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May 2017 Nanotechnology Press Releases


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46 press releases posted this month

May 31st, 2017

JPK announces collaboration with Abberior Instruments to demonstrate STED capability with their NanoWizard® AFM systems with the opening of a new demonstration facility in their Berlin headquarters (BERLIN, GERMANY)
Announcements, Tools, Research partnerships, News and information, Imaging

May 30th, 2017

The synchronized dance of skyrmion spins: Computer simulations reveal new insights into skyrmion particles, which are promising for next-generation information storage and processing devices (WASHINGTON, DC)
Possible Futures, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, News and information, Imaging, Wireless/telecommunications/RF/Antennas/Microwaves, Skyrmions

A more energy-efficient catalytic process to produce olefins: Carborane research by ChemE researcher Giannis Mpourmpakis lands cover of Catalysis Science & Technology (PITTSBURGH, PA)
Possible Futures, Discoveries, Materials/Metamaterials/Magnetoresistance, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Energy, Chemistry, News and information

Microsoft, Purdue collaborate to advance quantum computing (WEST LAFAYETTE, IN)
Possible Futures, Chip Technology, Quantum Computing, Announcements, Alliances/Trade associations/Partnerships/Distributorships, Research partnerships, News and information

Aculon Expands NanoProof® Product Line for Electronics Waterproofing Technology: With growing market opportunities Aculon Launches NanoProof® 8 with Push Through Connectivity™ and NanoProof® DAB a syringe application (SAN DIEGO, CA)
Possible Futures, Materials/Metamaterials/Magnetoresistance, Announcements, Patents/IP/Tech Transfer/Licensing, Openings/New facilities/Groundbreaking/Expansion, News and information, Hardware

May 29th, 2017

Graphene and quantum dots put in motion a CMOS-integrated camera that can see the invisible (BARCELONA, SPAIN)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Chip Technology, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Tools, Sensors, Quantum Dots/Rods, Research partnerships, Videos/Movies, News and information, Imaging, Graphene/ Graphite

May 26th, 2017

Ag/ZnO-Nanorods Schottky diodes based UV-PDs are fabricated and tested (SINGAPORE)
Possible Futures, Nanotubes/Buckyballs/Fullerenes/Nanorods/Nanostrings, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Sensors, Research partnerships, News and information

New metamaterial-enhanced MRI technique tested on humans (ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Possible Futures, Nanomedicine, Discoveries, Materials/Metamaterials/Magnetoresistance, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Tools, News and information, Imaging

Controlling 3-D behavior of biological cells using laser holographic techniques (DAEJEON, KOREA)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Possible Futures, Nanomedicine, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Grants/Sponsored Research/Awards/Scholarships/Gifts/Contests/Honors/Records, Photonics/Optics/Lasers, Videos/Movies, News and information

Unveiling the quantum necklace: Researchers simulate quantum necklace-like structures in superfluids (OKINAWA, JAPAN)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Possible Futures, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Grants/Sponsored Research/Awards/Scholarships/Gifts/Contests/Honors/Records, Quantum nanoscience, News and information, Physics, Quantum Physics

May 25th, 2017

Researchers find new way to control light with electric fields (RALEIGH, NC)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Possible Futures, Chip Technology, Optical computing/Photonic computing, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Photonics/Optics/Lasers, News and information

Nanometrics Announces Retirement Plans of CEO Timothy Stultz: Dr. Stultz to Continue as Director (MILPITAS, CA)
Chip Technology, Announcements, Tools, Appointments/Promotions/New hires/Resignations/Deaths, News and information

Nanomechanics, Inc. to Exhibit at the SEM Conference: Nanoindentation experts will attend and exhibit their instruments at the Conference and Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics in Indianapolis (OAK RIDGE, TN)
Possible Futures, Announcements, Tools, Events/Classes, News and information, Software

May 24th, 2017

Three-dimensional graphene: Experiment at BESSY II shows that optical properties are tuneable (BERLIN, GERMANY)
Possible Futures, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Energy, Research partnerships, Solar/Photovoltaic, News and information, Graphene/ Graphite, Plasmonics

Leti to Demo 1st Wireless UNB Transceiver for ‘Massive Internet of Things’ at RFIC 2017 and IMS 2017: Leti Will also Present Three Papers & Two Workshops on 5G Communications IC Design, from RF to mm-Wave, During IMS 2017 and RFIC 2017 in Hawaii (GRENOBLE, FRANCE)
Announcements, Events/Classes, News and information, Wireless/telecommunications/RF/Antennas/Microwaves, Internet-of-Things

May 23rd, 2017

GLOBALFOUNDRIES and Chengdu Partner to Expand FD-SOI Ecosystem in China: More than $100M investment to establish a center of excellence for FDXTM FD-SOI design (CHENGDU, PR CHINA)
Possible Futures, Chip Technology, Announcements, Automotive/Transportation, Openings/New facilities/Groundbreaking/Expansion, News and information, Internet-of-Things

