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Hot Carrier Propagation Across Graphene Holds Promise for Nanoscale Bolometry and Calorimetry

Due to the weak electron-phonon coupling in graphene, 2D Dirac massless carriers can present a much more elevated temperature than the graphene lattice. Such hot carriers propagate over long distances resulting in novel thermoelectric and optoelectronic phenomena.

8 Jun 2015

Video on Nanodiamond Powder Method for Disinfecting Drinking Water Wins NNCO Contest

The National Nanotechnology Coordination Office (NNCO) is pleased to announce the winners of the first Tiny Science. Big Impacts. Cool Videos. nanotechnology video contest for students. Abelardo Colon and Jennifer Gill from the University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras, Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Research Lab won the top honors for their video entitled Chlorination-less.

8 Jun 2015

DOE Awards Early Career Grant to Design Nanostructured, Nonprecious Metal Oxide Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Evolution

The Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Science recently announced its selection of 50 scientists from across the nation to receive its Early Career Research Program award.

8 Jun 2015

New Report on Global Transmission Electron Microscope Industry

Global Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM) Industry Report 2015 is the latest market research that provides a statistical overview on current state of TEM market and forecasts for transmission electron microscope market manufacturers.

8 Jun 2015

Abakan Begins Operations at Joint-Development Facility in Edmonton, Alberta

Abakan Inc., an emerging leader in the advanced coatings and metal formulations markets, today announced that it has begun operations at its joint-development facility in Edmonton, Alberta.

8 Jun 2015

MIT Researchers Develop Fast, Energy-Efficient Technique for Producing Nanofibers

Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a novel method for creating nanofibers that boosts the production rate significantly, and at the same time reduces energy usage by over 90%.

From Massachusetts Institute of Technology 8 Jun 2015

NPL Study Offers New Insight into Electronic Properties of Quasi-Free Standing Graphene

A recent study published by NPL's Quantum Detection Group in Scientific Reports journal describes new prospects on the electronic properties of quasi-free standing graphene (QFSG) that could find applications in sensors and high speed electronics.

8 Jun 2015

MIT Physicists Simulate Friction at the Nanoscale

MIT physicists have devised an experimental method to simulate friction at the nanoscale. They directly examined separate atoms at the interface of two surfaces and altered their arrangement by tuning the quantity of friction between the surfaces.

8 Jun 2015

Nanostructured Surface Treatment Leads to Solar Cells with Record 22% Efficiency

Researchers at the Department of Electronic Engineering of the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) have obtained a record efficiency of 22% by creating silicon solar cells that incorporate a surface treatment called black silicon on the front of the cell. This technique nanostructures the surface with a dry chemical attack that results in small conical tips at the nanometric scale.

5 Jun 2015

Intel Custom Foundry Certifies Cadence Implementation and Signoff Tools for 14nm Process

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. today announced that its implementation and signoff tools have achieved certification on the Intel® 14nm process for customers of Intel Custom Foundry. Intel Custom Foundry utilized a PowerVR Series6 GPU from Imagination Technologies as part of the certification process.

From Cadence Design Systems 5 Jun 2015

DAC 2015: Open-Silicon to Demonstrate ASIC Solutions

Open-Silicon, an ASIC solutions provider, today announced it will demonstrate the company's Industrial IoT ASIC Platform, 28Gbps SerDes Evaluation Platform, 2.5D SoC Solution and HMC 2.0 Memory Controller IP at DAC (Jun 8-11, 2015- San Francisco, CA). Open-Silicon is also presenting several posters on "Advance ASIC Solutions" on Low Power Methodology, Connectivity Verification, Validation and High Speed SerDes Integration.

5 Jun 2015

Hamamatsu Photonics Licenses Arradiance IP for Atomic Layer Deposition Nanofilms

Hamamatsu Photonics K.K., one of the world’s leading producers of photodetectors and imagers today announced that it has licensed certain Arradiance intellectual property for Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) nanofilms. This revolutionary technology, the subject of 11 issued US patents and several pending US and worldwide patents, is a foundational technology for next generation photomultiplier tubes (PMT) in use at several high energy physics installations worldwide.

From Arradiance 5 Jun 2015

Synopsys Implementation Tools for 14nm FinFET Production Receives Intel Custom Foundry Certification

Synopsys, Inc. today announced Intel Custom Foundry's certification of digital and custom implementation tools from the Synopsys Galaxy™ Design Platform for Intel's 14-nanometer (nm) tri-gate process technology. The certification enables customers of Intel Custom Foundry to realize predictability in design closure while taking advantage of the power and performance benefits of the 14-nm tri-gate process.

From Synopsys, Inc. 5 Jun 2015

Horizon Technology Finance Closes $10 Million Venture Loan Facility to NanoSteel

Horizon Technology Finance Corporation ("Horizon"), a leading specialty finance company that provides capital in the form of secured loans to venture capital backed companies in the technology, life science, healthcare information and services and cleantech industries, announced today it has closed a $10 million venture loan facility to The NanoSteel Company, Inc. ("NanoSteel"), a leader in nano-structured steel materials design. NanoSteel will use the proceeds for general working capital purposes.

5 Jun 2015

Innovative Microscope Could Help Unlock Secrets of Animals' Miraculous Magnetic Sense

Researchers at the University of Tokyo have succeeded in developing a new microscope capable of observing the magnetic sensitivity of photochemical reactions believed to be responsible for the ability of some animals to navigate in the Earth's magnetic field, on a scale small enough to follow these reactions taking place inside sub-cellular structures.

5 Jun 2015

Nanotechnology News

Hot Carrier Propagation Across Graphene Holds Promise for Nanoscale Bolometry and Calorimetry

Video on Nanodiamond Powder Method for Disinfecting Drinking Water Wins NNCO Contest

DOE Awards Early Career Grant to Design Nanostructured, Nonprecious Metal Oxide Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Evolution

New Report on Global Transmission Electron Microscope Industry

Abakan Begins Operations at Joint-Development Facility in Edmonton, Alberta

MIT Researchers Develop Fast, Energy-Efficient Technique for Producing Nanofibers

NPL Study Offers New Insight into Electronic Properties of Quasi-Free Standing Graphene

MIT Physicists Simulate Friction at the Nanoscale

Nanostructured Surface Treatment Leads to Solar Cells with Record 22% Efficiency

Intel Custom Foundry Certifies Cadence Implementation and Signoff Tools for 14nm Process

DAC 2015: Open-Silicon to Demonstrate ASIC Solutions

Hamamatsu Photonics Licenses Arradiance IP for Atomic Layer Deposition Nanofilms

Synopsys Implementation Tools for 14nm FinFET Production Receives Intel Custom Foundry Certification

Horizon Technology Finance Closes $10 Million Venture Loan Facility to NanoSteel

Innovative Microscope Could Help Unlock Secrets of Animals' Miraculous Magnetic Sense

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