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Researchers Track Nanoscale Structural Changes Degrading Battery Performance

Batteries do not age gracefully. The lithium ions that power portable electronics cause lingering structural damage with each cycle of charge and discharge, making devices from smartphones to tablets tick toward zero faster and faster over time. To stop or slow this steady degradation, scientists must track and tweak the imperfect chemistry of lithium-ion batteries with nanoscale precision.

From Brookhaven National Laboratory 30 May 2014

ACS Member Stefan W. Hell Among Winners of Kavli Prize for Nanoscience

For his pioneering work in optics, Stefan W. Hell, an American Chemical Society (ACS) member for eight years, was named one of three winners of the Kavli Prize in Nanoscience. The prizes, which consist of a cash award of $1 million in each of three fields, were announced today by The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters.

From American Chemical Society 30 May 2014

3D Bioprinting Technology, the BiO Assay Receives Research Grant from CASIS

The BiO Assay, a 3D Bioprinting technology being promoted around the world by the joint venture of Rainbow Coral Corp. (OTCBB: RBCC) and Nano3D Biosciences (n3D), has been awarded a research grant from the Center for Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS)—the sole manager of the International Space Station U.S. National Laboratory.

30 May 2014

Sandia National Laboratories Launches Effort to Innovate Next-Generation Machines

Computing experts at Sandia National Laboratories have launched an effort to help discover what computers of the future might look like, from next-generation supercomputers to systems that learn on their own — new machines that do more while using less energy.

From Sandia National Laboratories 30 May 2014

Researchers Track Single-Molecule Proteins in Living Cells with Carbon Nanotubes

Through this new method, the researchers found that cells stir their interiors using the same motor proteins that serve in muscle contraction.

30 May 2014

Researchers Develop Novel Lidar Sensing System for Use In Self Driving Cars, Smartphones

A new twist on 3-D imaging technology could one day enable your self-driving car to spot a child in the street half a block away, let you answer your Smartphone from across the room with a wave of your hand, or play "virtual tennis" on your driveway.

30 May 2014

SMIC to Host its First Showcase in the 51st Design Automation Conference in San Francisco

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation ("SMIC"), China's largest and most advanced semiconductor foundry, will host its first showcase in the 51st Design Automation Conference (DAC) held at the Moscone Center, San Francisco. This is the first time for SMIC to participate in DAC which is the premier conference for Electronic Design Automation.

From Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) 30 May 2014

Berkeley Researchers Find Unexpected Traces of Water in Semiconducting Nanocrystals

Danylo Zherebetskyy and his colleagues at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) found unexpected traces of water in semiconducting nanocrystals.

From Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 30 May 2014

Researchers Exploit Intermolecular Steric Effects to Build Molecular Cages

Researchers from the University of Jyväskylä report a new method of building molecular cages. The method involves the exploitation of intermolecular steric effects to control the outcome of a self-assembly reaction.

29 May 2014

Manchester Scientist Wins Royal Society Award for Laser Nano-Fabrication Research

Three University of Manchester scientists have been awarded esteemed Wolfson Research Merit awards by the Royal Society.

29 May 2014

Cornell CNF Facility Offers Course on Technology and Characterization at the Nanoscale

The Cornell NanoScale Science and Technology Facility (CNF) will offer a comprehensive, three-day course June 3-6, on broad topics of nanotechnology.

29 May 2014

Daisy-Shaped Drug Cocktail Holds Promise Against Cancer

Biomedical engineering researchers have developed daisy-shaped, nanoscale structures that are made predominantly of anti-cancer drugs and are capable of introducing a "cocktail" of multiple drugs into cancer cells. The researchers are all part the joint biomedical engineering program at North Carolina State University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

From North Carolina State University 29 May 2014

Low-Energy Electron Microscopy Helps Visualize Desorption of Oxygen Molecules from a Silver Surface

In a recent study involving researchers from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich, the desorption of oxygen molecules from a silver surface was successfully visualized for the first time. The effects account for the shortcomings of conventional models of desorption.

29 May 2014

SABIC and Cima NanoTech Develop Transparent Conductive Polycarbonate Film

With smart materials being one of the fastest growing areas of materials technology, SABIC and Cima NanoTech, a Singapore and US-based company, have announced the joint development of a plastics industry first: a transparent conductive polycarbonate film that has the potential to revolutionize the materials used in consumer electronics, household goods, automotive, architecture and healthcare.

29 May 2014

TowerJazz to Participate at Design Automation Conference 2014

TowerJazz, the global specialty foundry leader, today announced participation at the Design Automation Conference (DAC) on June 2-4, 2014, providing several presentations and demonstrations with its major design partners including: Agilent Technologies, Apache Design Solutions, Cadence Design Systems, Mentor Graphics, and Tanner EDA.

29 May 2014

Nanotechnology News

Researchers Track Nanoscale Structural Changes Degrading Battery Performance

ACS Member Stefan W. Hell Among Winners of Kavli Prize for Nanoscience

3D Bioprinting Technology, the BiO Assay Receives Research Grant from CASIS

Sandia National Laboratories Launches Effort to Innovate Next-Generation Machines

Researchers Track Single-Molecule Proteins in Living Cells with Carbon Nanotubes

Researchers Develop Novel Lidar Sensing System for Use In Self Driving Cars, Smartphones

SMIC to Host its First Showcase in the 51st Design Automation Conference in San Francisco

Berkeley Researchers Find Unexpected Traces of Water in Semiconducting Nanocrystals

Researchers Exploit Intermolecular Steric Effects to Build Molecular Cages

Manchester Scientist Wins Royal Society Award for Laser Nano-Fabrication Research

Cornell CNF Facility Offers Course on Technology and Characterization at the Nanoscale

Daisy-Shaped Drug Cocktail Holds Promise Against Cancer

Low-Energy Electron Microscopy Helps Visualize Desorption of Oxygen Molecules from a Silver Surface

SABIC and Cima NanoTech Develop Transparent Conductive Polycarbonate Film

TowerJazz to Participate at Design Automation Conference 2014

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