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Oxford Instruments FlexAL ALD System Chosen By Chalmers University

Oxford Instruments, one of the world’s key manufacturers of plasma etch and deposition systems, is pleased to announce that it has been chosen by Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden to supply a FlexAL ALD system for installation in their state of the art cleanroom.

16 Oct 2012

Researchers Color Gold Films with Nanometer-Thick Layers of Germanium

In Harvard's Pierce Hall, the surface of a small germanium-coated gold sheet shines vividly in crimson. A centimeter to the right, where the same metallic coating is literally only about 20 atoms thicker, the surface is a dark blue, almost black. The colors form the logo of the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), where researchers have demonstrated a new way to customize the color of metal surfaces by exploiting a completely overlooked optical phenomenon.

15 Oct 2012

Electrons Pass Through 'Invisible' Nanoparticles

A new approach that allows objects to become “invisible” has now been applied to an entirely different area: letting particles “hide” from passing electrons, which could lead to more efficient thermoelectric devices and new kinds of electronics.

From Massachusetts Institute of Technology 15 Oct 2012

Nanoflowers Hold Potential for Next-Generation Solar Cells and Energy Storage Devices

Researchers from North Carolina State University have created flower-like structures out of germanium sulfide (GeS) – a semiconductor material – that have extremely thin petals with an enormous surface area. The GeS flower holds promise for next-generation energy storage devices and solar cells.

From North Carolina State University 12 Oct 2012

DuPont Powder Coatings Andina Selected as Industrial Nanotech Distributor

Industrial Nanotech, an emerging global leader in nanotechnology based energy saving solutions, today announced that the Company has entered into a distribution agreement with DuPont Powder Coatings Andina to serve as a distributor in Columbia and Venezuela for the Company’s patented Nansulate(R) product line of thermal insulation and protective coatings for the Oil and Gas Industry.

From Industrial Nanotech, Inc. 12 Oct 2012

New Spin-Off Company of Queen’s to Produce TARDIS-Like Nanomaterials

Greatly increasing the storage capacity of gas tanks is just one of the applications being made possible because of a revolutionary TARDIS-like nanomaterial being manufactured by MOF Technologies, a new Queen’s spin-out company.

12 Oct 2012

Penn Reserchers Use Holographic Lithography to Mimic Color of Butterfly Wings

The colors of a butterfly’s wings are unusually bright and beautiful and are the result of an unusual trait; the way they reflect light is fundamentally different from how color works most of the time.

11 Oct 2012

MIT Professor Designs Nanomaterials for Energy Applications

Growing up in China as the son of two engineers, Ju Li says he was initially more interested in pure science than in hands-on engineering. “I was pretty fascinated by theoretical physics when I was a kid,” he recalls.

11 Oct 2012

Research Team Creates Thin Film Polymer Metamaterial for Varied Applications

Materials scientists at Rice University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have created very thin color-changing films that may serve as part of inexpensive sensors for food spoilage or security, multiband optical elements in laser-driven systems and even as part of high-contrast displays.

11 Oct 2012

International Author Team Release Graphene Roadmap

Writing in Nature, Nobel Prize-winner Professor Kostya Novoselov and an international team of authors has produced a 'Graphene Roadmap' which for the first time sets out what the world's thinnest, strongest and most conductive material can truly achieve.

11 Oct 2012