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High Precision on Travel Ranges to 52 mm: N-565 Linear Stage Series with Piezomotor

PI (Physik Instrumente) uses piezoelectric stepping drives in the N-565 linear stage series. The drive principle enables repeatability in the range of a few nanometers, high guiding accuracy, and high force in a single compact unit.

From PI (Physik Instrumente) LP 6 Jun 2016

Researchers Develop Highly Flexible OLEDs Using Graphene-Based Electrode

Recently, flexible organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) manufactured on a plastic substrate have gained much publicity for their application in advanced displays, which can be rolled or bent while in operating mode. In the future, it would probably be possible to roll up thin and lightweight computer just like a sheet of paper.

6 Jun 2016

Researchers Use Nanoprobes to Compare Mechanical Responses of Healthy and Cancerous Cells

Giving blood cells a gentle squeeze can reveal a great deal about their health. To find out more, researchers in France have used a tiny force probe to compare the mechanical responses of healthy and cancerous hematopoietic cells (biological structures that help to renew blood in the body).

3 Jun 2016

Dentin Nanostructures Superior than Synthetic Filling Material

Dentin is one of the most durable biological materials in the human body. Researchers from Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin were able to show that the reason for this can be traced to its nanostructures and specifically to the interactions between the organic and inorganic components.

3 Jun 2016

Researchers Test Single-Molecule Nanocars in Open Air

Rice University researchers and their collaborators at North Carolina State University have recently tested their nanocars in open air, i.e., in ambient conditions instead of vacuum. What they found was these hydrophobic single-molecule cars became unsafe upon exposure to open air by getting stuck to the “road,” thus creating large speed bumps. The first nanocars were developed by the Rice team.

3 Jun 2016

Researchers Develop New Nanomaterial that Holds Potential for Energy-Efficient Windows

Researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) Argonne National Laboratory are using nanomaterials to enhance the energy efficiency of the currently available single-pane windows in both residential and commercial buildings.

2 Jun 2016

Graphene Electrical Nano-Device Could Considerably Improve Fuel Efficiency of Vehicles

A graphene-based electrical nano-device has been developed which could considerably enhance the energy efficiency of vehicles powered by fossil fuels. The nano-device, referred to as a 'ballistic rectifier', is capable of converting heat into a usable electrical current, which would otherwise be wasted from the engine body and car exhaust.

2 Jun 2016