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Graphene can hear your brain whisper

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

A newly developed graphene-based implant can record electrical activity in the brain at extremely low frequencies and over large areas, unlocking the wealth of information found below 0.1 Hz.

Jan 24, 2019

Breakthrough reported in fabricating nanochips

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

In the quest for smaller, faster 2D processors, researchers invent thermal lithography process for higher quality, lower cost, and mass production potential.

Jan 24, 2019

Creating a roadmap for 2-D materials

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

The rapid growth of research on 2-D materials – materials such as graphene and others that are a single or few atoms thick – is fueled by the hope of developing better performing sensors for health and environment, more economical solar energy, an...

Jan 24, 2019

Animal, plant biology aids in improving electronic and energy conversion devices, Purdue discovers

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Inspired by the unique structural elements of animal and plant biological cell membranes, Purdue University researchers have scaled up the production of nanoscale electronics by replicating the living molecular precision and "growing" a ...

Jan 24, 2019

Nanocrystal study provides insights on growth, assembly and aggregation

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Particles in solution can grow, transport, collide, interact, and aggregate into complex shapes and structures. Predicting the outcome of these events is very challenging, especially for irregularly shaped particles in extreme solution conditions....

Jan 24, 2019

Graphene can hear your brain whisper

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A newly developed graphene-based implant can record electrical activity in the brain at extremely low frequencies and over large areas, unlocking the wealth of information found below 0.1 Hz.

Jan 24, 2019

Engineers Develop Smallest Ever 3D Nanoprinted Microfluidic Diode for Implantable Devices

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

The smallest ever 3D-printed fluid circuit element, or microfluidic diode, has been developed by engineers from the University of Maryland (UMD). The diode is so tiny that 10 of it could be placed...

Jan 24, 2019

New Process Allows Scientists To Mold Metal At The Nanoscale

SciTechDaily   -   Scientific News Websites

Numerous metals and alloys would be ideal for specific nanoscale applications — from solar energy to microelectronics — but accurately molding metals into such miniscule... The post New Process Allows Scientists To Mold Metal At The Nanoscale app...

Jan 24, 2019

Self-assembling nanomaterial offers pathway to more efficient, affordable harnessing of solar power

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

New nanomaterials developed by researchers at the Advanced Science Research Center (ASRC) at The Graduate Center of The City University of New York (CUNY) could provide a pathway to more efficient and potentially affordable harvesting of solar ene...

Jan 24, 2019

Semiconductors combine forces in photocatalysis

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

A significant advance in the photocatalytic activity of conventional materials is demonstrated by a two-dimensional heterostructure comprising nanolayers of two semiconductors: black phosphorus and bismuth tungstate. As researchers have reported i...

Jan 24, 2019

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