Development of high-performance dielectric devices by assembling nano blocks
Self-organization of oxide nanosheets through the solution process.
Apr 2nd, 2014
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Simtech collaboration agreements to accelerate the growth and development of the microfluidics industry
The Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology (SIMTech) has inked three collaboration agreements that will play a part in speeding up the growth and development of the microfluidics industry.
Apr 2nd, 2014
Read moreGood vibrations: Using light-heated water to deliver drugs
Researchers use near-infrared light to warm water-infused polymeric nanoparticles.
Apr 1st, 2014
Read morePrinted Electronics Europe 2014 award winners
To recognize and award outstanding achievement to those involved in this rapidly growing business the annual Printed Electronics Awards are held each year. The annual awards were announced at the annual event this week in Berlin, Germany - Europe's leading event on the topic that brings together end users with suppliers.
Apr 1st, 2014
Read moreA convenient way to selectively prepare germanium sulfide nanostructures
Researchers have found a convenient way to selectively prepare germanium sulfide nanostructures, including nanosheets and nanowires, that are more active than their bulk counterparts and could open the way to lower cost and safer optoelectronics, solar energy conversion and faster computer circuitry.
Apr 1st, 2014
Read moreElectrical transmission at the atomic level
Scientists have developed a new approach to how signals might be transmitted at the atomic level. This could be especially important for realising logic structures with strictly defined functions on the basis of individual atoms, which in turn could find application in transistors or diodes.
Apr 1st, 2014
Read moreNext-generation coatings and sensors that can operate in extreme conditions
Tata Steel has formed a strategic partnership with the prominent UK research body, the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), to develop a range of innovations that will include graphene-coated steels and next-generation sensors that can operate in extreme environments.
Apr 1st, 2014
Read moreGreen engineering for waste management
A pilot plant for the anaerobic digestion of organic waste is going to be used for research in the field of biogas production using wastewater, sludge and organic waste from landfills and purification plants.
Apr 1st, 2014
Read moreThe first phononic crystal that can be altered in real time
Using an acoustic metadevice that can influence the acoustic space and can control any of the ways in which waves travel, engineers have demonstrated, for the first time, that it is possible to dynamically alter the geometry of a three-dimensional colloidal crystal in real time.
Apr 1st, 2014
Read moreCheap, better-performing lithium-ion batteries with nanowires
Researchers have developed a silicon anode and a sulfur-based cathode with low fabrication cost and high electrode performance for rechargeable lithium-ion batteries.
Mar 31st, 2014
Read morePhysicists split and collide ultracold atom clouds
Physicists have pushed the frontiers of quantum technology by developing a steerable 'optical tweezers' unit that uses intense laser beams to precisely split minute clouds of ultracold atoms and to smash them together.
Mar 31st, 2014
Read moreArtificial nanostructures lead to breakthrough in creating invisibility cloaks, stealth technology
Scientists have managed to create artificial nanostructures that can 'bend light,' called metamaterials. But the challenge has been making enough of the material to turn invisibility cloaks into a practical reality. New work may have just cracked that barrier.
Mar 31st, 2014
Read moreNanofiber paper filter removes viruses
Researchers have developed a paper filter, which can remove virus particles with the efficiency matching that of the best industrial virus filters. The paper filter consists of 100 percent high purity cellulose nanofibers, directly derived from nature.
Mar 31st, 2014
Read moreCarbon nanotubes grow in combustion flames
Researchers have revealed similarities between the molecular mechanism of carbon nanotube (CNT) growth and hydrocarbon combustion. The study identifies new ways to control the growth of CNTs and increase the understanding of fuel combustion processes.
Mar 31st, 2014
Read moreNanotechnology researchers discover temporary violation of Second Law of Thermodynamics
An international team of researchers found that a nanoparticle trapped with laser light temporarily violates the famous second law of thermodynamics, something that is impossible on human time and length scale.
Mar 31st, 2014
Read moreNanotechnology 'smart band-aid' monitors movement of disorder patients
Medical engineers said Sunday they had created a device the size of a plaster which can monitor patients by tracking their muscle activity before administering their medication.
Mar 30th, 2014
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