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Insertion of Calcium Atoms Causes Graphene to Exhibit Superconductivity

Graphene is a single-atomic carbon sheet with a hexagonal honeycomb network. Graphene’s electrons take a unique electronic state, referred to as Dirac-cone, where they like they have no mass. This enables them to move rapidly, and gives graphene a high electrical conductivity. The flow of electrons without mass and resistance in graphene is significant as it demonstrates potential for a futuristic high-speed nanoelectronic device.

17 Feb 2016

Teijin Honored with Life Nanotechnology Award for Developing Breakthrough Nanofiber Technology

Teijin Limited announced today that it received a Life Nanotechnology Award at the nano tech 2016 International Nanotechnology Exhibition and Conference, which took place at Tokyo Big Sight in Tokyo, Japan, from January 27 to 29.

17 Feb 2016

Temperature-Sensitive Supramolecular Glass Creates Nano-Scale Pattern

Congratulations to Diederik Balkenende from Adolphe Merkle Institute and Samuel Zimmermann from EPFL who won the third prize at the Young Researchers Idea contest 2016 of SwissLitho AG.

16 Feb 2016

Researchers Present Eco-Friendly Triboelectric Nanogenerator Device at IEEE-MEMS

Congratulations to Xiao-Sheng Zang who presented his novel triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) at the IEEE-MEMS conference in Shanghai.

16 Feb 2016

Common Glass Improves Graphene's Electronic Properties

Graphene combines transparency, electrical conductivity, and high durability into a one-atom-thick sheet of carbon. Even though graphene is known to be a "wonder material," it has still not been successful in industrial and commercial processes and products.

15 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

Scientists Discover Unusual Behavior of Electrons in Graphene

Electrons which act like slow-pouring honey have been observed for the first time in graphene, prompting a new approach to fundamental physics.

12 Feb 2016

Development of Nanowire Lasers Could Open New Research Frontier for Optoelectronics

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and UC Berkeley have found a simple new way to produce nanoscale wires that can serve as tiny, tunable lasers.

12 Feb 2016

Researchers Make Breakthrough in Understanding of Graphene’s Basic Properties

Graphene is going to change the world — or so we’ve been told.

12 Feb 2016

Research Team Uses Light Reflection of Interface Nanostructures for Non-Toxic Ink Printing

From dot-matrix to 3-D, printing technology has come a long way in 40 years. But all of these technologies have created hues by using dye inks, which can be taxing on the environment. Now a team reports in ACS Nano the development of a colorless, non-toxic ink for use in inkjet printers. Instead of relying on dyes, the team exploits the nanostructure of this ink to create color on a page with inkjet printing.

11 Feb 2016