Erik Thostenson and Thomas Schumacher in University of Delaware's Center for Composite Materials have received a three-year $300,000 grant to investigate the use of carbon nanotube-based sensing composites for structural health monitoring of civil infrastructure.
Sep 18th, 2012
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U.S. Naval Research Laboratory electronics science and technology engineers demonstrate the ability of single walled carbon nanotube transistors (SWCNTs) to survive the harsh space environment, investigating the effects of ionizing radiation on the crystalline structures and further supporting the development of SWCNT-based nanoelectronics for use in harsh radiation environments.
Sep 18th, 2012
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CRANN nanoscientists in project with world-leading brewer SABMiller to develop new plastic beer bottle
Sep 18th, 2012
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Published by SAGE Publications, the Journal of Nanoengineering and Nanosystems is dedicated to the particular aspects of nanoscale engineering, science, and technology that involve the descriptions and characterizations of nanoscale systems and materials.
Sep 18th, 2012
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As electronic and optical devices get ever faster, terms for ever-smaller increments of time are coming into wider use.
Sep 18th, 2012
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New MIT system allows femtosecond-resolution movie of electrons in a topological insulator, a promising new electronic material.
Sep 18th, 2012
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Imec announced today that it has integrated an ultra-thin, flexible chip with bendable and stretchable interconnects into a package that adapts dynamically to curving and bending surfaces. The resulting circuitry can be embedded in medical and lifestyle applications where user comfort and unobtrusiveness is key, such as wearable health monitors or smart clothing.
Sep 18th, 2012
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Now that the VTT printed intelligence pilot-manufacturing environment has expanded to include roll-to-roll assembly, a wide variety of electronics products can be manufactured.
Sep 18th, 2012
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Using ultra-low input power densities, researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have demonstrated for the first time how low-power 'optical nanotweezers' can be used to trap, manipulate, and probe nanoparticles, including fragile biological samples.
Sep 18th, 2012
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Johns Hopkins researchers report they are one step closer to having a drug-delivery system flexible enough to overcome some key challenges posed by brain cancer and perhaps other maladies affecting that organ.
Sep 17th, 2012
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Novel microscopy technique could open new windows into protozoan behavior, microbial diseases and fertility.
Sep 17th, 2012
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Diatoms, tiny marine life forms that have been around since the dinosaurs, could finally make biofuel production from algae truly cost-effective - because they can simultaneously produce other valuable products such as semiconductors, biomedical products and even health foods.
Sep 17th, 2012
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A new startup company at UC Davis aims to bring you a better shave through semiconductor manufacturing technology. Nano-Sharp Inc. plans to use silicon wafers to make razor blades and surgical tools far more cheaply than current silicon or ceramic blades.
Sep 17th, 2012
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Stanford University's Precourt Institute for Energy (PIE), TomKat Center for Sustainable Energy and Precourt Energy Efficiency Center (PEEC) have awarded nine faculty seed grants totaling $2.2 million for promising new research in clean technology and energy efficiency.
Sep 17th, 2012
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Imec announced today a high number of engagements at this year's IEEE International Electron Device Meeting (IEDM 2012) in San Francisco, December 8-12, 2012.
Sep 17th, 2012
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National University of Singapore researchers at the Faculty of Engineering's Department of Bioengineering have discovered a new technology that paves the way for a new safe and non-invasive method of treating deep cancer.
Sep 17th, 2012
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