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60 press releases posted this month
December 31st, 2016
Distinguishing truth under the surface: electrostatic or mechanic
(BARCELONA, SPAIN) Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Tools, News and information, Imaging |
December 30th, 2016
Miniscule amounts of impurities in vacuum greatly affecting OLED lifetime
(YUBINBANGO, JAPAN) Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Research partnerships, Display technology/LEDs/SS Lighting/OLEDs, News and information |
Diamonds are technologists' best friends: Researchers from the Lomonosov Moscow State University have grown needle- and thread-like diamonds and studied their useful properties
(MOSCOW, RUSSIA) Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Possible Futures, Chip Technology, Quantum Computing, Optical computing/Photonic computing, Discoveries, Materials/Metamaterials/Magnetoresistance, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Photonics/Optics/Lasers, Quantum nanoscience, News and information, Physics, Quantum Physics, Crystallography |
December 29th, 2016
Researchers produced nitrogen doped bimodal cellular structure activated carbon
(SINGAPORE) Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Possible Futures, Discoveries, Materials/Metamaterials/Magnetoresistance, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Battery Technology/Capacitors/Generators/Piezoelectrics/Thermoelectrics/Energy storage, Grants/Sponsored Research/Awards/Scholarships/Gifts/Contests/Honors/Records, Chemistry, News and information |
Researchers fabricate high performance Cu(OH)2 supercapacitor electrodes
(SINGAPORE) Possible Futures, Discoveries, Materials/Metamaterials/Magnetoresistance, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Self Assembly, Battery Technology/Capacitors/Generators/Piezoelectrics/Thermoelectrics/Energy storage, News and information |
December 28th, 2016
Investigations of the skyrmion Hall effect reveal surprising results: One step further towards the application of skyrmions in spintronic devices
(MAINZ, GERMANY) Possible Futures, Spintronics, Memory Technology, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Research partnerships, News and information, Magnetism/Magnons, Skyrmions |
PCATDES Starts Field Testing of Photocatalytic Reactors in South East Asia
(CARDIFF, UK) Discoveries, Announcements, Environment, Food/Agriculture/Supplements, Water, Research partnerships, News and information |
December 27th, 2016
Nanomechanics Inc. Continues Growth in Revenue and Market Penetration: Leading nanoindentation company reports continued growth in revenues and distribution channels on national and international scales
(OAK RIDGE, TN) Announcements, Tools, Grants/Sponsored Research/Awards/Scholarships/Gifts/Contests/Honors/Records, News and information, Software |
December 26th, 2016
Stability challenge in perovskite solar cell technology: New research reveals intrinsic instability issues of iodine-containing perovskite solar cells
(OKINAWA, JAPAN) Possible Futures, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Energy, Solar/Photovoltaic, News and information, Perovskites |
December 23rd, 2016
Advance in intense pulsed light sintering opens door to improved electronics manufacturing
(CORVALLIS, OR) Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Possible Futures, Chip Technology, Nanoelectronics, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Sensors, Environment, News and information, Hardware, Flexible Electronics |
December 22nd, 2016
Nanometrics to Present at the 19th Annual Needham Growth Conference
(MILPITAS, CA) Chip Technology, Announcements, Tools, Events/Classes, News and information |
Nanoscale 'conversations' create complex, multi-layered structures: New technique leverages controlled interactions across surfaces to create self-assembled materials with unprecedented complexity
(UPTON, NY) Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Possible Futures, Nanomedicine, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Self Assembly, Energy, News and information, Imaging, Laboratories |
December 21st, 2016
New material with ferroelectricity and ferromagnetism may lead to better computer memory
(TOKYO, JAPAN) Possible Futures, Chip Technology, Memory Technology, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Thin films, News and information, Magnetism/Magnons |
Safe and inexpensive hydrogen production as a future energy source: Osaka University researchers develop efficient 'green' hydrogen production system that operates at room temperature in air
(OSAKA, JAPAN) Possible Futures, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Tools, Energy, Chemistry, News and information, Imaging |
Going green with nanotechnology
(WURZBURG, GERMANY) Possible Futures, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Energy, Automotive/Transportation, Battery Technology/Capacitors/Generators/Piezoelectrics/Thermoelectrics/Energy storage, Solar/Photovoltaic, News and information |