May 22nd, 2017

Zap! Graphene is bad news for bacteria: Rice, Ben-Gurion universities show laser-induced graphene kills bacteria, resists biofouling (HOUSTON, TX)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Possible Futures, Nanomedicine, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Military, Grants/Sponsored Research/Awards/Scholarships/Gifts/Contests/Honors/Records, Nanobiotechnology, Photonics/Optics/Lasers, Research partnerships, Videos/Movies, News and information, Graphene/ Graphite

Leti Will Demo World’s-first WVGA 10-µm Pitch GaN Microdisplays for Augmented Reality Video at Display Week in Los Angles: Invited Paper also Will Present Leti’s Success with New Augmented Reality Technology That Reduces Pixel Pitch to Less than 5 Microns (GRENOBLE, FRANCE)
Possible Futures, Announcements, Events/Classes, Display technology/LEDs/SS Lighting/OLEDs, News and information

May 19th, 2017

Sensors detect disease markers in breath (CHAMPAIGN, IL)
Possible Futures, Nanomedicine, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Nanobiotechnology, Research partnerships, News and information

Graphene-nanotube hybrid boosts lithium metal batteries: Rice University prototypes store 3 times the energy of lithium-ion batteries (HOUSTON, TX)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Possible Futures, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Military, Battery Technology/Capacitors/Generators/Piezoelectrics/Thermoelectrics/Energy storage, News and information, Graphene/ Graphite

Plasmon-powered upconversion nanocrystals for enhanced bioimaging and polarized emission: Plasmonic gold nanorods brighten lanthanide-doped upconversion superdots for improved multiphoton bioimaging contrast and enable polarization-selective nonlinear emissions for novel nanoscal (CHANGCHUN, CHINA )
Possible Futures, Chip Technology, Optical computing/Photonic computing, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Tools, Photonics/Optics/Lasers, News and information, Imaging

May 18th, 2017

Stanford scientists use nanotechnology to boost the performance of key industrial catalyst (STANFORD, CA)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Possible Futures, Discoveries, Materials/Metamaterials/Magnetoresistance, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Energy, Automotive/Transportation, Industrial, Fuel Cells, Research partnerships, Solar/Photovoltaic, Chemistry, News and information

May 17th, 2017

Oddball enzyme provides easy path to synthetic biomaterials (DURHAM, NC)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Possible Futures, Chip Technology, Nanomedicine, Nanoelectronics, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Self Assembly, Nanobiotechnology, News and information

May 16th, 2017

The brighter side of twisted polymers: Conjugated polymers designed with a twist produce tiny, brightly fluorescent particles with broad applications (THUWAL, SAUDI ARABIA)
Possible Futures, Nanomedicine, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Tools, Quantum Dots/Rods, Nanobiotechnology, News and information, Imaging

May 15th, 2017

Self-healing tech charges up performance for silicon-containing battery anodes (CHAMPAIGN, IL)
Possible Futures, Discoveries, Materials/Metamaterials/Magnetoresistance, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Automotive/Transportation, Battery Technology/Capacitors/Generators/Piezoelectrics/Thermoelectrics/Energy storage, News and information

Gas gives laser-induced graphene super properties: Rice University study shows inexpensive material can be superhydrophilic or superhydrophobic (HOUSTON, TX)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Possible Futures, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Military, Battery Technology/Capacitors/Generators/Piezoelectrics/Thermoelectrics/Energy storage, Grants/Sponsored Research/Awards/Scholarships/Gifts/Contests/Honors/Records, Photonics/Optics/Lasers, Research partnerships, Videos/Movies, News and information, Graphene/ Graphite

May 12th, 2017

Is this the 'holey' grail of batteries? (WASHINGTON, DC)
Possible Futures, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Battery Technology/Capacitors/Generators/Piezoelectrics/Thermoelectrics/Energy storage, News and information, Graphene/ Graphite

Can crab shells provide a 'green' solution to malaria? Study shows how a mixture of chitin and silver nanoparticles inhibits growth of mosquito larvae (HEIDELBERG, GERMANY AND NEW YORK, NY)
Nanomedicine, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Environment, News and information

May 11th, 2017

Racyics Launches ‘makeChip’ Design Service Platform for GLOBALFOUNDRIES’ 22FDX® Technology: Racyics will provide IP and design services as a part of the foundry’s FDXcelerator™ Partner Program (DRESDEN, GERMANY)
Chip Technology, Nanoelectronics, Announcements, Tools, News and information, Software

Leti Announces Project to Create Nanotherapy Targeting Inflammatory Bowel Disease (GRENOBLE, FRANCE)
Possible Futures, Nanomedicine, Announcements, Nanobiotechnology, News and information

