Nov 20, 2020 (Nanowerk News) The vision of the future of miniaturisation has produced a series of synthetic molecular motors that are driven by a range of energy sources and can carry out various movements. A research group at Friedrich-Alexander-Universitt Erlangen-Nrnberg (FAU) has now managed to control a catalysis reaction...
One-way street for electrons
Nov 20, 2020 (Nanowerk News) Whether in solar cells, in photosynthesis or in the human eye: when light falls on the material, a green leaf or the retina, certain molecules transport energy and charge. This ultimately leads to the separation of charges and the generation of electricity. Molecular funnels, so-called...
Nanotechnology Now – Press Release: NIST sensor experts invent supercool mini thermometer
Home > Press > NIST sensor experts invent supercool mini thermometerTwo of NIST's superconducting thermometers for measuring cryogenic temperatures are glued to the lower left and upper right of this amplifier. The miniature thermometers, made of niobium on a layer of silicon dioxide, measure the temperature of the amplifier or...
What are the environmental impacts of artificial meat, delivery drones, blockchain and synthetic biology?
Nov 21, 2020 (Nanowerk News) Assessing the environments prospects in a fast-changing world requires the consideration of emerging trends. A series of joint European Environment Agency (EEA) and Eionet briefings explores the potential environmental and policy impacts from four emerging technological innovations: – Artificial meat and the environment – Blockchain...
Nanotechnology Now – Press Release: New technology allows more precise view of the smallest nanoparticles: Imaging technology offers advantages for diagnostics, other uses
Home > Press > New technology allows more precise view of the smallest nanoparticles: Imaging technology offers advantages for diagnostics, other usesAbstract:Current state-of-the-art techniques have clear limitations when it comes to imaging the smallest nanoparticles, making it difficult for researchers to study viruses and other structures at the molecular level....
From lab to industry? Ideally ordered porous titania films, made at scale
Nov 21, 2020 (Nanowerk News) Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have realized high-throughput production of thin, ordered through-hole membranes of titanium dioxide. Titania layers were grown using anodization on mask-etched titanium before being crystallized (RSC Advances, "Fabrication of ideally ordered TiO2 through-hole membranes by two-layer anodization"). Applying a second anodization,...
Nanotechnology Now – Press Release: CEA-Leti and Davey Bickford Enaex Extend R&D Collaboration To Bring More Digital Solutions to Mining and Blasting Industries That Improve Safety for Workers and Increase Productivity
Home > Press > CEA-Leti and Davey Bickford Enaex Extend R&D Collaboration To Bring More Digital Solutions to Mining and Blasting Industries That Improve Safety for Workers and Increase ProductivityAbstract:CEA-Leti and Davey Bickford Enaex, a worldwide leader in blasting solutions, have extended their joint laboratory for three years to continue...
New insights into memristive devices by combining incipient ferroelectrics and graphene
Nov 20, 2020 (Nanowerk News) Scientists are working on new materials to create neuromorphic computers, with a design based on the human brain. A crucial component is a memristive device, the resistance of which depends on the history of the device - just like the response of our neurons depends...