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Spherical Nanoindentation of Polyacrylamide Hydrogels

Hydrogels have been recently used in numerous areas of clinical and biological research.

From Anton Paar GmbH 19 Jun 2017

Extending Resonance Enhanced AFM-IR to Amine, Alcohol and Alkyl Stretches – FASTspectra™

This article discusses extending resonance enhanced AFM-IR to Amine, Alcohol and Alkyl stretches.

From Bruker Nano Surfaces and Metrology 6 Jun 2017

Understanding Infrared Scattering Scanning Nearfield Optical Microscopy (IR-sSNOM)

Scattering SNOM delivers information concerning the complex optical properties of the nanoscale region of the sample present under a metalized tip.

From Bruker Nano Surfaces and Metrology 5 Jun 2017

Tapping AFM-IR - Nanoscale Infrared Imaging at 10 nm Resolution

Since Anasys Instruments’ patented Resonance Enhanced AFM-IR method is extended to incorporate tapping mode operation, the boundaries of performance for nanoscale IR spectroscopy are extended by tapping AFM-IR.

From Bruker Nano Surfaces and Metrology 5 Jun 2017

The Benefits of Including Floor Vibration Control for Nano-Tech Facilities over Designing ‘Quiet’ Buildings

Steve Ryan discusses TMC's Quiet Island for effective vibration isolation in nanotech facilities, surpassing traditional 'quiet' building designs.

From TMC Vibration Control 9 Jun 2017

The Crack Properties of Reduced Graphene Oxide

Indian researchers reveal how rGO film thickness affects crack dynamics and conductivity under strain, enhancing flexible electronics.

From Bruker Nano Surfaces and Metrology 8 Jun 2017

Graphene in Electronics – Successfully Upscaling Graphene onto Patterned Electronic Devices

Researchers have succeeded in upscaling superior-quality graphene devices to the 100-micron scale and beyond.

From Graphenea 15 May 2017

Using Structural Fingerprints to Screen Nanoporous Materials

Researchers from the EPFL have collaborated to develop a method capable of comparing material pore structures, making it possible to search databases of nanoporous materials to find candidates with a desired pore structure.

By Emily Nordvang 1 Jun 2017

Ultrafast Charging Lithium-ion Batteries with Lithium Titanate Nanoparticles

A collaboration of researchers from France and Poland have prepared a new hierarchically nanostructured LTO-type material with exceptional electrochemical performance and the potential to provide ultrafast charging lithium-ion batteries.

By Emily Nordvang 31 May 2017

Coulomb Engineering of 2D Materials

A team of international researchers have engineered the surrounding dielectric environment to tune the electronic bandgap and exciton binding energy in WS2 and WSe2 monolayers by hundreds of meV.

By Liam Critchley 25 May 2017