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Semiconductor Transistor Is Triggered by Light

Photonics Media   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers have demonstrated a single-photon switch and transistor that is enabled by solid-state quantum memory. The device consists of a semiconductor spin qubit coupled to a nanophotonic cavity. It is extremely compact (roughly 1 million of th...

Jul 6, 2018

European Food Safety Authority publishes new guidance on nanotechnologies in food and feed

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

EFSA has published its guidance on how to assess the safety of nanoscience and nanotechnology applications. The guidance gives practical suggestions on the types of testing that are needed and the methods that can be applied.

Jul 6, 2018

High-power thermoelectric generator utilizes thermal difference of only 5C

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

A team of Japanese researchers from Waseda University, Osaka University, and Shizuoka University designed and successfully developed a high-power, silicon-nanowire thermoelectric generator which, at a thermal difference of only 5 degrees C, could ...

Jul 6, 2018

High-power thermoelectric generator utilizes thermal difference of only 5ºC: Opening up a pathway to cost-effective, autonomous IoT application

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Researchers have designed and successfully developed a high-power, silicon-nanowire thermoelectric generator which, at a thermal difference of only 5ºC, could drive various IoT devices autonomously in the near future.

Jul 6, 2018

Detecting esophageal cancer cells: Researchers develop tool to more easily detect esophageal cancer cells

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Researchers have developed a new nanoparticle-based platform for simultaneous imaging and treatment of esophageal cancer.

Jul 6, 2018

Veeco Instrument Chosen by Aledia for Display R&D

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Aledia, a developer and manufacturer of next-generation 3D LEDs for display applications, has selected Veeco Instruments Inc.’s Propel GaN metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) system to support advanced R&D. “We believe that the o...

Jul 6, 2018

Bacteria-packed solar cell soaks up the Sun even behind clouds

New Atlas   -   Scientific News Websites

Microscopic organisms were some of the first things to tap into the Sun for energy, so it follows to use them to make better solar cells. Now, researchers at the University of British Columbia (UBC) have developed a new way to build solar ...

Jul 6, 2018

UV narrow-band photodetector based on indium oxide nanocrystals

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An international team of researchers from Russia and India has created a narrow-band UV photodetector based on indium oxide nanocrystals embedded in a thin film of aluminum oxide

Jul 6, 2018

Springer Nature and Tsinghua University Press present the fifth Nano Research Award

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

The annual Nano Research Award, which is sponsored by Tsinghua University Press (TUP) and Springer Nature, was presented to two outstanding scientists on 1 July 2018 in Chengdu, China. Lei Jiang is...

Jul 6, 2018

Bringing fullerene closer to semiconducting polymer boosts the efficiency of organic solar cells

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Fine-tuning the structures of polymers can maximize the light-conversion ability of organic solar-cell systems.

Jul 6, 2018

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