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Researchers Aim to Build Artificial Brain Using Nano-Scale Spintronics

New research project to develop AI hardware; a completely new kind of computer system that mimics how the human brain is built up. Out with CPUs and memory storage, and in with artificial neural networks that can increase computer performance by up to 100,000 times compared to modern supercomputers.

9 Apr 2020

A Novel Method for Cleaning Surfaces on the Nanoscale

A team of scientists at Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg has developed a novel mechanical cleaning method for surfaces on the nanoscale.

9 Apr 2020

Novel Sticker Embedded with Nanofiber Film Helps Determine Food Spoilage

People cannot differentiate with their naked eye whether the cold-chain food products received by them have actually become spoiled.

7 Apr 2020

Cellulose Nanofibers from Coffee Grounds Could be Used to Make Bioplastics

Cellulose nanofibers derived from spent coffee grounds were carefully analyzed by scientists from Yokohama National University (YNU), who have identified them as a viable new source of raw material.

7 Apr 2020

Analytic Method to Resolve 3D Structure of Individual Nanoparticles

A close observation of three-dimensional (3D) renderings of platinum nanoparticles shows an accurately drawn 3D picture.

3 Apr 2020

Engineers 3D Print Soft, Rubbery Brain Implants Using Nanofibers

MIT engineers are working on developing soft, flexible neural implants that can gently conform to the brain's contours and monitor activity over longer periods, without aggravating surrounding tissue. Such flexible electronics could be softer alternatives to existing metal-based electrodes designed to monitor brain activity, and may also be useful in brain implants that stimulate neural regions to ease symptoms of epilepsy, Parkinson's disease, and severe depression.

1 Apr 2020

As Electronics Shrink to Nanoscale, will they Still Be Good as Gold?

Stanford School of Engineering: As circuit interconnects shrink to nanoscale, will the pressure caused by thermal expansion when current flows through wires cause gold to behave more like a liquid than a solid -- making nanoelectronics unreliable? Fortunately, research suggests that chip designers can continue to put their faith in gold.

1 Apr 2020