The PCS and KRISS teams have constructed a nanodevice in which both single and bilayer graphene sheets have been sandwiched by a thick back-gate with a diameter of approximately 20 nm and a thin tunneling insulator, whose diameter measures between 1.0-1.8 nm4.
By Benedette Cuffari
15 Feb 2017
Researchers from the Universities of Geneva (UNIGE) and Fribourg (UNIFR) in Switzerland have developed a rapid screening method to select the most promising of nanoparticles and determine whether they are compatible with the human immune system.
By Benedette Cuffari
10 Feb 2017
Gold nanoparticles (GNPs) are a promising technology with applications in a wide range of fields including catalysis, electronics, materials science, and healthcare. They are of great interest to researchers because of their unusual optical, electronic, and chemical properties.
2D materials have received a lot of attention in the press as wonder materials with their plethora of amazing properties. But how feasible is translating these wonderful properties into wonderful products?
By Jake Wilkinson
15 Aug 2016
In use for almost nine decades, electron microscope technology continues to evolve and those using it need to be aware of both the time-honored industry standards and the latest news.
By Brett Smith
18 Jul 2016
For decades, we relied on silicon as the semiconductor for our computer chips. But now, working at nanometer scales, it looks like physical limitations may end the current methods to include more and more processing power onto each individual chip.
By Brett Smith
1 Jun 2016
Materials that contain both the properties of a conductor and an electrical insulator are known as semiconductors.
By Brett Smith
31 May 2016
Atomic force microscopy (AFM) was first used in 1986 and uses a cantilever with a sharp tip to scan across a sample to produce a topographic map. The process is now expanding its use over a range of applications.
By Kimberly Lawson
27 May 2016
Companies and researchers are applying nanomaterials to photovoltaics to lower their manufacturing costs and improve their capabilities. This includes improving their efficiency when converting light into electricity.
By Kimberly Lawson
26 May 2016
Discovered less than a decade ago, graphene is a “super material” that has engineers in many different fields excitedly pursing varied uses for it. Graphene is made of carbon in a honeycomb-lattice and is just one atom thick. It is a very good conductor of heat and electricity, virtually transparent
By Brett Smith
18 May 2016