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Novel Method to Manufacture Unusually Shaped and Functionalisable Nanostructures

The realisation of nanomachines is inching ever closer to reality. Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems in Stuttgart are helping make one of the grand challenges of nanoscience become reality.

16 Aug 2013

AIXTRON Ship BM Deposition system to University of Cincinnati for Carbon Nanotube Studies

AIXTRON SE today announced that the University of Cincinnati (UC), USA, has ordered a new BM system to further develop its longstanding research into carbon nanotubes (CNT).

From AIXTRON SE 15 Aug 2013

Researchers Create Zinc Oxide Nano-Island on Silicon

A team at the University of California, Riverside Bourns College of Engineering has developed a novel way to build what many see as the next generation memory storage devices for portable electronic devices including smart phones, tablets, laptops and digital cameras.

From University of California at Riverside 14 Aug 2013

Nanoscale Plasma Processing Seminars - co-hosted by Oxford Instruments and Cornell University

Leader in the manufacture of plasma etch and deposition systems, Oxford Instruments is continuing its successful programme of Seminars with ‘Nanoscale Plasma Processing’ at Cornell University, Ithaca, USA on ...

From Oxford Instruments Plasma Technology 14 Aug 2013

Electron Beam Writer Critical for Development of Next-Generation Nanoscale Transistors

The new electron beam writer housed in the Nano3 cleanroom facility at the Qualcomm Institute is important for electrical engineering professor Shadi Dayeh’s two major areas of research. He is developing next-generation, nanoscale transistors for integrated electronics; and he is developing neural probes that have the capacity to extract electrical signals from individual brain cells and transmit the information to a prosthetic device or computer.

13 Aug 2013

Novel Compound May Enable Mass Commercial Production of Silicon Nanostructures

Chemists at Oregon State University have identified a compound that could significantly reduce the cost and potentially enable the mass commercial production of silicon nanostructures – materials that have huge potential in everything from electronics to biomedicine and energy storage.

12 Aug 2013

Hosokawa Micron Launch New NanoCreator FCM for High Purity Metal Oxide Nano Particles

A new nano particle synthesizer, capable of producing a wide range of high purity metal oxides in batch or continuous operation, has been launched by Hosokawa Micron.

From Hosokawa Micron Ltd 2 Aug 2013

Ultra-Thin Carbon Nanotube Saws Cut Through Silicon Wafers with Minimum Kerf Loss

More material could be saved when manufacturing wafers in future. Ultra-thin saws made of carbon nanotubes and diamond would be able to cut through silicon wafers with minimum kerf loss. A new method makes it possible to manufacture the saw wires.

From Fraunhofer Institute for Microelectronic Circuits and Systems 2 Aug 2013

Crayon Etching Exercise Illustrates Lesson on Nanotechnology

After a lecture on nanofabrication, Maria Wang, associate director at Stanford's Center for Probing the Nanoscale, handed out white paper, boxes of colored crayons, thick black crayons and pipette tips.

1 Aug 2013

Novel Nanotechnology Process Used to Grow Super Black Material on Lightweight Substrates

Surrey NanoSystems' unique nanotechnology processing know-how has been used to deposit the world's blackest material on lightweight, temperature-sensitive substrates. Its new 'super black' coating can be applied to optical instruments for space applications, to reduce reflections and increase sensitivity.

31 Jul 2013

Nanofabrication News

Novel Method to Manufacture Unusually Shaped and Functionalisable Nanostructures

AIXTRON Ship BM Deposition system to University of Cincinnati for Carbon Nanotube Studies

Researchers Create Zinc Oxide Nano-Island on Silicon

Nanoscale Plasma Processing Seminars - co-hosted by Oxford Instruments and Cornell University

Electron Beam Writer Critical for Development of Next-Generation Nanoscale Transistors

Novel Compound May Enable Mass Commercial Production of Silicon Nanostructures

Hosokawa Micron Launch New NanoCreator FCM for High Purity Metal Oxide Nano Particles

Ultra-Thin Carbon Nanotube Saws Cut Through Silicon Wafers with Minimum Kerf Loss

Crayon Etching Exercise Illustrates Lesson on Nanotechnology

Novel Nanotechnology Process Used to Grow Super Black Material on Lightweight Substrates

Biochar-Modified Titanium Dioxide Nanocomposites for Enhanced Water Treatment

Gold Nanoparticles to Restore Vision in Retinal Disorders

New Nanocage Material Removes Up to 90% of Toxic PFAS from Water

Enhancing Chitosan Films with Silanized Hexagonal Boron Nitride for Sustainable Applications

Light-Induced Symmetry Shifts Enable New Advances in Nanomaterials

Overcoming Nanogold Production Challenges

Electrospinning and the Future of Nanotechnology

How Electrospinning is Shaping the Future of Nanotechnology

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