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Nano Dimension Debuts AgCite Line of Conductive Silver Nanoparticle Inks

Nano Dimension Ltd., a leading printing electronics company in the area of 3D printing, today announced its AgCite™ line of conductive silver nanoparticle inks for inkjet deposition.

22 Oct 2015

Global Silver Nanoparticles Market Forecast to Grow at 15.67% CAGR Over the Period 2014-2019

Silver nanoparticles are particles of silver that are 1 nm – 100 nm in size. Their shapes vary from spherical, octagonal, and diamond, to thin sheets.

22 Oct 2015

Berkeley Scientists Realize Atomically Thin 2D Excitonic Lasers

An important step towards next-generation ultra-compact photonic and optoelectronic devices has been taken with the realization of a two-dimensional excitonic laser.

22 Oct 2015

New Report on the Global Market for Carbon Nanotubes and Graphene in Energy

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "The Global Market for Carbon Nanotubes and Graphene in Energy" report to their offering.

22 Oct 2015

X-Rays from DESY's Lightsource PETRA III Reveal why van Gogh's Sunflowers Darken

The colour of Vincent van Gogh's famous Sunflowers is changing over time, because of the mixture of pigments used by the Dutch master in his painting. Evidence for the process now comes from a detailed spectroscopic investigation of the Sunflowers version at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam.

22 Oct 2015

Vanadium Dioxide Boosts Performance of Electronics

The tiny transistor is the heart of the electronics revolution, and Penn State materials scientists have just discovered a way to give this workhorse a big boost, using a new technique to incorporate vanadium oxide -- a functional oxide -- into the electronic devices.

22 Oct 2015

New Report Outlines Key Factors Limiting Progress in Energy-Efficient Computing

A report that resulted from a workshop jointly funded by the Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC) and National Science Foundation (NSF) outlines key factors limiting progress in computing--particularly related to energy consumption--and novel research that could overcome these barriers.

22 Oct 2015

Phase of Light Travels Infinitely Fast in New On-Chip Metamaterial

Electrons are so 20th century. In the 21st century, photonic devices, which use light to transport large amounts of information quickly, will enhance or even replace the electronic devices that are ubiquitous in our lives today.

22 Oct 2015

Car’s Catalytic Converter Produces Carbon Nanotubes

Cars appear to produce carbon nanotubes, and some of the evidence has been found in human lungs.

22 Oct 2015

Perovskite-Based Memristor Could Replace Flash Storage

Researchers funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation have created a new electronic component that could replace flash storage. This memristor could also be used one day in new types of computers.

22 Oct 2015

Science of the Very Fast and the Very Small at Core of NanoNet Conference 2015 in University of Limerick

Flying carpets, hidden sinkholes and drunken molecules; creating new technologies in the realm of the very fast and the very small. The vital importance of nanotechnology is being celebrated during NanoWeek in Ireland...

21 Oct 2015

Results from SUNs (Sustainable Nanotechnologies) Second Annual Meeting Show Great Project Advancement

During their second annual meeting, held in Venice, Italy on 8-9 October 2015, SUN project partners presented the results obtained during the second 12 months of the SUN – Sustainable Nanotechnologies Project. SUN...

21 Oct 2015

Water Nanodroplets Observed Surfing Across Graphenes Surface

A new mechanism of molecular diffusion across the surface of graphene has been discovered. Researchers observed that water is rapidly transported across the surface of graphene. This discovery could be used in novel filters and sensors.

By Jake Wilkinson 20 Oct 2015

Graphene Nano-Solenoids Could Produce Powerful Magnetic Fields

Researchers at Rice University have discovered that spiral graphene nano-coils had the capacity to produce powerful magnetic fields, and could be used as nano-sized solenoids.

20 Oct 2015

Nobel Laureate Receives EPSRC Grant to Study Unique Properties of 2D Materials

A group of UK researchers was awarded £4 million grant by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) to explore the unique characteristics of 2D materials. The team is being headed by Sir Kostya, Nobel laureate from the University of Manchester.

20 Oct 2015