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Silver, Glass and Chromium Nanostructure Allows One-Way Transmission of Visible Light

The light-warping structures known as metamaterials have a new trick in their ever-expanding repertoire. Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have built a silver, glass and chromium nanostructure that can all but stop visible light cold in one direction while giving it a pass in the other. The device could someday play a role in optical information processing and in novel biosensing devices.

From National Institute of Standards and Tech (NIST) 3 Jul 2014

New, Inexpensive Method to Separate Oil-Water Nanoemulsion

Whenever there is a major spill of oil into water, the two tend to mix into a suspension of tiny droplets, called an emulsion, that is extremely hard to separate — and that can cause severe damage to ecosystems. But MIT researchers have discovered a new, inexpensive way of getting the two fluids apart again.

From Massachusetts Institute of Technology 3 Jul 2014

Speakers Announced for Oxford Instruments Seminar at IOP in Beijing

Starting with half day plenary sessions on 2D materials with guest plenary speaker Dr Aravind Vijayaraghavan from the National Graphene Institute in Manchester, UK, and on Quantum Information Processing with guest plenar...

2 Jul 2014

Graphene Week Set to Take Place 22-26 June 2015 at The University of Manchester

The University of Manchester has been announced as the host of Graphene Week 2015 – a key international conference for scientists studying the wonder substance graphene.

2 Jul 2014

Construction Continues on Computer Chip Commercialization Center as Part of ‘Nano Utica’ Initiative

As part of the $1.5 billion “Nano Utica” initiative that was recently announced by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to further build upon the state's successful nanotechnology-based economy, construction continues on the Computer Chip Commercialization Center — informally known as Quad-C.

From College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering, University at Albany 2 Jul 2014

New Antibacterial Material Based on Gold Nanoparticles

Bacteria love to colonize surfaces inside your body, but they have a hard time getting past your rugged, salty skin. Surgeries to implant medical devices often give such bacteria the opportunity needed to gain entry into the body cavity, allowing the implants themselves to act then as an ideal growing surface for biofilms.

2 Jul 2014

Novel Crystal Forms Three Atoms Thick Flexible, Switchable Material

Computer simulation shows how to make a crystal that would toggle like a light switch between conductive and non-conductive structures; this could lead to flexible electronic materials and enable a cell phone to be woven into a shirt

2 Jul 2014

Graphene Special Interest Group Publishes ‘Graphene Think Piece’

The Graphene Special Interest Group (GrapheneSIG) has published a Graphene Think Piece. The document was initiated by the Technology Strategy Board (TSB) to "inform a view on where and how the UK might best gain economic value from graphene related activities."

2 Jul 2014

New Type of Infrared Photodetector Based on Nanoporous ZnO/n-Si Structure

Experiments aimed at devising new types of photodetectors have been triggered by the increasing use of optoelectronic devices in personal electronics, cameras, medical equipment, computers and by the military. Professor Zhao Kun and co-researchers at the State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Resource and Prospecting, part of the China University of Petroleum in Beijing, have proposed a new type of infrared photodetector.

2 Jul 2014

Vorbeck, In-Q-Tel Partner to Accelerate Development of Conductive Graphene Compounds

Vorbeck Materials Corp., a world leader in the field of graphene, has entered into a strategic investment and technology development agreement with In-Q-Tel, Inc. (IQT), the independent strategic investment firm that identifies innovative technology solutions to support the missions of the U.S. Intelligence Community.

From Vorbeck Materials 2 Jul 2014

Synopsys and IIT Bombay Partner to Advance NBTI Modeling in FinFET Devices

Synopsys, Inc., a global leader providing software, IP and services used to accelerate innovation in chips and electronic systems, and the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, today announced a collaboration to advance the modeling of negative bias temperature instability (NBTI), a key reliability concern for advanced CMOS devices.

From Synopsys, Inc. 2 Jul 2014

Crossbar Provides Further Details on Non-Volatile Resistive RAM Technology

Crossbar, Inc., a start-up company pioneering 3D Resistive RAM (RRAM) technology, today disclosed further details behind its revolutionary non-volatile RRAM technology.

2 Jul 2014

Nano-Coated Silver Textiles Lose Less Silver During Washing

If it contains 'nano', it doesn't primarily leak 'nano': at least that's true for silver-coated textiles, explains Bernd Nowack of the Technology and Society division at Empa. During each wash cycle a certain amount of the silver coating is washed out of the textiles and ends up in the waste water. Empa analysed this water; it turned out that nano-coated textiles release hardly any nano-particles.

2 Jul 2014

Minalogic to Take Part in SEMICON West 2014

Minalogic, the leading French cluster dedicated to micro- and nanoelectronics and software, has made international expansion a priority for its 2013-2018 strategy. Its attendance to SEMICON West 2014 (booth 2028) is part of this dynamic.

1 Jul 2014

Dicerna DCR-PH1 Candidate Holds Promise for Treatment of Primary Hyperoxaluria Type 1

Dicerna Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a leader in the development of RNAi-based therapeutics, today announced the presentation of preclinical data demonstrating the promise of DCR-PH1, the Company’s therapeutic candidate for the treatment of primary hyperoxaluria type 1 (PH1), a rare inherited liver disorder that often results in progressive and severe kidney damage.

1 Jul 2014