Engineers have demonstrated that it is possible to generate nanostructures from silk in an environmentally friendly process that uses water as a developing agent and standard fabrication techniques. This approach provides a green alternative to the toxic materials commonly used in nanofabrication while delivering fabrication quality comparable to conventional synthetic polymers.
Mar 27th, 2014
Read moreConsumers are demanding ever smaller, more portable devices, with extra features, better performance and energy efficiency. But squeezing everything into smaller packages is a huge manufacturing challenge. To help, European researchers have developed ways to produce the micro components needed for these smaller devices.
Mar 27th, 2014
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Analysis allows tailoring materials for switchable windows and solar cells.
Mar 27th, 2014
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A new, extremely thin kind of light detectors was created at Vienna University of Technology. Two very different technologies were combined for the first time: metamaterials and quantum cascade structures.
Mar 27th, 2014
Read moreThe President's 2015 Budget provides over $1.5 billion for the National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI), cumulatively totaling nearly $21 billion since the inception of the NNI in 2001.
Mar 27th, 2014
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An international team of researchers has managed to create an entanglement of 103 dimensions with only two photons. The record had been established at 11 dimensions. The discovery could represent a great advance toward the construction of quantum computers with much higher processing speeds than current ones, and toward a better encryption of information.
Mar 27th, 2014
Read moreA new study reveals details of logical circuits built using living slime molds.
Mar 27th, 2014
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First 3D nanoscale observations of microstructural degradation during charge-discharge cycles could point to new ways to engineer battery electrode materials for better performance.
Mar 26th, 2014
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Fuel cells and electrical energy storage systems are increasingly emerging as the core elements for new mobility concepts and for forward-looking building energy management. Employing high-resolution micro- and nano-computed tomography systems combined with scanning electron and atomic force microscopy allows a full range of optical investigations.
Mar 26th, 2014
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For the first time, researchers provide visual evidence confirming that the reconnection of quantum vortexes launches Kelvin waves.
Mar 26th, 2014
Read moreImproved design of lasers on optoelectronic chips will advance optical communications.
Mar 26th, 2014
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Using electron beams to encode data in nanocrystals could help to improve the capacity of computer memory devices.
Mar 26th, 2014
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Computer simulations indicate that mixing silicon with other materials improves the diversity of nanoscale electronic devices.
Mar 26th, 2014
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Researchers found that when paper used to collect a sample was coated with carbon nanotubes, the voltage required was 1,000 times reduced, the signal was sharpened and the equipment was able to capture far more delicate molecules.
Mar 25th, 2014
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Researchers from the University of Twente's MESA+ research institute have managed to significantly improve the efficiency of a thermoelectric material.
Mar 25th, 2014
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Each year Oxford's Nanotechnology Summer School focuses on applications of nanotechnologies in a different field. Comprising presentations from leading researchers and practitioners from the University of Oxford and beyond, the Nanotechnology Summer School is essential for anyone with an interest in these topics.
Mar 25th, 2014
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