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Researchers Fabricate HyTII Graphene Film with Tunable Bandstructure

A team of researchers from various disciplines at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), Electronics Science and Technology and Materials Science and Technology Divisions, has showed hyperthermal ion implantation (HyTII) as a viable means of substitutionally doping graphene with nitrogen atoms. The outcome is a low-defect film with a tunable bandstructure agreeable to a number of device applications and platforms.

7 Jun 2016

Hokkaido University Scientists Analyze Solar Cells with Gold Nanoparticles

Scientists from Hokkaido University are currently analyzing the development of solar cells made of solid materials in order to enhance their ability to survive in harsh environmental conditions.

26 May 2016

Innovative Synthetic Method to Produce Molecularly Designed Polymer Membranes

A new fabrication method to make polymer membranes with improved permeance using molecular design has been developed by researchers from Imperial College London.

5 May 2016

Nanostructured Filters Hold Potential to Cut Sulfur Emissions by Cargo Ships

One of the major sources causing pollution on our Earth is cargo shipping. Roughly 55,000 ships are used for cargo transport over the oceans every day.

4 May 2016

Researchers Develop World’s Fastest Silicon-Based Flexible Transistors

A tiny knife is considered the secret behind developing the fastest silicon-based flexible transistors in the world.

22 Apr 2016

Three-Dimensional Microneedle-Based Nanoscale-Tipped Electrodes for Intracellular Recording

Our current understanding of how the brain works is very poor. The electrical signals travel around the brain and throughout the body, and the electrical properties of the biological tissues are studied using electrophysiology. For acquiring a large amplitude and a high quality of neuronal signals, intracellular recording is a powerful methodology compared to extracellular recording to measure the voltage or current across the cell membranes.

11 Apr 2016

Single DNA Molecule Proves to be Useful in Developing World's Smallest Diode

For the first time, researchers from the University of Georgia (UGA) and Ben-Gurion University in Israel have illustrated the possibility to develop nanoscale electronic components from single DNA molecules. This latest discovery, featured in Nature Chemistry, marks a major improvement in the quest to find a suitable replacement for the silicon chip.

5 Apr 2016

Scientists Unravel Mechanism Behind Nanoparticle Growth into Cubic Shape

Use of nanoparticles in many applications, e.g. for catalysis, relies on the surface area of the particles. Now scientists show how originally spherical nucleus can transform into cube with high surface-to-volume ratio. These nanocubes are available to be used in practice, and may interest many designers of new materials. The research has recently been reported in ACS Nano.

5 Apr 2016

Researchers Find Way to Make Ruthenium Nanoframes

The world is run by catalysts. They clean up after cars, help make fertilizers, and could be the key to better hydrogen fuel. Now, a team of chemists, led by Xiaohu Xia from Michigan Technological University, has found a better way to make metal catalysts.

4 Apr 2016

Researchers Develop New Thin Film Fabrication Technique by Adapting Current ALD Methods

In the world of nano-scale technology, where work is conducted at the atomic level, even the smallest changes can have an enormous impact. And a new discovery by a University of Alberta materials engineering researchers has caught the attention of electronics industry leaders looking for more efficient manufacturing processes.

31 Mar 2016