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Garden Center Spider Could Inspire New Way to Make Nanofibers

A spider commonly found in garden centres in Britain is giving fresh insights into how to spin incredibly long and strong fibres just a few nanometres thick.

28 Feb 2015

High-Resolution Structural Analysis Reveals 3D Nanoarchitecture of Photonic Structures in Limpet’s Shells

The blue-rayed limpet is a tiny mollusk that lives in kelp beds along the coasts of Norway, Iceland, the United Kingdom, Portugal, and the Canary Islands. These diminutive organisms — as small as a fingernail — might escape notice entirely, if not for a very conspicuous feature: bright blue dotted lines that run in parallel along the length of their translucent shells. Depending on the angle at which light hits, a limpet’s shell can flash brilliantly even in murky water.

From Massachusetts Institute of Technology 28 Feb 2015

Molecules Caged Within 2D Nanopores

High performance materials for gas storage, thermal insulators or nanomachines need a thorough understanding of the behavior of the material down to the molecular level. Thermodynamics, which have been developed two hundred years ago to increase the efficiency of steam engines, typically observes and averages over a large number of molecules. Now a team of scientists has developed a methodology, to investigate the equilibrium thermodynamics of single molecules.

28 Feb 2015

2D-NANOLATTICES Project Makes Further Progress Towards Miniaturisation of Nanoelectronics

A European research project has made an important step towards the further miniaturisation of nanoelectronics, using a highly-promising new material called silicene. Its goal: to make devices of the future vastly more powerful and energy efficient.

28 Feb 2015

Frost & Sullivan’s New Analysis Discusses Innovations in Nanomanufacturing

Technological advancements have revolutionized the manufacturing sector, giving birth to effective, inexpensive and compact yet powerful solutions. This evolution has encouraged researchers to build small-scale, potent devices, lending momentum to the development of nanomanufacturing.

From Frost and Sullivan 27 Feb 2015

Researchers Demonstrate Breakthrough Nanoparticle Manufacturing Process Capable of Producing Multilayered, Precise Shapes

By making what might be the world's smallest three-dimensional unofficial Block "M," University of Michigan researchers have demonstrated a nanoparticle manufacturing process capable of producing multilayered, precise shapes.

27 Feb 2015

Researchers Succeed in Combining Two Nanowire Growth Methods into Same Process

Researchers at Aalto University have developed a new method to implement different types of nanowires side-by-side into a single array on a single substrate. The new technique makes it possible to use different semiconductor materials for the different types of nanowires.

26 Feb 2015

New Technique to Fabricate Optical Nanosensors Capable of Sticking on Biological Surfaces

A new method developed at the Institute of Optoelectronics Systems and Microtechnology (ISOM) from the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM) will enable the fabrication of optical nanosensors capable of sticking on uneven surfaces and biological surfaces like human skin.

26 Feb 2015

New Cubic Nanoantennas Hold Potential to Revolutionize Nano-Electromechanical Systems

Newly developed tiny antennas, likened to spotlights on the nanoscale, offer the potential to measure food safety, identify pollutants in the air and even quickly diagnose and treat cancer, according to the Australian scientists who created them. The new antennas are cubic in shape. They do a better job than previous spherical ones at directing an ultra-narrow beam of light where it is needed, with little or no loss due to heating and scattering, they say.

25 Feb 2015

SUNY Poly CNSE Recognized at SPIE Advanced Lithography 2015 for Pioneering Lithography Research

As a testament to Governor Andrew M. Cuomo’s high-tech blueprint for New York State, SUNY Polytechnic Institute’s Colleges of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (SUNY Poly CNSE) announced that it is once again playing a major role at SPIE Advanced Lithography, a leading lithography-focused forum, with forty technical papers by SUNY Poly CNSE faculty, staff, and students and its corporate partners accepted for presentation.

From College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering, University at Albany 25 Feb 2015

Nanofabrication News

Garden Center Spider Could Inspire New Way to Make Nanofibers

High-Resolution Structural Analysis Reveals 3D Nanoarchitecture of Photonic Structures in Limpet’s Shells

Molecules Caged Within 2D Nanopores

2D-NANOLATTICES Project Makes Further Progress Towards Miniaturisation of Nanoelectronics

Frost & Sullivan’s New Analysis Discusses Innovations in Nanomanufacturing

Researchers Demonstrate Breakthrough Nanoparticle Manufacturing Process Capable of Producing Multilayered, Precise Shapes

Researchers Succeed in Combining Two Nanowire Growth Methods into Same Process

New Technique to Fabricate Optical Nanosensors Capable of Sticking on Biological Surfaces

New Cubic Nanoantennas Hold Potential to Revolutionize Nano-Electromechanical Systems

SUNY Poly CNSE Recognized at SPIE Advanced Lithography 2015 for Pioneering Lithography Research

Biochar-Modified Titanium Dioxide Nanocomposites for Enhanced Water Treatment

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

Enhancing Chitosan Films with Silanized Hexagonal Boron Nitride for Sustainable Applications

Study Shows Potential for New Treatments for Neurological and Inflammatory Diseases

Gold Nanoparticles to Restore Vision in Retinal Disorders

Overcoming Nanogold Production Challenges

Electrospinning and the Future of Nanotechnology

How Electrospinning is Shaping the Future of Nanotechnology

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