Characterization of magnetic nanovortices simplified
(JUELICH, GERMANY) Possible Futures, Chip Technology, Memory Technology, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, News and information, Magnetism/Magnons, Skyrmions |
December 20th, 2016
Harris & Harris Group Announces a Proposed Strategic Restructuring
(NEW YORK, NY) Investments/IPO's/Splits, Announcements, VC/Funding/Angel financing/Loans/Leases/Crowdfunding, News and information |
First use of graphene to detect cancer cells: System able to detect activity level of single interfaced cell
(CHICAGO, IL) Possible Futures, Nanomedicine, Discoveries, Materials/Metamaterials/Magnetoresistance, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Tools, Nanobiotechnology, News and information, Imaging, Graphene/ Graphite, Cancer, 2 Dimensional Materials |
December 19th, 2016
Movable microplatform floats on a sea of droplets: New technique offers precise, durable control over tiny mirrors or stages
(CAMBRIDGE, MA) Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Possible Futures, MEMS, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Military, Videos/Movies, News and information, Friction/ Tribology |
New graphene-based system could help us see electrical signaling in heart and nerve cells: Berkeley-Stanford team creates a system to visualize faint electric fields
(BERKELEY, CA) Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Possible Futures, Nanomedicine, Discoveries, Announcements, Sensors, Photonics/Optics/Lasers, News and information, Laboratories, Graphene/ Graphite, Lab-on-a-chip, 2 Dimensional Materials |
Scientists boost catalytic activity for key chemical reaction in fuel cells: New platinum-based catalysts with tensile surface strain could improve fuel cell efficiency
(UPTON, NY) Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Possible Futures, Discoveries, Materials/Metamaterials/Magnetoresistance, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Military, Energy, Automotive/Transportation, Fuel Cells, Research partnerships, Chemistry, News and information, Laboratories |
December 18th, 2016
Carbon dots dash toward 'green' recycling role: Rice scientists, colleagues use doped graphene quantum dots to reduce carbon dioxide to fuel
(HOUSTON, TX) Possible Futures, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Environment, Energy, Grants/Sponsored Research/Awards/Scholarships/Gifts/Contests/Honors/Records, Quantum Dots/Rods, News and information, Graphene/ Graphite |
December 16th, 2016
NIST Device for Detecting Subatomic-Scale Motion Has Potential Robotics, Homeland Security Applications
(GAITHERSBURG, MD) Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Possible Futures, Optical computing/Photonic computing, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Tools, Photonics/Optics/Lasers, News and information, Laboratories |
Fast track control accelerates switching of quantum bits
(CHICAGO, IL) Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Possible Futures, Chip Technology, Quantum Computing, Nanoelectronics, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Military, Research partnerships, News and information, Quantum communication |
December 15th, 2016
WPI researchers build liquid biopsy chip that detects metastatic cancer cells in blood
(WORCESTER, MA) Possible Futures, Chip Technology, Nanotubes/Buckyballs/Fullerenes/Nanorods/Nanostrings, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Videos/Movies, News and information, Lab-on-a-chip, Cancer |
GLOBALFOUNDRIES Expands Partner Program to Speed Time-to-Market of FDX™ Solutions: Increased support affirms FDXcelerator™ Program’s vital role in promoting broader deployment of GLOBALFOUNDRIES’ FDX™ portfolio
(SANTA CLARA, CA) Chip Technology, Announcements, Alliances/Trade associations/Partnerships/Distributorships, News and information, Hardware |
Nanocubes simplify printing and imaging in color and infrared: New technology allows multispectral reactions on a single chip
(DURHAM, NC) Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Possible Futures, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Military, Printing/Lithography/Inkjet/Inks/Bio-printing/Dyes, News and information, Imaging |
JPK launches the OT-AFM Combi-System - the world’s first combined system to provide optical tweezers and atomic force microscopy
(BERLIN, GERMANY) Announcements, Tools, News and information, Imaging |
December 14th, 2016
Light provides pull for future nanocatalyst measurement: Rice University photonics lab tests photon-induced force microscopy
(HOUSTON, TX) Possible Futures, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Tools, News and information, Imaging |
December 13th, 2016
Leti Will Demonstrate Fusion of Autonomous Car’s Senses: SIGMA FUSION’s Efficient, Sensor-based System Fits in a Microcontroller Platform, Anticipates Safety Requirements
(GRENOBLE, FRANCE) Possible Futures, Announcements, Automotive/Transportation, Events/Classes, News and information, Hardware |
Imec and Holst Centre Introduce World’s First Solid-State Multi-Ion Sensor for Internet-of-Things Applications
