Futuristic components on silicon chips, fabricated successfully
Researchers develop a technique for integrating III-V materials onto silicon wafers, a breakthrough that may allow an extension to Moore's Law.
Jun 8th, 2015
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New nanocomposite material as CO2 sensor
Material scientists have developed a new type of sensor that can measure carbon dioxide. Compared with existing sensors, it is much smaller, has a simpler construction, requires considerably less energy and has an entirely different functional principle.
Jun 8th, 2015
Read moreInjectable nanoelectronics for treatment of neuro-degenerative diseases
Researchers developed a method for fabricating nano-scale electronic scaffolds that can be injected via syringe. Once connected to electronic devices, the scaffolds can be used to monitor neural activity, stimulate tissues and even promote regenerations of neurons.
Jun 8th, 2015
Read moreWhy crystals could be the shape of future pharmaceuticals
An international team of scientists is working to build a better understanding of the chemical processes behind the creation of crystals with the aim of developing new ways to produce pharmaceuticals.
Jun 8th, 2015
Read moreNanotechnology developed by U.S. space program could find use in deep brain stimulation
Applying nanotechniques developed in the U.S. space program may help to better understand the electrochemical dynamics of deep brain stimulation in order to fine-tune the therapy.
Jun 8th, 2015
Read moreInk-free color ptinting with nanomaterials
The new method involves the use of thin sandwiches of nanometer-scale metal-dielectric materials known as metamaterials that interact with light in ways not seen in nature.
Jun 8th, 2015
Read moreTake a survey on risk management of nanotechnology
The EUFP7 Sustainable Nanotechnologies (SUN) project is currently developing the Technological Alternatives and Risk Management Measures (TARMM) inventory and are looking for companies to fill in a short survey of 12 questions.
Jun 8th, 2015
Read moreStable perovskite solar cells developed through structural simplification
Researchers have successfully developed perovskite solar cells with good reproducibility and stability as well as exhibiting ideal semiconducting properties.
Jun 8th, 2015
Read moreDiffusion and remote detection of hot-carriers in graphene
Study results create new opportunities for nanoscale bolometry and calorimetry and could have a strong impact in the performance of conventional graphene devices.
Jun 8th, 2015
Read moreMoving sector walls on the nano scale
Scientists are able to visualize and selectively modify the internal order of an intensively researched class of materials known as multiferroics. This opens the door to promising applications in electronics. The researchers are particularly interested in the walls of the ordered sections.
Jun 5th, 2015
Read more'Chlorination-less' wins nanotechnology student video contest (w/video)
Tiny science. Big impacts. Cool videos. NNCO announces a winner from the University of Puerto Rico.
Jun 5th, 2015
Read moreResearchers design the most precise quantum thermometer to date
Physics have found the 'formula' to construct a quantum thermometer with enough precision to detect minute fluctuations in temperature in regions as small as the inside of a cell.
Jun 5th, 2015
Read moreNext-generation illumination using silicon quantum dot-based white-blue LED
Researchers have fabricated a silicon quantum dot-based hybrid inorganic/organic light-emitting diode (LED) that exhibits white-blue electroluminescence.
Jun 5th, 2015
Read moreStretchable nano-ceramics made by flame technology
Scientists have successfully been able to transfer the experience from furnace to laboratory while synthesizing nanoscale materials using simple and highly efficient flame technology. This 'baking' of nanostructures has already been a great success using zinc oxide. The recent findings concentrate on tin oxide, which opens up a wide field of possible new applications.
Jun 5th, 2015
Read moreSolvent encapsulation is the trick: a solid material with spin-transition solution-like behaviour
Researchers have developed a universal encapsulation method to integrate those compounds into solid materials keeping their useful properties unaltered.
Jun 5th, 2015
Read moreNew study shows the dynamics of active swarms in alternating fields
Researchers have studied the dynamics of active swarms using computer simulations and experiments on unicellular algae. The team not only found full analogy of the active motion in a field to magnetic hysteresis but also managed to quantify the controllability of the swarm and identify the signatures of collective behavior of the active agents.
Jun 5th, 2015
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