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Scientists Develop New Basis for Construction of 2D Quasicrystals

Unlike classical crystals, quasicrystals do not comprise periodic units, even though they do have a superordinate structure. The formation of the fascinating mosaics that they produce is barely understood.

14 Jul 2016

Cavity-Enhanced Raman-Scattering Offers Information on Properties and Structure of Carbon Nanotubes

Carbon nanotubes attract a lot of interest in diverse fields such as nanomechanics, photonics, electronics, and quantum optics, as they can be manufactured in a number of properties and shapes, and used in numerous applications. It is important for researchers to have an instrument that could establish these properties in a fast and precise manner.

14 Jul 2016

Engineered Silicon Dioxide Nanoparticles Tested for Cooling Electronic Gadgets

Researcher Baratunde Cola wants to add “sand” into computers in order to cool them. Not beach sand, but silicon dioxide nanoparticles coated with a high dielectric constant polymer, which would provide improved cooling at a low cost for high-energy electronic devices.

13 Jul 2016

Nanosystem and Digital Surf launch NanoMap Alpha

Global leader in non-contact 3D measurement and inspection, Nanosystem today announced the release of NanoMap Alpha software based on Digital Surf’s industry-standard Mountains® software platform.

13 Jul 2016

Imec and ARM collaborate on Design-Technology Co-Optimization for 7nm technology and beyond

World-leading nanoelectronics research center imec has signed a strategic partnership with ARM, the company whose semiconductor IP technologies enable a third of all intelligent digital goods sold each year. ARM&rsquo...

From IMEC 13 Jul 2016

Kennesaw State Researchers Fabricate Delicate Solar Cells

A humming laboratory is birthing tiny solar cells – the first such devices created on campus – as Kennesaw State researchers strive to develop better photovoltaic technologies.

12 Jul 2016

Graphene’s Tunable Wetting and Adhesion Holds Promise For Advanced Coating Materials

A team of researchers from the University of Illinois based at Urbana-Champaign have demonstrated graphene’s doping-induced tunable wetting and adhesion feature, opening doors to unique and new possibilities for advanced coating materials and transducers.

11 Jul 2016

NTU’s New Nanofiltration Membrane Helps Treat, Produce Extremely Clean Water at Low Cost

Scientists at Nanyang Technological University (NTU Singapore) have invented a new type of nanofilter that could reduce the energy needed to treat wastewater by up to five times.

8 Jul 2016

Researchers Use Carbon-Nanotube-Based Sensor to Monitor Structural Health

Aging, deterioration and extreme events like earthquakes and hurricanes can take a toll on roads, bridges and other structures. With damage and defects often invisible, the search is on for systems that can monitor the health of structures and alert their owners to potential problems and even impending catastrophic failure.

8 Jul 2016

New 2D Materials Created by Graphene Hydraulic Nano-press

A graphene hydraulic ‘nano-press’ has proven its potential to develop 2D materials by applying pressure on the compounds that are trapped between graphene layers.

8 Jul 2016