Inspired by the swarm behavior of ants, scientists have developed a nanoparticle self-assembly system that can fix broken electrical circuits.
May 17, 2019
Colonies of social insects are capable of self-organizing and accomplishing complex tasks through individual interactions. For example, to march across large gaps, ants grip the bodies of each other, forming a living bridge that allows the colonie...
May 17, 2019
Precious metal nanoparticles of platinum and gold are excellent catalysts. But they are expensive and rare. This new method makes it possible to save material. Researchers at Ruhr-Universität Bochum and the Fritz Haber Institute Berlin have devel...
May 17, 2019
Researchers at Rice University’s Brown School of Engineering have invented a nanocomposite that promises to be an excellent high-temperature dielectric material for flexible electronics,...
May 17, 2019
Funding for six cancer centers set to expire in summer of 2020
May 17, 2019
Graphene's outstanding mechanical and electrical properties make it a very attractive material for applications in aerospace and flexible electronics. This, however, requires the assembly of graphene into macroscopic graphene nanocomposites. ...
May 17, 2019
Brookhaven and Columbia scientists found that cubic nanoparticles surrounded by thick DNA shells pack in a never-before-seen 'zigzag' pattern.
May 17, 2019
Researchers at MIT and elsewhere have found a way to manipulate the positions of individual atoms on a graphene sheet, which could be a first step to new quantum computing and sensing devices.
May 17, 2019
As technology continues to advance at alarming rates, particularly modern computing, it calls for the use of more
May 16, 2019
Samsung’s 3nm Gate-All-Around (GAA) process, 3GAE, development is on track. The Process Design Kit (PDK) version 0.1 for 3GAE was released in April to help customers get an early start on the design work and enable improved design competitiveness ...
May 16, 2019
