X ray spectroscopy is a widely used method to characterize a compound based on its characteristic X ray emission spectrum.
By Benedette Cuffari
8 Sep 2017
Almost every business or manufacturing industry has found their own unique application in the use of nanoparticles in their production of certain goods or services.
By Benedette Cuffari
8 Sep 2017
As microelectronics, which are devices that are based primarily upon the integration of microchips and microcircuits, continue to advance as leaders in the technology-dependent industries, their success has been largely dependent upon silicon integrated circuits.
This article looks at the use of correlative imaging to study collagen denaturation.
In an effort to combine graphene and nanoparticles, two of the most sought-after and popular technologies available today, a team of Scientists have developed a revolutionary synthesis method that enhances the phenomenal properties of these materials without any need to compromise the unique properties of the two.
By Benedette Cuffari
8 Sep 2017
Nanotubes and nanowires are one-dimensional structures that are considered as potential materials for future optoelectronics, nanoelectronics, sensors, actuators and piezoelectric devices.
As semiconductor devices improve in performance, changes in materials and processing methods are needed. In this article, the Hysitron® PI 85L SEM PicoIndenter® is used to examine failures and mechanical testing in mechanisms in FIB-milled back-end-of-line (BEOL) microbeam samples.
Researchers at the University of Pittsburg’s Department of Chemical Engineering recently proposed a new theory that could possibly provide a rational explanation to the long-standing question, why ligand-protected metal nanoclusters (NCs) are stabilized at specific sizes.
By Benedette Cuffari
7 Sep 2017
The structure of graphene is comprised of a single thin layered sheet of tightly packed carbon atoms arranged in the vertices of a hexagonal lattice resembling honey comb.
By Benedette Cuffari
7 Sep 2017
As attention continues to be drawn on the superior properties exhibited by graphene, Researchers from around the world continue to work towards emulating this thin and intrinsic design with other potentially useful materials.
By Benedette Cuffari
7 Sep 2017