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Using Defects in Liquid Crystals to Create New Materials

A team of engineers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has demonstrated a versatile fabrication method to use defects in liquid crystals as small tubing, which can be used to channel molecules into specific positions to create new nanostructures and materials.

25 Sep 2015

New Nanosheet-Based Photonic Crystal Changes Color in Response to Moisture

Chemists at LMU have fabricated a novel nanosheet-based photonic crystal that changes color in response to moisture. The new material could form the basis for humidity-sensitive contactless control of interactive screens on digital devices.

25 Sep 2015

New Microfluidic Tactile Sensor Uses Graphene Oxide to Recognise Force-Induced Changes

A team of scientists from the National University of Singapore (NUS) Faculty of Engineering has developed a wearable liquid-based microfluidic tactile sensor that is small, thin, highly flexible and durable. Simple and cost-effective to produce, this novel device is very suitable for applications such as soft robotics, wearable consumer electronics, smart medical prosthetic devices, as well as real-time healthcare monitoring.

25 Sep 2015

Addition of Novel Nanoparticle Milling Solution Further Expands Capabilities of Xcelience and Powdersize

Xcelience and Powdersize announced today the addition of the Netzsch Delta Vita media mills, a nanoparticle milling solution, to their arsenal of capabilities. For the first time, one CDMO can provide solutions for a full range of particle size reduction solutions, from milling and micronization through cGMP manufacturing and global clinical supplies packaging and logistics.

24 Sep 2015

Open-Source Software Helps Calculate van der Waals Forces Between Molecules and Meso/Nanoscale Units

As molecular-level electronic, photonic and biological devices grow smaller, approaching the nanometer scale, chemists, physicists and materials scientists strive to predict the magnitude of the fundamental intermolecular interactions, and whether new hierarchical combinations of these material components will assemble and function as designed.

23 Sep 2015

SUNY Poly CNSE and Inficon Enter R&D Alliance for Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology

In support of Governor Andrew Cuomo’s commitment to furthering New York State’s international leadership in the global nanotechnology driven economy of the 21st century, SUNY Polytechnic Institute’s Colleges of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (SUNY Poly CNSE) and Inficon, Inc. (INFICON) today announced plans for a joint research and development alliance on advanced semiconductor manufacturing technology.

From College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering, University at Albany 22 Sep 2015

Synopsys Tapes-Out IP for TSMC 10-nm Process Successfully

Synopsys, Inc. today announced the successful tape-out of a broad portfolio of DesignWare® Interface and Foundation IP on TSMC's 10-nanometer (nm) FinFET process, reducing risk for designers who want to take advantage of the power, area and performance improvements offered by the process.

From Synopsys, Inc. 21 Sep 2015

Georgia Tech and JSNN Receive NNIN Award to Form Southeastern Nanotechnology Infrastructure Corridor

To advance nanoscale science, engineering and technology research, the National Science Foundation (NSF) will provide a total of $81 million over five years to support 16 user facility sites and a coordinating office as part of a new National Nanotechnology Coordinated Infrastructure (NNCI).

From Georgia Institute of Technology 21 Sep 2015

Leti Demonstrates Compatibility of 200mm MEMS Platform with 300mm Wafer Fabrication

In what may be a first for the MEMS industry, CEA-Leti has manufactured micro-accelerometers on 300mm wafers, a development that could lead to significantly lower MEMS manufacturing costs.

From CEA-Leti 21 Sep 2015

Montana State University Awarded NSF Grant to Create New Nanotechnology Center

The National Science Foundation has awarded $3 million for the creation of a new nanotechnology center at Montana State University.

21 Sep 2015

Nanofabrication News

Using Defects in Liquid Crystals to Create New Materials

New Nanosheet-Based Photonic Crystal Changes Color in Response to Moisture

New Microfluidic Tactile Sensor Uses Graphene Oxide to Recognise Force-Induced Changes

Addition of Novel Nanoparticle Milling Solution Further Expands Capabilities of Xcelience and Powdersize

Open-Source Software Helps Calculate van der Waals Forces Between Molecules and Meso/Nanoscale Units

SUNY Poly CNSE and Inficon Enter R&D Alliance for Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology

Synopsys Tapes-Out IP for TSMC 10-nm Process Successfully

Georgia Tech and JSNN Receive NNIN Award to Form Southeastern Nanotechnology Infrastructure Corridor

Leti Demonstrates Compatibility of 200mm MEMS Platform with 300mm Wafer Fabrication

Montana State University Awarded NSF Grant to Create New Nanotechnology Center

Nanopore-Based Sensor Enables Rapid and Precise Disease Diagnosis

Combining Nanofluids and Turbulators for Sustainable Energy

Multiscale Force Sensing with Photon-Avalanching Nanocrystals

Novel Method for Producing Superior Carbon Nanofibers via Additive Nanostructuring

Optimizing Methylene Blue Removal with Bovine Serum Albumin Nanoparticles

Conversations on AFM: Applications of BioAFM in Life Science

Conversations on AFM: The Technology and History Behind AFM and SPM

Recent Advances in High-Speed Atomic Force Microscopy to Improve Research Into Protein Dynamics

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