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Spontaneous formation of nanoscale hollow structures could boost battery storage

chemeurope.com   -   Scientific News Websites

An unexpected property of nanometer-scale antimony crystals -- the spontaneous formation of hollow structures -- could help give the next generation of lithium ion batteries higher energy density without reducing battery lifetime. The reversibly ...

Jun 16, 2020

At VLSI 2020, CEA-Leti Demos New Architecture for HPC Devices Using Gate-All-Around Nanosheet Fabrication Process

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

CEA-Leti has demonstrated fabrication of a new gate-all-around (GAA) nanosheet device as an alternative to FinFET technology targeting high-performance (HPC) applications such as smartphones, laptops, and mobile systems with data collection and pr...

Jun 16, 2020

Support drives fate of protected gold nanoclusters as catalysts

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists have discovered that the choice of a support material for model catalysts, made from gold nanoclusters protected by organic molecules, may have drastic effects on the structure of the catalyst.

Jun 16, 2020

Bio-inspired sensor systems based on ion transport, not electronics

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Many biological systems transmit signals via ions or molecules, whereas man-made sensors are mainly based on electron transport systems, i.e. electronics. The concept of ionic sensory systems is inspired by ion transport in biological systems, whi...

Jun 16, 2020

Multi-Watt Terahertz Semiconductor “Quantum-Cascade” Laser Breakthrough

SciTechDaily   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers at Lehigh’s Center for Photonics and Nanoelectronics use new phase-locking technique to achieve record-high output power for terahertz lasers, report highest radiative efficiency for... The post Multi-Watt Terahertz Semiconductor “Qua...

Jun 16, 2020

Current-Voltage Curve of Graphene Nanoribbons Measured Using TEM

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers at Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST) have successfully measured the current-voltage curve of graphene nanoribbons (GNRs) that were suspended between two...

Jun 16, 2020

New Method to Create Customizable Nanocarbons on Flexible Materials

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Fabrication of flexible and wearable electronics often requires integrating various types of advanced carbon nanomaterials - such as graphene, nanotubes, and nanoporous carbon - because of their remarkable electrical, thermal, and chemical propert...

Jun 16, 2020

Experimental Observation of Plasmon Nanojets Could Help Localize Radiation

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Russian and Danish researchers have made a first-ever experimental observation of a plasmon nanojet. This physical phenomenon enables nanoscale focusing of light and, theoretically, allows engineers...

Jun 16, 2020

Nanobiohybrids: A synergistic integration of bacteria and nanomaterials in cancer therapy

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

Nanobiohybrids: A Synergistic Integration of Bacteria and Nanomaterials in Cancer Therapy- BIO Integration. Announcing a new article publication for BIO Integration journal. In this mini review article the authors Yuhao Chen, Meng Du, Jinsui Yu, L...

Jun 16, 2020

Scientists grow optical chips in a petri dish

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

The modern photonics industry is constantly working on making its devices more compact, be it computing systems or sensors and lidars. For this, it is necessary to make lasers, transistors and other elements smaller. A team of scientists led by IT...

Jun 16, 2020

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