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Novel Technology can Capture Single Atom or Multiple Atoms Between Two Probes

University at Buffalo engineers will receive $50,000 from the statewide SUNY Technology Accelerator Fund (TAF) to build a commercial prototype of a metrology system they have invented.

1 Jun 2013

TSMC Implements Analog FastSPICE Mega Silicon-Accurate Circuit Simulator for Memory IP Verification

Berkeley Design Automation, Inc., provider of the world’s fastest nanometer circuit verification, today announced that TSMC is using Analog FastSPICE Mega (AFS Mega™) for memory IP verification. Memory IP circuits implemented in 16-nm and smaller FinFET-based process nodes must meet stringent performance targets while requiring six-sigma bit cell yield to meet cost and power targets.

1 Jun 2013

Berkeley Design Automation Introduces AFS Mega Silicon-Accurate Circuit Simulator for Memories

Berkeley Design Automation, Inc., provider of nanometer circuit verification, today announced the availability of the Analog FastSPICE Mega (AFS Mega™) silicon-accurate circuit simulator for memories and other mega-scale array-based circuits such as CMOS image sensors.

31 May 2013

QuantumWise and DTU Collaborate to Model Electron-Phonon Coupling in Nanoelectronic Devices

The Danish company QuantumWise and the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) will engage in a project that makes it possible to simulate large-scale nano-electronic devices, where electron-phonon coupling is taken into account. The result will be an extension of the capabilities of the software package Atomistix ToolKit (ATK).

30 May 2013

Novel Material Utilizes Nanometer-Scale Structures to Make Paper Repellent to Liquids

Paper is known for its ability to absorb liquids, making it ideal for products such as paper towels. But by modifying the underlying network of cellulose fibers, etching off surface “fluff” and applying a thin chemical coating, researchers have created a new type of paper that repels a wide variety of liquids – including water and oil.

30 May 2013

Nano-Scale Analysis Explains Difference between Glass and Molten Materials

Many solids are produced from melting. Depending on how quickly they cool off, invariably, internal tensile stresses begin to build up. One example are Prince Rupert's Drops, or Dutch tears: you can hit their thick end with a hammer without breaking them while a slight pressure applied to their thin end is enough to shatter the entire tear.

29 May 2013

New Report on Nanoparticle Tracking Analysis by NanoSight

NanoSight reports on how Nanoparticle Tracking Analysis, NTA, is being used in the research project "Engineering of Biomolecules" at the Lorraine University, based in Nancy.

28 May 2013

Scientists Simulate Toy-Like Systems of Cold Ions to Study Nanoscale Friction

Things not always run smoothly. It may happen, actually, that when an object slides on another, the advancement may occur through a 'stop and go' series in the characteristic manner which scientists call "stick-slip", a pervasive phenomenon at every scale, from earthquakes to daily-life objects, up to the "nano" dimension.

27 May 2013

Physicists Predict Unusual Properties of Nanoparticle Crystal Growth

Growing thin films out of nanoparticles in ordered, crystalline sheets, to make anything from microelectronic components to solar cells, would be a boon for materials researchers, but the physics is tricky because particles of that size don’t form crystals the way individual atoms do.

From Cornell University - Nanobiotechnology Center 27 May 2013