Scientists have succeeded in arranging nanopores on a tiny microchip and using it to determine the mass of chain-like molecules, so-called polymers, with a high degree of precision.
Simulations unlock carbon nanotube potential for industry
Akron team leverages supercomputers to better understand tie molecules.
Global activist summit on nanotechnology calls on governments to protect people and environment
Some 30 activists representing 14 environmental, technology assessment and consumer organisations from Europe, the United States, Canada and Latin America met for the 4th International Nanotechnology Activist Summit in Berlin on October 6 and 7.
Are global honey bee declines caused by nanoparticles in diesel pollution?
Scientists are investigating a possible link between tiny particles of pollution found in diesel fumes and the global collapse of honey bee colonies.
Colored solar cells could make display screens more efficient
A new kind of screen pixel doubles as a solar cell and could boost the energy efficiency of cell phones and e-readers. The technology could also potentially be used in larger displays to make energy-harvesting billboards or decorative solar panels.
IBM’s graphene nanoelectronics work wins ITRI’s global nanotechnology innovation contest
IBM Research has emerged as the winner in the ITRI sponsored Global Nano Innovation Contest with its Graphene Nanoelectronics: Wafer Scale Single Atomic Layer Carbon RF Devices and Circuits.
Graphene shows unusual thermoelectric response to light
Finding could lead to new photodetectors or energy-harvesting devices.
Groundbreaking experimental research on reactive silicon compounds
Matthias Driess of TU Berlin receives Wacker Silicone Award 2011.
Doping for solar cells – New technique optimizes the generation of charge carriers
Researchers have been successful in substantially optimizing the electronic properties of organic semiconductors.
Verbraucheraspekte beim Umgang mit der Nanotechnologie
Der Ausschusses fuer Ernaehrung, Landwirtschaft und Verbraucherschutz des Deutschen Bundestages hielt am 24. Oktober eine Oeffentlichen Anhoerung zum Thema "Verbraucheraspekte beim Umgang mit der Nanotechnologie".
Carbon nanotube junction arrays
Vertical arrays of carbon nanotubes, called 'forests', are a common type of three-dimentional (3D) nanotube assembly that researchers work with in their labs. These forests can be produced by chemical vapor deposition technique and used for diverse applications such as in photo- or thermoacoustics, highly elastic conductive composites, for mechanical nanomanipulation, in catalysis, or as sensors in nanomedicine, just to name a few examples. These and other applications relay on connectivity of carbon nanotubes in the forest structure. New measurements show that room temperature electrical properties of this nanotube network reveal quite substantial nonlinerarities that became more pronounced at sample cooling.
Forsyth Tech Enhances Nano-education Program With qNano
Forsyth Technical Community College, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, will be the first college in the US to use Izon Science's qNano nanoparticle analysis system in a nano-education program.
Moving forward, spin goes sideways
Improvements to specialized valves that separate spin and electron currents may lead to higher-density magnetic media.
Master Scholarships in Photonics Engineering, Nanophotonics and Biophotonics (EUROPHOTONICS)
This master program aims at giving an extensive two-year teaching program from fundamentals to advanced research topics in Photonics and its interdisciplinary applications.
AMD Demonstrates Next Generation 28nm Graphics Processor at Fusion 2011
At Fusion 2011, AMD today demonstrated its next generation graphics processor, based on the cutting-edge 28nm process technology.
eSilicon and MIPS Technologies Announce Tapeout of 28nm 1.5GHz Microprocessor Cluster for Embedded Platforms
eSilicon Corporation, the largest independent semiconductor value chain producer (VCP), and MIPS Technologies, a leading provider of industry-standard processor architectures and cores, announced the tapeout of a high-performance, three-way microprocessor cluster on GLOBALFOUNDRIES' leading-edge, low-power 28nm-SLP process technology.
Microscopic organic medical imaging system to detect disease and track medication
Scientists at The University of Nottingham are developing microscopic organic medical imaging systems to support a new generation of breakthrough treatments for currently incurable diseases and chronic life-threatening illnesses.
Waterproofing electronic nanodevices
A single drop of water can be fatal to electrical circuits. To prevent water damage, current electronic devices are well sealed and packaged with polymer passivation. Researchers in Korea have now gone one step further and made water resistance a feature of the device itself by incorporating nonwetting, superhydrophobic components into the electronic device. They demonstrated this novel idea with a source/drain structure in a thin-film transistor. This work combines superhydorphobicity with electronic devices, especially resistive switching memory devices. Although much research has been done on either topic, few works report the combination of combining superhydrophobicity and electronic devices. This is a novel approach to combine two different concepts to get a synergic effects.
ISO releases Nanotechnology Vocabulary Part 7: Diagnostics and therapeutics for healthcare
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has released ISO/TS 80004-7:2011 which is applicable to the use of nanotechnologies in medical diagnostics and therapeutics.
Sulfur in hollow nanofibers overcomes challenges of lithium-ion battery design
Researchers have used sulfur-coated hollow carbon nanofibers and an electrolyte additive to fabricate a superior rechargeable lithium battery cathode. According to Cui, putting silicon nanowire anodes and sulfur-coated carbon cathodes into one battery could be the next generation in battery design.