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Water-Removal Technique Could Help Develop Next-Generation Carbon Nanomaterials for Fuel Cells and Batteries

A Los Alamos-led research team has developed a new water-removal technique that improves the performance of carbon nanomaterials used in fuel cells and batteries. This latest study provides a complete understanding about the critical role water plays in forming catalysts to reduce oxygen in materials. This discovery presents new avenues for designing advanced carbon nanomaterials for batteries and fuel cells.

25 Mar 2016

ETH Researchers Successfully Create Magnetoelectric-Controlled Microrobots

Micro and nanorobots that attack tumors with the most precision using drug could be the way to combat cancer in the future. The development of magnetoelectric-controlled Janus machines by a team of ETH researchers, headed by Salvador Pané, has the potential for such advances.

25 Mar 2016

Ever-Increasing Role of Nanotechnology in Modern Life

Dr Themis Prodromakis, Reader in Nanoelectronics, University of Southampton, discusses how nanotechnology will play a major role in today’s contemporary life. The article has been published in The Conversation.

24 Mar 2016

Installation of PhableR 100 Nano-Lithography System Helps Boost Semiconductor Research at University of Bath

An innovative nano-lithography printing system has been installed at the University of Bath, making it the only institution in the United Kingdom that has this novel nano-scale patterning equipment. This capability enables the university to play a pioneering role in the advancement of next-generation manufacturing methods for nano-engineered semiconductors.

24 Mar 2016

Innovative Method Prints Nanomaterials onto 3D Objects and Flexible Surfaces Using Plasma

The printing process continuously evolved since the days of Johannes Gutenberg. A new technique has been developed by a team of researchers at NASA Ames and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, to print nanomaterials onto three-dimensional objects or flexible surfaces, such as a cloth or paper, using plasma. The breakthrough process has potential to help build devices, such as integrated circuits, flexible memory devices and batteries, wearable chemical and biological sensors, easily and cost-effectively.

24 Mar 2016

French Skiers Wearing Directa Plus and Colmar's Graphene-Enhanced Suits Win at FIS World Cup

The fabric used to make the ski suits incorporates Directa Plus’ Graphene Plus (G+), which makes the material both bacteriostatic and electrostatic, thereby reducing the friction with air and water to enable top sporting performance. In addition, the thermally conductive properties of the suits mean they are able to act as a filter between the body and the external environment, ensuring that the wearer always remains at an ideal temperature.

24 Mar 2016

Novel Approach to Develop Nano-Enhanced Self-Cleaning Textiles

Breakthrough nanotechnology research on self-cleaning textiles by scientists at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia, could help people to clean their clothes with a spot of sunshine.

23 Mar 2016

Thomas Swan Launches First Commercial 2D Boron Nitride Products

2D Boron Nitride – a white coloured additive for enhanced gas barrier and thermal conductivity.

From Thomas Swan & Co Ltd 23 Mar 2016

Wrinkled and Crumpled Graphene Exhibits Better Properties

A group of researchers at Brown University have demonstrated a new way to fabricate super-crumpled and super-wrinkled sheets of graphene. Graphene is a nanomaterial that exhibits interesting properties. The study reveals that topography can boost some of the unique properties of graphene.

23 Mar 2016

New Approach Enables Real-Time, In Situ Monitoring of Self-Assembly of Nanocrystal Structures

Real-time, in situ monitoring of the self-assembly of nanocrystal structures has been made possible by a team of researchers using a combination of technologies, including controlled solvent evaporation and synchrotron X-ray scattering, paving the way for researchers to gain insights into the mechanisms behind the self-assembly of these structures.

23 Mar 2016

Study Shows How Graphene-Based Nanostructures Capture Infrared Light

Capturing infrared light with graphene-based nanostructures has been demonstrated by scientists from CIC nanoGUNE, in partnership with Graphenea and ICFO. When light combines with graphene’s charge oscillation, the result is a mixture of charge oscillations and light referred to as plasmon, which can be compressed into minute volumes that are millions times smaller than those present in traditional dielectric optical cavities.

23 Mar 2016

Researchers Use Microwave Microscopy to Study Nanoscale Objects and Processes

Electrons are often knocked off when an atom is bombarded with a large amount of energy. This makes the atom chemically reactive, triggering higher destruction. This is the reason why radiation is considered to be hazardous, and why high-resolution imaging methods that utilize X-rays and energetic electron beams, can change or destroy the samples they investigate.

23 Mar 2016

Breakthrough Method to Integrate Nanostructures with Micro Energy Storage Units for Microelectronics

Creating smaller components is a key factor in the race to develop compact smartphones and other handheld devices. There is an increasing demand for lighter and thinner microelectronic devices. However, manufacturers often have a limitation in the form of the oddly shaped energy sources, which pose challenges when trying to conform to the smaller space.

23 Mar 2016

Graphene Metal Oxide Nanocomposites Could Improve Capacity and Cycling Performance of Lithium-Ion Batteries

Some metal oxides can increase capacity and optimize the cycling performance of lithium-ion batteries, according to material scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL). They produced three graphene metal oxide (GMO) nanocomposites and compared their electrochemical performance. What they determined was two of the nanocomposites were able to significantly improve reversible lithium storage capacity.

23 Mar 2016

RHK Technology Installs First 9K PanScan Freedom System at UNH

RHK Technology has recently installed the first PanScan Freedom AFM/STM system with their latest cryostat option, offering a 9K base temperature.

From RHK Technology 22 Mar 2016

Nanotechnology News

Water-Removal Technique Could Help Develop Next-Generation Carbon Nanomaterials for Fuel Cells and Batteries

ETH Researchers Successfully Create Magnetoelectric-Controlled Microrobots

Ever-Increasing Role of Nanotechnology in Modern Life

Installation of PhableR 100 Nano-Lithography System Helps Boost Semiconductor Research at University of Bath

Innovative Method Prints Nanomaterials onto 3D Objects and Flexible Surfaces Using Plasma

French Skiers Wearing Directa Plus and Colmar's Graphene-Enhanced Suits Win at FIS World Cup

Novel Approach to Develop Nano-Enhanced Self-Cleaning Textiles

Thomas Swan Launches First Commercial 2D Boron Nitride Products

Wrinkled and Crumpled Graphene Exhibits Better Properties

New Approach Enables Real-Time, In Situ Monitoring of Self-Assembly of Nanocrystal Structures

Study Shows How Graphene-Based Nanostructures Capture Infrared Light

Researchers Use Microwave Microscopy to Study Nanoscale Objects and Processes

Breakthrough Method to Integrate Nanostructures with Micro Energy Storage Units for Microelectronics

Graphene Metal Oxide Nanocomposites Could Improve Capacity and Cycling Performance of Lithium-Ion Batteries

RHK Technology Installs First 9K PanScan Freedom System at UNH

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