Software for efficient computing in the age of nanoscale devices
National Science Foundation funds $10M expedition in computing.
Aug 19th, 2010
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Awareness-raising workshop for developing and transition countries on nanotechnology/manufactured nanomaterials
These workshops brief participants on what is nanotechnology and manufactured nanomaterials, what are some of the potential risks from nanotechnologies and manufactured nanomaterials (e.g. to the environment or human health) and benefits (e.g. decreased costs of low-maintenance products, or use in environmental remediation) of nanotechnology and nanomaterials.
Aug 19th, 2010
Read moreUniversity Poster Exhibition - Call for abstracts - Technology World in partnership with UK Nanoforum
Technology World in partnership with UK NanoForum will bring over 350 senior international delegates together with the best of the UK's Science and Technology community. With a focus on trade, investment and collaborations, this will be a networking forum for industry, academia, technology purchasers and those seeking to develop joint ventures and future partnerships.
Aug 19th, 2010
Read moreSPIE Photomask Technology to bring focus to future of the industry
An all-day special session on a roadmap for maskless lithography R+D and a keynote presentation offering insights on how to be successful in the photomask industry will highlight the SPIE Photomask Technology symposium next month in Monterey, California.
Aug 19th, 2010
Read moreTwo dimensional nanostructures emerge through self-organisation
An international team of researchers has succeeded in producing nanocrystals that build conductive two-dimensional nanostructures trough self-organisation.
Aug 19th, 2010
Read moreUnderstanding gate oxide trapping - one electron at a time
Using a new technique, researchers from imec, TU Vienna, and Infineon have shown that both electron and hole capture and emission times in SiO2 and HfO2 dielectrics are strongly thermally activated. The new technique, Time Dependent Defect Spectroscopy (TDDS), can be used to study the capture and emission times of single oxide defects over a very wide time range.
Aug 19th, 2010
Read moreNew metrology for tuning the etch rate uniformity in plasma etch processes
Imec and KLA Tencor have established a metrology method for optimizing the etch rate uniformity (ERU) in a transformer coupled plasma (TCP) reactor. The proposed metrology method makes use of PVx2 sensor wafers. For ion-assisted etch processes, the use of this PVx2-based method for ERU tuning results in lot-turn time savings of up to 80% compared to conventional etch rate uniformity tests.
Aug 19th, 2010
Read moreImec participates in European Silicon Photonics Cluster
Under the umbrella of the European Silicon Photonics Cluster, 10 European R+D project consortia coordinate their efforts in silicon photonics.
Aug 19th, 2010
Read moreTandem organic solar cells offer a path to higher efficiencies
Imec has fabricated tandem organic solar cells with peak conversion efficiencies of 5.15%. This was achieved by stacking two different planar heterojunction devices, each with a high open-circuit voltage.
Aug 19th, 2010
Read moreThe 2010 Monte Verita' Workshop: Frontiers in Neuroengineering
Last call for papers for the 2010 Monte Verita' Workshop: Frontiers in Neuroengineering, that will take place in Ascona, Switzerland, September 5-9th, 2010.
Aug 18th, 2010
Read moreTitanium coating with protein 'flower bouquet' nanoclusters strengthens implant attachment
Researchers have developed an improved coating technique that could strengthen the connection between titanium joint-replacement implants and a patients' own bone.
Aug 18th, 2010
Read moreNanoinformatics 2010: Abstract submission now open
Proposals are now being accepted for Nanoinformatics 2010, a collaborative roadmapping project for the nanotechnology community.
Aug 18th, 2010
Read moreResearchers 'stretch' a lackluster material into a possible electronics revolution
Slice europium titanate nanometers thin and physically stretch it, and it then takes on super hero-like properties that could revolutionize electronics, according to new Cornell research.
Aug 18th, 2010
Read moreResearchers control collective spin states electrically at room temperature
Researchers have, for the first time, changed the orientation of a very large number of electron spins collectively at room temperature by pure electrical means, a feat that eventually could make devices that use spintronics more readily available for everyday uses.
Aug 18th, 2010
Read moreNew ISO methodology demystifies nanomaterials
ISO has published a new technical report, ISO/TR 11360:2010, Nanotechnologies - Methodology for the classification and categorization of nanomaterials, offering a comprehensive, globally harmonized methodology for classifying nanomaterials.
Aug 18th, 2010
Read moreAnother step towards making nanotechnology practical
Scientists from across the world came together in the first of three conferences organised to discuss advances in making nanotechnology practical.
Aug 18th, 2010
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