(LEUVEN, BELGIUM) Possible Futures, Nanomedicine, Announcements, Sensors, Environment, Events/Classes, News and information, Hardware, Internet-of-Things |
GLOBALFOUNDRIES Demonstrates Industry-Leading 56Gbps Long-Reach SerDes on Advanced 14nm FinFET Process Technology: Proven ASIC IP solution will enable significant performance and power efficiency improvements for next-generation high-speed applications
(SANTA CLARA, CA) Chip Technology, Nanoelectronics, Announcements, News and information, Hardware |
Two electrons go on a quantum walk and end up in a qudit: Russian scientists find a way to reliably connect quantum elements
(MOSCOW, RUSSIA) Possible Futures, Chip Technology, Quantum Computing, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Quantum Dots/Rods, Quantum nanoscience, News and information, Physics |
It's basic: Alternative fuel cell technology reduces cost: Study sets performance targets for metal-free fuel cell membrane
(NEWARK, DE) Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Automotive/Transportation, Fuel Cells |
Leti demonstrates world’s first alpha-wave measuring system for consumers at CES Unveiled and at its booth: RELAX Headgear Provides New Dimension to Wellness Management In Every Area of Life, From Working to Studying to Exercising or Just Sitting
(GRENOBLE, FRANCE) Announcements, Events/Classes, Brain-Computer Interfaces, News and information |
December 12th, 2016
Electron highway inside crystal
(WüRZBURG, GERMANY) Possible Futures, Spintronics, Chip Technology, Discoveries, Materials/Metamaterials/Magnetoresistance, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Research partnerships, Videos/Movies, News and information |
December 10th, 2016
A nano-roundabout for light
(VIENNA, AUSTRIA) 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 |
December 9th, 2016
Keeping electric car design on the right road: A closer look at the life-cycle impacts of lithium-ion batteries and proton exchange membrane fuel cells
(TRONDHEIM, NORWAY) Possible Futures, Discoveries, Materials/Metamaterials/Magnetoresistance, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Environment, Automotive/Transportation, Battery Technology/Capacitors/Generators/Piezoelectrics/Thermoelectrics/Energy storage, Fuel Cells, News and information |
Further improvement of qubit lifetime for quantum computers: New technique removes quasiparticles from superconducting quantum circuits
(JUELICH, GERMANY) Possible Futures, Chip Technology, Quantum Computing, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Research partnerships, News and information, Physics, Superconductivity |
December 8th, 2016
Chemical trickery corrals 'hyperactive' metal-oxide cluster
(CORVALLIS, OR) Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Possible Futures, Chip Technology, Nanoelectronics, Discoveries, Materials/Metamaterials/Magnetoresistance, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Chemistry, News and information, Hardware |
Researchers peer into atom-sized tunnels in hunt for better battery: May improve lithium ion for larger devices, like cars
(CHICAGO, IL) Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Possible Futures, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Automotive/Transportation, Battery Technology/Capacitors/Generators/Piezoelectrics/Thermoelectrics/Energy storage, Research partnerships, News and information, Laboratories |
Scientists track chemical and structural evolution of catalytic nanoparticles in 3-D: Up-close, real-time, chemical-sensitive 3-D imaging offers clues for reducing cost/improving performance of catalysts for fuel-cell-powered vehicles and other applications
(UPTON, NY) Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Possible Futures, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Tools, Chemistry, News and information, Imaging, Laboratories |
Exotic insulator may hold clue to key mystery of modern physics: Johns Hopkins-led research shows material living between classical and quantum worlds
(BALTIMORE, MD) Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Possible Futures, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Military, Grants/Sponsored Research/Awards/Scholarships/Gifts/Contests/Honors/Records, Research partnerships, News and information, Physics, Quantum Physics |
December 7th, 2016
ANU invention to inspire new night-vision specs
(CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA) Possible Futures, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Military, Photonics/Optics/Lasers, Law enforcement/Anti-Counterfeiting/Security/Loss prevention, Videos/Movies, Thin films, News and information |
Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals to Webcast Fiscal 2016 Year End Results
(PASADENA. CA) Nanomedicine, Announcements, Financial Reports, Events/Classes, Nanobiotechnology, News and information |
Journal Nanotechnology Progress International (JONPI), newest edition out
(ITHACA, NY) Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, News and information |
