This center draws on the extensive expertise of imec to commercially offer a high quality service for scanning spreading resistance microscopy and a range of products and solutions to enable and support electrical atomic force microscopy measurements.
Dec 16th, 2011
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A miniature ethylene sensor could help monitor and control fruit ripening, potentially reducing food wastage. And a multi-ion sweat sensor could allow continuous monitoring of dehydration for athletes, the elderly and the sick. These sensors enable considerable miniaturization in monitoring equipment, opening the door to novel smart packaging and body area network applications.
Dec 16th, 2011
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The method is based on an iterative sequence of chemical vapor deposition (CVD) growth of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and capillary self-assembly. A wide variety of robust 3D CNT microstructures can be fabricated, including microsprings and tilted microcantilevers. The proposed method promises the development of new microsystems, engineered surfaces and metamaterials.
Dec 16th, 2011
Read moreOpening up a new door in synthetic biology, a team of researchers has developed a microfluidic device that produces a continuous supply of tiny lipid spheres that are similar in many ways to a cell's outer membrane.
Dec 16th, 2011
Read moreDie SPD-Fraktion fordert die Bundesregierung in einem Antrag dazu auf, dem Thema Sicherheit im Bereich der Nanotechnologie hoechste Prioritaet beizumessen.
Dec 16th, 2011
Read moreRadiological Technologies University VT, located in South Bend, Indiana is pleased to announce the approval of the first Master's of Science in Nanomedicine degree program in the country.
Dec 16th, 2011
Read moreResearchers at the Max-Born-Institute, Berlin, Germany, observed the extremely fast onset of electrical resistance in a semiconductor by following electron motions in real-time.
Dec 16th, 2011
Read moreThe National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has announced that it is accepting proposals for funding for a broad range of potential research projects and related activities that support the institute's measurement science and engineering programs.
Dec 16th, 2011
Read moreThe October 2011 issue of Nanotech Insights, a quarterly newsletter dedicated to the field of nanoscience and nanotechnology, is now available from CKMNT.
Dec 16th, 2011
Read moreBoise State University recently began a campaign, Beyond The Blue, to bring deserved awareness to their excellent academic programs. As part of this campaign, the University has launched a series of podcasts discussing many fascinating topics and updates on current work. Here are a few examples of BSU faculty's work on DNA nanotechnology.
Dec 16th, 2011
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The efficiency of conventional solar cells could be significantly increased, according to new research on the mechanisms of solar energy conversion.
Dec 15th, 2011
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A technique that lets researchers monitor single cancer cells in real time as they float in liquid could help doctors study the breakaway tumor cells that cause metastasis. Metastasis is the process of the disease spreading through the body.
Dec 15th, 2011
Read morePhysicists at Aalto University, Finland, have shown how a nanomechanical oscillator can be used for detection and amplification of feeble radio waves or microwaves. A measurement using such a tiny device, resembling a miniaturized guitar string, can be performed with the least possible disturbance.
Dec 15th, 2011
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Researchers from Jilin University (China) have described a new approach to the production of adjustable microlenses made from protein gels.
Dec 15th, 2011
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Imec, Polyera and international chemical group Solvay have achieved a new world-record efficiency of 8.3% for polymer-based single junction organic solar cells in an inverted device stack. These excellent performance results represent a crucial step towards successful commercialization of organic photovoltaic cells.
Dec 15th, 2011
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The surprising discovery of a new way to tune and enhance thermal conductivity - a basic property generally considered to be fixed for a given material - gives engineers a new tool for managing thermal effects in smart phones and computers, lasers and a number of other powered devices.
Dec 14th, 2011
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