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Unlocking graphene's superconducting powers with a twist and a squeeze

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

A Columbia-led team has discovered a new method to manipulate the electrical conductivity of this game-changing material, the strongest known to man with applications ranging from nano-electronic devices to clean energy.

Jan 24, 2019

NUS engineers develop novel strategy for designing tiny semiconductor particles for wide-ranging applications

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

NUS Engineers have developed a cost-effective and scalable strategy for designing tiny semiconductor particles known as transition metal dichalcogenide quantum dots (TMD QDs) which can potentially generate cancer-killing properties. The team is al...

Jan 24, 2019

Q&A: The talent shortage in quantum computing

MIT News   -   Organizations and Universities Websites

William Oliver says a lack of available quantum scientists and engineers may be an inhibitor of the technology’s growth.

Jan 23, 2019

UV-Powered Fluid Pump Could Move Pollutants, Deliver Drugs

Photonics Media   -   Scientific News Websites

A highly controllable method that uses UV light to direct particle motion and assembly within liquids could assist in drug delivery and chemical sensing. Developed by the Sen Lab at Pennsylvania State University, the new technique utilizes freely ...

Jan 23, 2019

UV-Powered Fluid Pump Could Move Pollutants, Deliver Drugs

Photonics Media   -   Scientific News Websites

A highly controllable method that uses UV light to direct particle motion and assembly within liquids could assist in drug delivery and chemical sensing. Developed by the Sen Lab at Pennsylvania State University, the new technique utilizes freely ...

Jan 23, 2019

Aether and UCL Researchers Democratizing 3D Printed Nanotech at 2% of Competitor Cost

Business Wire   -   General News Websites

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aether collaborating with University College London and Loughborough University to develop 3D printing nanotechnology at a revolutionary low cost.

Jan 23, 2019

The Global Market for Nano Cellulose (2019-2024): Significant Potential of Nanocellulose in End-user Industries - ResearchAndMarkets.com

Business Wire   -   General News Websites

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Nano Cellulose Market Size, Analysis - Segmented by End-User, Product Type (Nanofibrillated Cellulose, Nanocrystalline Cellulose, Bacterial Cellulose, Microfibrillated Cellulose), and Geography - Growth, Trends, ...

Jan 23, 2019

Aether and UCL Researchers Democratizing 3D Printed Nanotech at 2% of Competitor Cost

Business Wire   -   General News Websites

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aether collaborating with University College London and Loughborough University to develop 3D printing nanotechnology at a revolutionary low cost.

Jan 23, 2019

New 3D nanoprinting strategy opens door to revolution in medicine, robotics: UMD engineers demonstrate their approach by printing the smallest-known 3D microfluidic circuit element

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Engineers have created the first 3D-printed fluid circuit element so tiny that 10 could rest on the width of a human hair. The diode ensures fluids move in only a single direction -- a critical feature for products like implantable devices that re...

Jan 23, 2019

Nanoparticle targets tumor-infiltrating immune cells, flips switch telling them to fight

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

New research builds on Nobel-winning immune checkpoint blockade work. Immunotherapy’s promise in the fight against cancer drew international

Jan 23, 2019

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