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2016 Cornell Center for Materials Research Symposium Focuses on New Electron Microscopy Techniques

The latest electron microscopy techniques are capable of exploring chemical, physical, and structural properties of materials with spatial resolution, extending from atomic to macroscopic length scales, commercial applications, and impact throughout a wide range of disciplines in the life and the physical sciences.

25 Apr 2016

Directa Plus’ Graphene-based Products Certified as Safe for Human Contact

Directa Plus (“Directa” or “the Company”), one of the largest producers and suppliers of graphene-based products for use in consumer and industrial markets, is pleased to announce that all of its ...

From DIRECTA PLUS S.p.A. 22 Apr 2016

Motion Controller Integrates Multiple Drive Technologies: from Electromagnetic to Piezoelectric, up to 40 Channels

Motion control and nanopositioning solutions leader PI (Physik Instrumente) L.P. released a new motion controller system – the C-885 PIMotionMaster – that allows users to integrate different drive technologies from traditional servo and stepper motors to highly specialized piezo-ceramic motors, all via one interface and software suite.

From Physik Instrumente (PI) GmbH & Co KG 22 Apr 2016

MIPT Scientists Create Electronic Synapses Based on Ultrathin Hafnium Oxide Films

Scientists from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT) have developed prototypes of “electronic synapses” based on ultra-thin films of hafnium oxide (HfO2). These prototypes have the potential for use in futuristic computing systems. The Nanoscale Research Letters journal has published a paper on this study.

22 Apr 2016

Researchers Use Cellphone Principles to Track Cells Being Sorted on Microfluidic Chips

The unique identifying number provided for every single phone enables text messages and phone calls to reach individuals wherever they are situated. A similar cell principle has been used by researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology to track cells sorted on microfluidic chips.

22 Apr 2016

Researchers Develop World’s Fastest Silicon-Based Flexible Transistors

A tiny knife is considered the secret behind developing the fastest silicon-based flexible transistors in the world.

22 Apr 2016

UCI Researchers Develop Nanowire-Based Battery Electrode

Researchers from the University of California, Irvine, have developed a nanowire-based battery material that has the potential to be recharged several times, bringing us closer to commercial batteries with a prolonged lifespan for spacecraft, cars, appliances, smartphones, and computers.

22 Apr 2016

Core-Shell Materials Could Help Enhance Properties of Multifunctional Nanocomposites

Scientists at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) have devised a clever combination of materials - when used during the thin-film growth process - to reveal that particle atomic layer deposition, or p-ALD, deposits a uniform nanometer-thick shell on core particles regardless of core size, a discovery having significant impacts for many applications since most large scale powder production techniques form powder batches that are made up of a range of particles sizes.

21 Apr 2016

Researchers Study How Coal Can be Used for Making Electronic Devices

Jeffrey Grossman believes that for a very long time we have been observing coal from a totally wrong perspective. He stresses the necessity to explore the real value of the complex chemistry and diversity of the material, instead of just ignoring its molecular complexity and setting it afire. Grossman and his team of researchers highlighted the possibility of coal becoming the foundation for electronic devices, batteries, or solar panels.

21 Apr 2016

Breakthrough Research Helps Develop High-Efficiency Polymer Solar Cells Without Using Fullerene

Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and at Linköping University have demonstrated the possibility of developing highly efficient and more reliable polymer solar cells at a lower cost. The breakthrough research is focusing on the development of polymer solar cells without using unstable and expensive fullerenes.

20 Apr 2016

Researchers Develop Wide-Viewing 3D Holographic Displays with Nano-Magnetic Pixels

Two-dimensional images are shown for each eye with standard 3D displays, like glass-free autostereoscopic displays and stereo displays with glasses. These pseudo-3D images result in users experiencing incongruity and eyestrain.

20 Apr 2016

Graphenea to Increase Production Capacity

Graphenea announces a new order for Aixtron's BM Pro chemical vapor deposition system.

From Graphenea 20 Apr 2016

Official Launch of Australian Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology

The first facility built for nanoscience in Australia is launched at the University of Sydney today. The Australian Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology is the most advanced facility for nanoscience in the region.

20 Apr 2016

Researchers Integrate Carbon Nanotubes into Nanostructured Waveguide to Develop Compact Miniaturized Switching Element

Worldwide growing data volumes make conventional electronic processing reach its limits. Future information technology is therefore expected to use light as a medium for quick data transmission also within computer chips. Researchers under the direction of KIT have now demonstrated that carbon nanotubes are suited for use as on-chip light source for tomorrow’s information technology, when nanostructured waveguides are applied to obtain the desired light properties. The scientists now present their results in Nature Photonics. DOI: 10.1038/NPHOTON. 2016.70

20 Apr 2016

Scientists Reveal Magnetic Nanovortices in Magnetite Minerals are Reliable Witnesses of Earth’s History

Scientists from the United Kingdom and Germany have undertaken studies on magnetic nanovortices present in magnetite minerals. They reveal that these structures are reliable witnesses of the earth's history. The structures are constructed in the molten rock cooling process, and during their formation the magnetic structures reflect the magnetic field of the earth.

20 Apr 2016

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2016 Cornell Center for Materials Research Symposium Focuses on New Electron Microscopy Techniques

Directa Plus’ Graphene-based Products Certified as Safe for Human Contact

Motion Controller Integrates Multiple Drive Technologies: from Electromagnetic to Piezoelectric, up to 40 Channels

MIPT Scientists Create Electronic Synapses Based on Ultrathin Hafnium Oxide Films

Researchers Use Cellphone Principles to Track Cells Being Sorted on Microfluidic Chips

Researchers Develop World’s Fastest Silicon-Based Flexible Transistors

UCI Researchers Develop Nanowire-Based Battery Electrode

Core-Shell Materials Could Help Enhance Properties of Multifunctional Nanocomposites

Researchers Study How Coal Can be Used for Making Electronic Devices

Breakthrough Research Helps Develop High-Efficiency Polymer Solar Cells Without Using Fullerene

Researchers Develop Wide-Viewing 3D Holographic Displays with Nano-Magnetic Pixels

Graphenea to Increase Production Capacity

Official Launch of Australian Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology

Researchers Integrate Carbon Nanotubes into Nanostructured Waveguide to Develop Compact Miniaturized Switching Element

Scientists Reveal Magnetic Nanovortices in Magnetite Minerals are Reliable Witnesses of Earth’s History

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