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Self-Propelled Nanomotors Pave Way for Self-Healing Electronics

As intricate electronics continue to develop, tools are also needed to fix them. In anticipation of this challenge, and inspired by the human body’s immune system, scientists have developed self-propelled nanomotors that locate and repair tiny scratches in the electronics systems. This development can lead to electrodes, solar cells, flexible batteries, and other devices to heal themselves.

15 Mar 2016

Graphene-Encapsulated Magnesium Nanocrystals Provide New Formula for Metal Hydride Fuel Cells

Hydrogen is the most plentiful and lightest element on Earth and in the Universe. Scientists are trying to develop hydrogen as a carbon-free, clean, limitless fuel source for cars as well as other applications, such as telecommunication towers and portable generators, with water being the only combustion byproduct.

15 Mar 2016

SPIE Europe-Sponsored Workshop on Transitioning Graphene-Based Photonics from Research to Commercialization

A SPIE Europe sponsored workshop will be led by Frank Koppens of ICFO (Institut de Ciències Fotòniques, Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology) and Nathalie Vermeulen of B-PHOT (Brussels Photonics Team, Vrije Universiteit Brussel) on April 5, 2016, in Brussels. The workshop will discuss the transition of graphene-based photonics technology from the research stage through to the commercialization stage.

14 Mar 2016

Phantoms Foundation Announces Release of Third Edition of Graphene Companies Catalogue

Phantoms Foundation is pleased to launch the 3rd edition of the catalogue of companies working in Graphene worldwide.

14 Mar 2016

Manchester University Scientists Observe Self-Rotating Graphene

The question at the University of Manchester regarding interaction in two-dimensional (2D) materials is whether self-rotation occurs in heterostructures if various crystals are clubbed together, such as graphene on boron nitride. It was observed that perfect stacking between boron nitride and graphene occurs, and when the heterostructural layers are disturbed, the crystals undergo self-rotation and retain the ideal configuration. This effect was known at the nanoscale, but it was not seen on larger scales until the recent findings, published in Nature Communications.

11 Mar 2016

Scientists Provide Accurate Description of van der Waals Forces Between Nanoscale Objects

The dynamics of the solar system and the attraction between celestial bodies, such as the moon and the Earth, are all governed by gravitational forces. Similar to these gravitational forces, attractive forces exist between objects at the nanoscale. These are known as van der Waals forces, which are ever-present in nature and are believed to play a major role in establishing the function, stability, and structure of various systems across the fields of physics, chemistry, biology, and materials science.

11 Mar 2016

UC Santa Barbara Physicist Receives AFOSR Grant to Advance Development and Characterization of Nanostructured Materials

Over the past two decades, nanoscale devices and nanomaterials have been increasingly developed. Flat graphene crystals have many potential applications in advanced superconductors or electronics, and they could usher in a new era of affordable medical imaging.

11 Mar 2016

Mayo Clinic’s Florida Campus Opens State-of-the-Art Laboratory for Nanotechnology Research

With support from the state of Florida, Mayo Clinic’s Florida campus has opened a state-of-the-art laboratory for nanotechnology research, an emerging field of science that studies and applies materials that are the size of an atom.

11 Mar 2016

ETH Researchers Explain What Happens to Atomic Vibrations When Materials are Nanosized

Researchers at ETH have shown for the first time what happens to atomic vibrations when materials are nanosized and how this knowledge can be used to systematically engineer nanomaterials for different applications.

10 Mar 2016

Novel Approach for Designing Fully Reconfigurable Magnetic Nanopatterns

A team of international scientists led by researchers of the CUNY Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC) and the Politecnico of Milan in Italy has demonstrated a novel approach for designing fully reconfigurable magnetic nanopatterns whose properties and functionality can be programmed and reprogrammed on-demand.

10 Mar 2016

Nanomaterials News

Self-Propelled Nanomotors Pave Way for Self-Healing Electronics

Graphene-Encapsulated Magnesium Nanocrystals Provide New Formula for Metal Hydride Fuel Cells

SPIE Europe-Sponsored Workshop on Transitioning Graphene-Based Photonics from Research to Commercialization

Phantoms Foundation Announces Release of Third Edition of Graphene Companies Catalogue

Manchester University Scientists Observe Self-Rotating Graphene

Scientists Provide Accurate Description of van der Waals Forces Between Nanoscale Objects

UC Santa Barbara Physicist Receives AFOSR Grant to Advance Development and Characterization of Nanostructured Materials

Mayo Clinic’s Florida Campus Opens State-of-the-Art Laboratory for Nanotechnology Research

ETH Researchers Explain What Happens to Atomic Vibrations When Materials are Nanosized

Novel Approach for Designing Fully Reconfigurable Magnetic Nanopatterns

Revolutionizing Superconductivity: 60K Temperature Findings

New Magnetic Nanodiscs for Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation

Understanding the Potential of Nanotechnology

Light-Responsive Azobenzene Polymers for Enhanced Neural Interfaces

New High-Energy X-Ray Imaging Technique for Nanomaterials

Conversations on AFM: Applications of BioAFM in Life Science

Conversations on AFM: The Technology and History Behind AFM and SPM

Recent Advances in High-Speed Atomic Force Microscopy to Improve Research Into Protein Dynamics

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