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Inverse design software automates design process for optical, nanophotonic structures

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Researchers created an inverse design codebase called SPINS that can help researchers explore different design methodologies to find fabricable optical and nanophotonic structures.

Mar 10, 2020

Making more MXene: Researchers unveil a scalable production system for the promising, 2-D nanomaterials

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

For more than a decade, two-dimensional nanomaterials, such as graphene, have been touted as the key to making better microchips, batteries, antennas and many other devices. But a significant challenge of using these atom-thin building materials f...

Mar 10, 2020

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: BNNano and Ruhl Strategic Partners Align for Nanotube Market Growth Ruhl to Leverage Strategic Acumen and Ecosystem Network of Advanced Materials & Technology Companies to Accelerate Growth for BNNano

Nanotechnology Now   -   Nanotechnology Websites

BNNano, a Boron Nitride Nanotube manufacturer of the NanoBarb has entered into an agreement with business strategy and advisory firm Ruhl Strategic Partners. Ruhl has become an investor in BNNano and...

Mar 10, 2020

Inverse design software automates design process for optical, nanophotonic structures

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Stanford University researchers created an inverse design codebase called SPINS that can help researchers explore different design methodologies to find fabricable optical and nanophotonic structures.

Mar 10, 2020

Bouquets of nanoflowers with a golden touch

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Using nano-sized spheres as a starting point, researcher Juan Wang of the University of Twente (MESA+ Institute) creates fascinating structures that can have a wide range of shapes and functionalities. They can even achieve a beautiful flower-like...

Mar 10, 2020

Scientists shrink fin-width of FinFET to nearly the physical limit

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FinFETs are known to be an evolution of metal-oxide-semiconductor field effect transistors (MOSFETs) featuring a semiconducting channel vertically wrapped by conformal gate electrodes. It was first proposed in 1990s in order to avoid the short cha...

Mar 10, 2020

New carbon membrane generates a hundred times more power

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Leiden chemists have created a new ultrathin membrane only one molecule thick. The membrane can produce a hundred times more power from seawater than the best membranes used today. The researchers have published their findings in Nature Nanotechno...

Mar 10, 2020

An ultimate one-dimensional electronic channel in hexagonal boron nitride

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In the field of 2-D electronics, the norm used to be that graphene is the main protagonist and hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) is its insulating passive support. Researchers of the Center for Multidimensional Carbon Materials (CMCM) within the Insti...

Mar 10, 2020

An ultimate one-dimensional electronic channel in hexagonal boron nitride

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A zero bandgap boundary discovered in insulating hexagonal boron nitride sheets with could pave the way for new nano-electronic devices.

Mar 10, 2020

Bouquets of nanoflowers with a golden touch

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Using nano size spheres as a starting point, a researcher creates fascinating structures that can have a wide range of shapes and functionalities. They can even get a beautiful flower-like appearance, with nanowires connected by gold nanospheres.

Mar 10, 2020

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