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NanoAL Receives Stage 1 CABLE Prize from U.S. Department of Energy

NanoAL, LLC. announced that it has been awarded a 2021 Stage 1 Award from the U.S. Department of Energy for the "Conductivity-enhanced materials for Affordable, Breakthrough Leapfrog Electric applications” (CABLE) program.

From NanoAl LLC 26 Oct 2021

University of Nebraska–Lincoln Researcher Moves One Step Closer to Developing a ‘Living’ Transistor Chip

A University of Nebraska-Lincoln researcher is one step closer to developing a new kind of transistor chip that harnesses the biological responses of living organisms to drive current through the device, shedding light on cellular activity at an unprecedented level of sensitivity.

22 Oct 2021

Using Cryo-Forging to Produce Extra-Strong “Nanotwinned” Titanium

Titanium is strong and lightweight, boasting the highest strength to weight ratio of any structural metal.

21 Oct 2021

Science is Looking at Ways to Self-Heal Cellphones

Almost all cellphone users experience a cracked screen at some point. This bothersome issue can be disappointing and is expensive to fix.

19 Oct 2021

Processing Power of Computers Enhanced Using New Nanowire Networks

Piazza, a researcher at EPFL’s Laboratory of Semiconductor Materials, explores semiconductors on a nanoscale. His main interest is nanowires or nanostructures composed of semiconducting materials, and his objective is to take transistors beyond their saturation point.

18 Oct 2021

Researchers Create Silica Nanostructures with a Sophisticated 3D Printer

Rice University engineers have set the stage for weaving intricate, microscopic patterns of glass or crystal.

15 Oct 2021

Researchers to Develop Cutting-Edge Functional Nanodevices Using 2D Materials

A Strategic Equipment Award worth £2m from EPSRC has been awarded to Loughborough University to invest in a new sophisticated “thin film” equipment. This is known to be the first of its kind in the United Kingdom.

12 Oct 2021

New Versatile Composite Fabric Helps Deactivate Biological, Chemical Threats

A versatile composite fabric has been developed by a research group at Northwestern University. The fabric has the potential to deactivate both biological threats, like the novel coronavirus responsible for causing COVID-19, and chemical threats, like those utilized in chemical warfare.

11 Oct 2021

Exploring the Promise of Silicon Anodes for a High-Capacity Battery

Silicon is a staple of the digital revolution, shunting loads of signals on a device that's likely just inches from your eyes at this very moment.

6 Oct 2021

Researchers Simulate Hydrogen Storage Efficiency of Silicon Carbide Nanotubes

Hydrogen energy has the potential to meet the United Nations net zero emissions target; however, its industrial application has been stalled by the control and storage difficulties.

28 Sep 2021