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New way of controlling conductivity of materials at the nanoscale: Great progress for electronic gadgets of the future

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

A new discovery is an important step towards smaller, more advanced electronics. And maybe more environmentally friendly gadgets, too.

Sep 16, 2020

Better material for wearable biosensors

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Researchers have used electrospinning to make porous silicone that allows sweat to evaporate.

Sep 16, 2020

Physicists make electrical nanolasers even smaller

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have cleared the obstacle that had prevented the creation of electrically driven nanolasers for integrated circuits. The approach enables coherent light source design on the scale not only hundreds of times smaller than the thickness o...

Sep 16, 2020

Self-Assembled Peptide-Based Nanotubes Show Promise for Energy Harvesting Applications

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Nanogenerators capable of converting mechanical energy into electricity are typically made from metal oxides and lead-based perovskites. But these inorganic materials aren't biocompatible, so the...

Sep 16, 2020

E-Beam Atomic-scale 3-D ‘Sculpting’ Could Enable New Quantum Nanodevices | Research Horizons

Georgia Tech   -   Organizations and Universities Websites

By varying the energy and dose of tightly focused electron beams, researchers have demonstrated the ability to both etch away and deposit high-resolution nanoscale patterns on two-dimensional layers of graphene oxide. The 3D additive/subt...

Sep 16, 2020

Researchers Develop Nanomedicine to Treat Prostate Cancer More Efficiently

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Prostate cancer is said to be the most common type of cancer that affects a majority of European men. Its incidence exceeds 100 cases per 100,000 individuals. Selective actuation of docetaxel...

Sep 16, 2020

Porous silicone paves the way for wearable biosensors that breathe

New Atlas   -   Scientific News Websites

Biosensors that can be worn on the skin promise some exciting possibilities, with the potential to non-invasively monitor everyday health, and even things like glucose or stress levels. Scientists at Binghamton University have made a breakthrough ...

Sep 16, 2020

Analysing molecular structures in more detail

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Research team develops new NMR methods for investigating paramagnetic complexes and supramolecular cages.

Sep 16, 2020

Novel photoresist enables 3D-printing of smallest porous structures

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have developed a photoresist for two-photon microprinting. It has now been used for the first time to produce three-dimensional polymer microstructures with cavities in the nano range.

Sep 16, 2020

Vacuum Compatible Miniature Linear and Rotary Stages, New from PI

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

PI’s family of miniature micro and nanopositioning stages is expanding with the new RS-40 rotary stage and M-111 linear stages as engineers gave specific consideration to material selection, use...

Sep 16, 2020

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