In IEDM 2016 Keynote, Leti CEO Says ‘Hyperconnectivity’, Human-focused Research and the IOT Promise Profound, Positive Changes
(SAN FRANCISCO, CA) Possible Futures, Announcements, Events/Classes, Law enforcement/Anti-Counterfeiting/Security/Loss prevention, News and information, Internet-of-Things |
December 6th, 2016
Leti IEDM 2016 Paper Clarifies Correlation between Endurance, Window Margin and Retention in RRAM for First Time: Paper Presented at IEDM 2016 Offers Ways to Reconcile High-cycling Requirements and Instability at High Temperatures in Resistive RAM
(SAN FRANCISCO, CA) Chip Technology, Nanoelectronics, Discoveries, Announcements, News and information, Hardware |
Tokyo Institute of Technology research: 3D solutions to energy savings in silicon power transistors
(TOKYO, JAPAN) Chip Technology, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, News and information |
Physicists decipher electronic properties of materials in work that may change transistors
(DALLAS, TX) Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Possible Futures, Chip Technology, Nanoelectronics, Discoveries, Materials/Metamaterials/Magnetoresistance, 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, Hardware, Graphene/ Graphite, Magnetism/Magnons, Quantum Physics, 2 Dimensional Materials |
December 5th, 2016
Fast, efficient sperm tails inspire nanobiotechnology
(ITHACA, NY) Possible Futures, Nanomedicine, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Nanobiotechnology, News and information, Synthetic Biology |
Journal Nanotechnology Progress International (JONPI) Volume 6, issue 2 coming out soon!
(ITHACA, NY) Nanomedicine, Nanoelectronics, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, News and information |
Infrared instrumentation leader secures exclusive use of Vantablack coating
(SANTA BARBARA, CA) Nanotubes/Buckyballs/Fullerenes/Nanorods/Nanostrings, Materials/Metamaterials/Magnetoresistance, Announcements, Military, Aerospace/Space, Alliances/Trade associations/Partnerships/Distributorships, Videos/Movies, News and information |
Construction of practical quantum computers radically simplified: Scientists invent ground-breaking new method that puts quantum computers within reach
(BRIGHTON, UK) Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Possible Futures, Chip Technology, Quantum Computing, Discoveries, Materials/Metamaterials/Magnetoresistance, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, News and information |
December 4th, 2016
Shape matters when light meets atom: Mapping the interaction of a single atom with a single photon may inform design of quantum devices
(SINGAPORE) Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Possible Futures, Chip Technology, Quantum Computing, Optical computing/Photonic computing, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Sensors, Grants/Sponsored Research/Awards/Scholarships/Gifts/Contests/Honors/Records, Photonics/Optics/Lasers, Quantum nanoscience, News and information, Physics, Wireless/telecommunications/RF/Antennas/Microwaves, Quantum Physics, Quantum communication |
December 3rd, 2016
UTSA study describes new minimally invasive device to treat cancer and other illnesses: Medicine diffusion capsule could locally treat multiple ailments and diseases over several weeks
(SAN ANTONIO, TX) Possible Futures, Nanomedicine, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, 3D & 4D printing/Additive-manufacturing, News and information, Cancer |
December 2nd, 2016
Research Study: MetaSOLTM Shatters Solar Panel Efficiency Forecasts with Innovative New Coating: Coating Provides 1.2 Percent Absolute Enhancement to Triple Junction Solar Cells
(NEW YORK, NY AND ST. GEORGE, UT) Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Discoveries, Announcements, Energy, Solar/Photovoltaic, News and information |
Deep insights from surface reactions: Researchers use Stampede supercomputer to study new chemical sensing methods, desalination and bacterial energy production
(AUSTIN, TX) Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Possible Futures, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Tools, Sensors, Energy, Water, Nanobiotechnology, Research partnerships, Chemistry, News and information, Physics, Imaging, Organic Electronics, Quantum Physics |
December 1st, 2016
Quantum obstacle course changes material from superconductor to insulator
(PROVIDENCE, RI) Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Possible Futures, Chip Technology, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Military, Grants/Sponsored Research/Awards/Scholarships/Gifts/Contests/Honors/Records, Research partnerships, News and information, Superconductivity, Magnetism/Magnons |
Throwing new light on printed organic solar cells
(GUILDFORD, UK) Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Possible Futures, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Energy, Solar/Photovoltaic, News and information, Internet-of-Things, Organic Electronics |
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