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The Semiconductor Industry’s Most Important Tool Goes Green

IEEE Spectrum   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

In the complex quest to keep increasing the density of transistors, extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography is the most critical tool. Costing more than US $100 million, these trailer-size systems bounce near x-ray wavelength light off of a complex ...

Jun 12, 2023

Researchers achieve higher precision with biocompatible hydrogel photoresist

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Hydrogel materials are widely used due to their excellent biocompatibility. However, the micro- and nanofabrication biomaterials, such as small-diameter artificial blood vessels, flexible biomaterial microdevices, minimally invasive tissue adhesiv...

Jun 12, 2023

New Nano-Tattoos Don't Need Batteries or Wires

IEEE Spectrum   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Researchers at two institutions in Istanbul have created nano-tattoos capable of passive wireless communications with nearby devices, without the need for external power sources such as batteries. The advance could lead to numerous bio-sensing tec...

Jun 12, 2023

Engineers create continuously tunable thermal regulators for batteries and electronic devices

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have invented a solid-state, continuously tunable thermal devices based on compressible graphene foam composites.

Jun 12, 2023

New diagnostic platform uses nanotechnology and machine learning to identify infectious diseases quickly

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Infectious diseases and respiratory infections in particular are a leading cause of global mortality. As such, there is an urgent need for rapid, large-scale diagnostic tools that can detect these diseases early, something which doesn't curre...

Jun 12, 2023

New diagnostic platform uses nanotechnology and machine learning to identify infectious diseases quickly

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have developed an all-in-one detection platform (QolorEX) that can deliver test results in just 13 minutes.

Jun 12, 2023

Researchers describe the melting of gold nanoparticles in gold-bearing fluids in the Earth's crust: Gold, the most precious noble metal

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Gold is a precious metal that has always fascinated humans. From Priam's Treasure to the legend of El Dorado, gold --regarded as the noblest of metals-- has been a symbol of splendour and wealth in many civilizations. Historically, gold depos...

Jun 12, 2023

New method enables study of nano-sized particles

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Researchers have created a new method of studying the smallest bioparticles in the body. The study has considerable scientific potential, such as in the development of more effective vaccines.

Jun 12, 2023

New material transforms light, creating new possibilities for sensors

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

A group of scientists and engineers that includes researchers from The University of Texas at Austin have created a new class of materials that can absorb low energy light and transform it into higher energy light. The new material is composed of ...

Jun 12, 2023

Accelerating chemical reduction of carbon dioxide with ultrathin layers of tin disulfide

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers at Kanazawa University report in ACS Nano how ultrathin layers of tin disulfide can be used to accelerate the chemical reduction of carbon dioxide—a finding that is highly relevant for our quest towards a carbon-neutral society.

Jun 12, 2023

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