent plasmons has been theoretically demonstrated by researchers from MIPT’s Laboratory of 2D Materials’ Optoelectronics, Institute of Radioengineering and Electronics, and Tohoku University (Japan).

17 Oct 2016

Scientists Control Nanoballoons using Static Electricity

Molecular-sized machines could be used to manipulate significant bodily mechanisms in the future. In a recent study, scientists from Umeå University and the University of California, Berkeley have electrostatically controlled a nanoballoon consisting of a carbon molecule 10,000 times thinner than a strand of human hair, to switch between collapsed and inflated state.

14 Oct 2016

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