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3M and Miraenanotech Complete Patent License Agreement for Metal Mesh Technology

Business Wire   -   General News Websites

ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--3M Company and 3M Innovative Properties Co. and Miraenanotech Co., Ltd. (MNtech) have reached a patent license agreement for use of 3M’s metal mesh technology. Metal mesh conductor technology is widely used in the...

Feb 1, 2019

Supercomputing helps study of two-dimensional materials

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

High-performance computing helps researchers understand experiments for observing real-time motion of lithium atoms in bi-layer graphene, paving the way for designing new materials for batteries and other electronics.

Feb 1, 2019

Nanotechnology Now - News Story: Disruptive by Design: Nano Now

Nanotechnology Now   -   Nanotechnology Websites

The drive toward increasingly capable, low-cost nanotechnologies will follow a trajectory similar to many macroscale products. The challenges associated with the Internet of Things will only increase...

Feb 1, 2019

Straightforward biosynthesis of functional bulk nanocomposites

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A general and scalable biosynthesis strategy has been developed which involves simultaneous growth of cellulose nanofibrils through microbial fermentation and co-deposition of various kinds of nanoscale building blocks through aerosol feeding on s...

Feb 1, 2019

Supercomputing helps study two-dimensional materials

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

High-performance computing helps researchers understand experiments for observing real-time motion of lithium atoms in bi-layer graphene, paving the way for designing new materials for batteries and other electronics.

Feb 1, 2019

Nanoparticles may promote cancer metastasis

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Nanoparticles can be found in processed food (e.g. food additives), consumer products (e.g. sunscreen) and even in medicine. While these tiny particles could have large untapped potential and novel new applications, they may have unintended and ha...

Feb 1, 2019

New materials exhibit split personality

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Julia Greer, professor of materials science, mechanics and medical engineering in Caltech's Division of Engineering and Applied Science, creates materials out of micro- and nano-scale building blocks that are arranged into sophisticated archi...

Feb 1, 2019

Scientists 'hijack' open-access quantum computer to tease out quantum secrets

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

The rules of quantum mechanics describe how atoms and molecules act very differently from the world around us. Scientists have made progress toward teasing out these rules—essential for finding ways to make new molecules and better technology—but ...

Feb 1, 2019

Magnetic graphene switches between insulator and conductor

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers have found that certain ultra-thin magnetic materials can switch from insulator to conductor under high pressure, a phenomenon that could be used in the development of next-generation electronics and memory storage devices.

Feb 1, 2019

When the structure of tunneling nanotubes (TNTs) challenges the very concept of cell

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Cells communicate with one another much like humans do. This allows organs to work synchronously, which in turn enables them to perform a remarkable range of tasks. One such means of communication is via tunneling nanotubes (TNTs). In an article p...

Feb 1, 2019

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