UnitySC Announces Wafer Thinning Inspection System; Win from Power Semiconductor IDM for Automotive: Leading IDM Selects New 4See Series Automated Defect Inspection Platform for Power Semiconductor Automotive Applications (GRENOBLE, FRANCE)
Announcements, Tools, Automotive/Transportation, New-Contracts/Sales/Customers, News and information, Imaging

Three-dimensional Direction-dependent Force Measurement at the Subatomic Scale: International researchers led by Osaka University develop a microscopy technique to probe materials at the subatomic scale in multiple directions simultaneously (OSAKA, JAPAN)
Possible Futures, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Tools, News and information, Imaging, Friction/ Tribology

May 10th, 2017

Fed grant backs nanofiber development: Rice University joins Department of Energy 'Next Generation Machines' initiative (HOUSTON, TX)
Possible Futures, Nanotubes/Buckyballs/Fullerenes/Nanorods/Nanostrings, Announcements, Energy, Battery Technology/Capacitors/Generators/Piezoelectrics/Thermoelectrics/Energy storage, Grants/Sponsored Research/Awards/Scholarships/Gifts/Contests/Honors/Records, Solar/Photovoltaic, News and information

NREL’s Advanced Atomic Layer Deposition Enables Lithium-Ion Battery Technology: (GOLDEN, CO)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Announcements, Patents/IP/Tech Transfer/Licensing, Battery Technology/Capacitors/Generators/Piezoelectrics/Thermoelectrics/Energy storage, News and information, Laboratories

May 9th, 2017

Oxford Instruments Asylum Research and Microscopy and Analysis Present the Webinar: “Video-Rate Atomic Force Microscopy Enables New Research Opportunities” (SANTA BARBARA, CA)
Announcements, Tools, Events/Classes, News and information, Imaging

Researchers develop transistors that can switch between two stable energy states (CHAMPAIGN, IL)
Possible Futures, Chip Technology, Optical computing/Photonic computing, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Photonics/Optics/Lasers, News and information

May 8th, 2017

'Hot' electrons don't mind the gap: Rice University scientists find nanogaps in plasmonic gold wires enhance voltage when excited (HOUSTON, TX)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Possible Futures, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Sensors, Military, Grants/Sponsored Research/Awards/Scholarships/Gifts/Contests/Honors/Records, News and information

May 6th, 2017

Discovery of new transparent thin film material could improve electronics and solar cells: Conductivity is highest-ever for thin film oxide semiconductor material (MINNEAPOLIS, MN)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Possible Futures, Chip Technology, Discoveries, Materials/Metamaterials/Magnetoresistance, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Military, Energy, Research partnerships, Solar/Photovoltaic, Thin films, News and information, Laboratories

May 5th, 2017

CCNY physicists demonstrate photonic hypercrystals for control of light-matter interaction (NEW YORK, NY)
Possible Futures, Chip Technology, Optical computing/Photonic computing, Discoveries, Materials/Metamaterials/Magnetoresistance, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Energy, Photonics/Optics/Lasers, Research partnerships, Display technology/LEDs/SS Lighting/OLEDs, News and information, Wireless/telecommunications/RF/Antennas/Microwaves

Sandia develops math techniques to improve computational efficiency in quantum chemistry (LIVERMORE, CA)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Possible Futures, Discoveries, Announcements, Chemistry, News and information, Laboratories, Quantum Physics

May 4th, 2017

Graphene flagship steers towards higher technology readiness level (BOLOGNA, ITALY)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Possible Futures, Announcements, Events/Classes, News and information, Graphene/ Graphite

MIT Energy Initiative awards 10 seed fund grants for early-stage energy research (CAMBRIDGE, MA)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Possible Futures, Announcements, Academic/Education, Energy, Fuel Cells, Thin films, News and information, Graphene/ Graphite

May 3rd, 2017

Precision NanoSystems @ CLINAM 2017 (ST NEOTS, UK)
Nanomedicine, Announcements, Events/Classes, Nanobiotechnology, News and information

May 2nd, 2017

Erasable ink for 3-D printing: Laser-written three-dimensional microstructures can be erased and rewritten, if desired -- very important paper publication in Angewandte Chemie (KARLSRUHE, GERMANY)
Possible Futures, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Photonics/Optics/Lasers, 3D & 4D printing/Additive-manufacturing, News and information

May 1st, 2017

Scientists Set Record Resolution for Drawing at the One-Nanometer Length Scale: An electron microscope-based lithography system for patterning materials at sizes as small as a single nanometer could be used to create and study materials with new properties (UPTON, NY)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Discoveries, Announcements, Tools, Grants/Sponsored Research/Awards/Scholarships/Gifts/Contests/Honors/Records, News and information, Imaging, Laboratories

Mayo Clinic researchers develop new tumor-shrinking nanoparticle to fight cancer, prevent recurrence (JACKSONVILLE, FL)
Possible Futures, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Research partnerships, News and information, Cancer

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