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Hybrid Nanoantennas Developed for Next-Generation Optical Computers

A unique approach to manipulate light at the nanoscale using hybrid metal-dielectric nanoantennas has been developed.

3 May 2016

New Method Can Help Identify Minute Amounts of Nanomaterials in Environmental Samples

It is still unclear what the impact is on humans, animals and plants of synthetic nanomaterials released into the environment or used in products. It’s very difficult to detect these nanomaterials in the environment since the concentrations are so low and the particles so small.

2 May 2016

Nanoparticle Technology Can Help Reduce Use of Fertilizer, Create More Sustainable Way to Grow Crops

Scientists are working diligently to prepare for the expected increase in global population — and therefore an increased need for food production— in the coming decades. A team of engineers at Washington University in St. Louis has found a sustainable way to boost the growth of a protein-rich bean by improving the way it absorbs much-needed nutrients.

2 May 2016

Researchers Develop One-Step, Facile Method to Pattern Graphene

A new method to design graphene has been developed by researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. This single-step method is performed in an easy way by utilizing oxygen plasma reactive-ion etching, stencil mask, and polymer-free direct transfer to flexible substrates.

From University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 29 Apr 2016

Researchers Develop the World’s Smallest Programmable DNA Nanothermometer

A programmable DNA thermometer, 20,000 times smaller than a strand of human hair, has been developed by researchers at the University of Montreal. This scientific discovery was recently reported in Nano Letters, and is likely to help the understanding of both human designed and natural nanotechnologies by carrying out temperature measurement at the nanoscale.

27 Apr 2016

Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Semiconductors Favorable for Photovoltaic Systems

A team of researchers at the Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) recently identified that single-walled carbon nanotube semiconductors can be beneficial for photovoltaic systems because the semiconductors are capable of transforming sunlight to electricity or fuels without losing a lot of energy.

From National Renewable Energy Laboratory 27 Apr 2016

New Anti-Biofilm Nano Coating Prevents Bacterial Growth on Metal Surfaces

A new anti-biofilm nano coating has been developed by a group of researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU). The newly developed coating has remarkable anti-adhesive potential, and may be used for various industrial and medical applications.

26 Apr 2016

2016 Cornell Center for Materials Research Symposium Focuses on New Electron Microscopy Techniques

The latest electron microscopy techniques are capable of exploring chemical, physical, and structural properties of materials with spatial resolution, extending from atomic to macroscopic length scales, commercial applications, and impact throughout a wide range of disciplines in the life and the physical sciences.

25 Apr 2016

MIPT Scientists Create Electronic Synapses Based on Ultrathin Hafnium Oxide Films

Scientists from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT) have developed prototypes of “electronic synapses” based on ultra-thin films of hafnium oxide (HfO2). These prototypes have the potential for use in futuristic computing systems. The Nanoscale Research Letters journal has published a paper on this study.

22 Apr 2016