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Eggshell Nanoparticle-Infused Bioplastics Ideally Suited for Packaging Materials

Eggshells, when placed on end, can be as strong as the arches holding the ancient Roman aqueducts. However they easily crack in the middle, prompting us to throw them away. Researchers suggest that adding tiny eggshell pieces to bioplastic can create a biodegradable packaging material, a first-of-its-kind, which bends but does not break so easily.

17 Mar 2016

DNA Origami Holds Potential to Make Nanoscale Structures for Use in Electronics

Electronics manufacturers constantly hunt for ways to make faster, cheaper computer chips, often by cutting production costs or by shrinking component sizes. Now, researchers report that DNA, the genetic material of life, might help accomplish this goal when it is formed into specific shapes through a process reminiscent of the ancient art of paper folding.

14 Mar 2016

Researchers Develop New Parallel-Computing Approach by Combining Nanotechnology and Biology

A study published this week in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences reports a new parallel-computing approach based on a combination of nanotechnology and biology that can solve combinatorial problems. The approach is scalable, error-tolerant, energy-efficient, and can be implemented with existing technologies. The pioneering achievement was developed by researchers from the Technische Universität Dresden and the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Dresden in collaboration with international partners from Canada, England, Sweden, the US, and the Netherlands.

29 Feb 2016

Next-Generation EUV Photomask from Toppan Printing for Advanced Semiconductors

Toppan Printing Co., Ltd. (hereafter Toppan Printing; head office: Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo; President & Representative Director: Shingo Kaneko) has developed a next-generation EUV photomask for leading-edge semiconductors.

25 Feb 2016

Oxford Instruments Announce more Speakers for their 2D Materials Processing Technology Workshop

The 2D materials workshop, on Thursday April 7th 2016, is going to take place at the National Graphene Institute (NGI) of Manchester University.

From Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology 24 Feb 2016

Dynavac Announces Exclusive Partnership with Winona PVD Coatings for Supply of Automotive Wheel Deposition Systems

Dynavac, a leader in the manufacturer of thin film deposition systems, is pleased to announce that it has entered into an exclusive supply agreement with Winona PVD Coatings, LLC of Warsaw, Indiana, to produce Inline Production Systems to support growing demand for its G-Chrome deposition process.

From Dynavac - High Vacuum Thin Film Deposition 22 Feb 2016

Veeco Instruments Unveils New K475i As/P Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition System

Veeco Instruments Inc. announced today the launch of the new TurboDisc® K475i™ Arsenic Phosphide (As/P) Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition (MOCVD) System for the production of red, orange, yellow (R/O/Y) light emitting diodes (LEDs), as well as multi-junction III-V solar cells, laser diodes and transistors.

19 Feb 2016

Univeristy of Alicante Nanoscientists Develop Cost-Effective Method to Produce Black Titania

Nanoscientists at the Univeristy of Alicante have modified a commonly-used compound, titanium dioxide, turning it from white to black to boost its efficiency. And they have done so in a way that improves on existing methods, making environmental applications a real possibility.

15 Feb 2016

Critical Step Towards Development of New Nanotechnologies that Integrate Light with Electronics

Heterostructures formed by different three-dimensional semiconductors form the foundation for modern electronic and photonic devices. Now, University of Washington scientists have successfully combined two different ultrathin semiconductors — each just one layer of atoms thick and roughly 100,000 times thinner than a human hair — to make a new two-dimensional heterostructure with potential uses in clean energy and optically-active electronics. The team, led by Boeing Distinguished Associate Professor Xiaodong Xu, announced its findings in a paper published Feb. 12 in the journal Science.

15 Feb 2016

PSI Researchers Fabricate Nanoscale Matterhorn Models Using 3D Photolithography

Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute have produced large numbers of detailed models of the Matterhorn, each one less than a tenth of a millimetre in size. With this, they demonstrated how 3-D objects so delicate could be mass-produced. Materials whose surface is covered with a pattern of such tiny 3-D structures often have special properties. What nature has exploited for so long could be instructive for a number of industrial applications. Many snakes glide over sand aided by 3-D structures on their skin that significantly reduce friction. Along the same lines, machine parts could be furnished with a comparable structure, thereby minimizing wear and tear.

12 Feb 2016

Nanofabrication News

Eggshell Nanoparticle-Infused Bioplastics Ideally Suited for Packaging Materials

DNA Origami Holds Potential to Make Nanoscale Structures for Use in Electronics

Researchers Develop New Parallel-Computing Approach by Combining Nanotechnology and Biology

Next-Generation EUV Photomask from Toppan Printing for Advanced Semiconductors

Oxford Instruments Announce more Speakers for their 2D Materials Processing Technology Workshop

Dynavac Announces Exclusive Partnership with Winona PVD Coatings for Supply of Automotive Wheel Deposition Systems

Veeco Instruments Unveils New K475i As/P Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition System

Univeristy of Alicante Nanoscientists Develop Cost-Effective Method to Produce Black Titania

Critical Step Towards Development of New Nanotechnologies that Integrate Light with Electronics

PSI Researchers Fabricate Nanoscale Matterhorn Models Using 3D Photolithography

New Nanomaterial Offers Sustainable Drinking Water Solution

Nano-Formulations Boost Plant Growth and Inhibit Nematode Production

New Flexible Material Senses Temperature Without External Power

Carbon Nanofibers Boost Strength and Durability of Fiber Composites

Rapid Biomimetic Nanovaccine for Personalized Cancer Therapy

Enhancing Slurry Stability in Lithium-Ion Batteries with Turbiscan Technology

PiFM and its Role in Nanoscale Chemical Imaging

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