Home > Press > Nanometrics and Rudolph Announce Merger Agreement to Create a Premier Semiconductor Process Control CompanyAbstract:Complementary products and increased scale will benefit consolidated customer baseCombination increases served available market (SAM) opportunity to approximately $3BGlobal Scale: accelerates R&D in complementary competencies while increasing worldwide customer presence to support leading...
Medicines made of solid gold
Jun 28, 2019 (Nanowerk News) Over the past twenty years, the use of nanoparticles in medicine has steadily increased. However, their safety and effect on the human immune system remains an important concern. By testing a variety of gold nanoparticles, researchers at the University of Geneva (UNIGE), in collaboration with...
Nanotechnology Now – Press Release: Millions with neurological diseases could find new option in implantable neurostimulation devices
Home > Press > Millions with neurological diseases could find new option in implantable neurostimulation devicesPurdue University researchers are using graphene to help people with neurological diseases who use implantable devices. (Stock photo)Abstract:The United States is seeing an increase in the number of neurological diseases. Stroke is ranked as the...
Engineers 3-D print flexible mesh for ankle and knee braces
Jun 19, 2019 (Nanowerk News) Hearing aids, dental crowns, and limb prosthetics are some of the medical devices that can now be digitally designed and customized for individual patients, thanks to 3-D printing. However, these devices are typically designed to replace or support bones and other rigid parts of the...
Nanotechnology Now – Press Release: DNA origami to scale-up molecular motors
Home > Press > DNA origami to scale-up molecular motorsMixing DNA-modified microtubules, DNA origami and kinesin linkers leads to star-like formations of microtubules that are connected by kinesin linkers. This network contracted dynamically when ATP energy was added. (Matsuda K. et al., Nano Letters, April 30, 2019) Abstract:Researchers have...
Laser-induced graphene composites are eminently wearable
Jun 14, 2019 (Nanowerk Spotlight) Graphene has a unique combination of properties that is ideal for next-generation electronics, including mechanical flexibility, high electrical conductivity, and chemical stability. The burgeoning field of wearable electronics – 'smart' fabrics with invisibly integrated energy harvesting, energy storage, electronics and sensor systems – benefits from...
Nanotechnology Now – Press Release: Flexible generators turn movement into energy: Rice University’s laser-induced graphene nanogenerators could power future wearables
Home > Press > Flexible generators turn movement into energy: Rice University's laser-induced graphene nanogenerators could power future wearablesAn electron microscope image shows a cross-section of a laser-induced graphene and polyimide composite created at Rice University for use as a triboelectric nanogenerator. The devices are able to turn movement into...
Microscopic ‘donuts’ a treat for quantum tech
Jun 03, 2019 (Nanowerk News) Dedicating dollars to donuts, scientists at Rice University are helping a national laboratory bring about a revolution in electronics and, perhaps, quantum computing. By patterning nanoscale donuts into a two-dimensional crystal, researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and their colleagues, including theoretical scientists at Rices...