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Engineered Silicon Dioxide Nanoparticles Tested for Cooling Electronic Gadgets

Researcher Baratunde Cola wants to add “sand” into computers in order to cool them. Not beach sand, but silicon dioxide nanoparticles coated with a high dielectric constant polymer, which would provide improved cooling at a low cost for high-energy electronic devices.

13 Jul 2016

Nanosystem and Digital Surf launch NanoMap Alpha

Global leader in non-contact 3D measurement and inspection, Nanosystem today announced the release of NanoMap Alpha software based on Digital Surf’s industry-standard Mountains® software platform.

13 Jul 2016

Imec and ARM collaborate on Design-Technology Co-Optimization for 7nm technology and beyond

World-leading nanoelectronics research center imec has signed a strategic partnership with ARM, the company whose semiconductor IP technologies enable a third of all intelligent digital goods sold each year. ARM&rsquo...

From IMEC 13 Jul 2016

Rensas Electronics Adopts Cadence Interconnect Workbench to Improve On-Chip Interconnect Performance

Cadence Design Systems, Inc., today announced that Renesas Electronics Corporation has adopted the Cadence® Interconnect Workbench (IWB) to accelerate performance analysis and verification of their on-chip interconnects by up to 50 percent.

12 Jul 2016

Kennesaw State Researchers Fabricate Delicate Solar Cells

A humming laboratory is birthing tiny solar cells – the first such devices created on campus – as Kennesaw State researchers strive to develop better photovoltaic technologies.

12 Jul 2016

Technion Breakthrough in Carbon Nanotubes Could Help Replace Silicon Chips in Various Electronic Devices

Technion researchers have developed a method for growing carbon nanotubes that could lead to the day when molecular electronics replace the ubiquitous silicon chip as the building block of electronics. The findings are published this week in Nature Communications.

12 Jul 2016

Researchers Use Advanced Tools to Exploit Atomic, Molecular Properties of Matter at Pritzker Nanofabrication Facility

Academic and industrial researchers have begun working side-by-side at the University of Chicago’s Pritzker Nanofabrication Facility, using some of the world’s most advanced tools to exploit the atomic and molecular properties of matter for emerging applications in science and technology.

12 Jul 2016

New Nanotechnology-Based Tattoo Could be Used for Various Commercial, Medical Applications

A new temporary "electronic tattoo" developed by Tel Aviv University that can measure the activity of muscle and nerve cells researchers is poised to revolutionize medicine, rehabilitation, and even business and marketing research.

12 Jul 2016

Silk-Based Microfluidic Device Shows Potential for Implantable Devices, Drug Testing

Scientists have developed a unique silk-based tissue chip that can be used extensively for drug testing and can better represent human tissues, compared to the present generation of chips. This silk gel chip enabled the research team to prevent most of the issues associated with current devices and could even be used as an implantable treatment in the future.

12 Jul 2016

Graphene’s Ability to Conduct Electricity Gains Popularity

Graphene, a two-dimensional wonder-material, has earned immense popularity due to its exceptional capability to conduct electricity. Researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) have used rod-shaped bacteria to add nanoscale ripples in the material, allowing it to conduct electrons differently in perpendicular directions. The bacteria is precisely arranged in an electric field and then vacuum-shrunk below a graphene sheet.

12 Jul 2016

Berkeley Lab Create Novel Method to Develop Atomically Thin Transistors and Circuits

Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have formulated a method to chemically build circuits and transistors that measure just a few atoms in thickness. This progress has the potential for advanced computing technologies and electronics - even paper-thin gadgets.

12 Jul 2016

Researchers Find New Way to Produce Nanomagnets with Low Zero-Point Energy

So-called "zero-point energy" is a term familiar to some cinema lovers or series fans; in the fictional world of animated films such as "The Incredibles" or the TV series "Stargate Atlantis", it denotes a powerful and virtually inexhaustible energy source.

11 Jul 2016

Scientists Successfully Harness Movement of Bacteria to Power Microscopic Windfarms

A team of scientists from Oxford University has shown how the natural movement of bacteria could be harnessed to assemble and power microscopic 'windfarms' - or other man-made micromachines such as smartphone components.

11 Jul 2016

Graphene’s Tunable Wetting and Adhesion Holds Promise For Advanced Coating Materials

A team of researchers from the University of Illinois based at Urbana-Champaign have demonstrated graphene’s doping-induced tunable wetting and adhesion feature, opening doors to unique and new possibilities for advanced coating materials and transducers.

11 Jul 2016

NTU’s New Nanofiltration Membrane Helps Treat, Produce Extremely Clean Water at Low Cost

Scientists at Nanyang Technological University (NTU Singapore) have invented a new type of nanofilter that could reduce the energy needed to treat wastewater by up to five times.

8 Jul 2016

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Engineered Silicon Dioxide Nanoparticles Tested for Cooling Electronic Gadgets

Nanosystem and Digital Surf launch NanoMap Alpha

Imec and ARM collaborate on Design-Technology Co-Optimization for 7nm technology and beyond

Rensas Electronics Adopts Cadence Interconnect Workbench to Improve On-Chip Interconnect Performance

Kennesaw State Researchers Fabricate Delicate Solar Cells

Technion Breakthrough in Carbon Nanotubes Could Help Replace Silicon Chips in Various Electronic Devices

Researchers Use Advanced Tools to Exploit Atomic, Molecular Properties of Matter at Pritzker Nanofabrication Facility

New Nanotechnology-Based Tattoo Could be Used for Various Commercial, Medical Applications

Silk-Based Microfluidic Device Shows Potential for Implantable Devices, Drug Testing

Graphene’s Ability to Conduct Electricity Gains Popularity

Berkeley Lab Create Novel Method to Develop Atomically Thin Transistors and Circuits

Researchers Find New Way to Produce Nanomagnets with Low Zero-Point Energy

Scientists Successfully Harness Movement of Bacteria to Power Microscopic Windfarms

Graphene’s Tunable Wetting and Adhesion Holds Promise For Advanced Coating Materials

NTU’s New Nanofiltration Membrane Helps Treat, Produce Extremely Clean Water at Low Cost

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