Home > Press > Nanotechnology -- nanoparticles as weapons against cancerThe amorphous nanoparticles dissolve very efficiently in the cell. Source: von Schirnding et al., Chem 2020Abstract:Many chemotherapeutic agents used to treat cancers are associated with side-effects of varying severity, because they are toxic to normal cells as well as malignant...
‘Soft’ nanoparticles give plasmons new potential
Dec 22, 2020 (Nanowerk News) Bigger is not always better, but heres something that starts small and gets better as it gets bigger. Just light it up and see. A team led by Rice University chemists Christy Landes and Stephan Link, both associated with the Smalley-Curl Institute, have made hybrid...
Nanotechnology Now – Press Release: Stevens creates entangled photons 100 times more efficiently than previously possible: Ultra-bright photon source brings scalable quantum photonics within reach
Home > Press > Stevens creates entangled photons 100 times more efficiently than previously possible: Ultra-bright photon source brings scalable quantum photonics within reachYuping Huang and his colleagues at Stevens Institute of Technology demonstrated a quantum circuit that can readily be integrated with other optical components, paving the way for...
Catalysis research at the nanoscale
Dec 21, 2020 (Nanowerk News) By examining gold nanoparticles with powerful X-ray beams, scientists hope they can learn how to cut down on harmful carbon monoxide emissions from motor vehicles. Carbon monoxide is a colorless, odorless and dangerous gas produced by cars, trucks and other vehicles that burn fossil fuels....
Nanotechnology Now – Press Release: CEA-Leti Scientists Present In-Memory Computing Pathways for Edge-AI & Neural Networks with 3D Architectures & Resistive-RAM: Papers at IEDM 2020 Explore Ways to Leverage 3D Technologys Strengths For Lowering Device Energy Consumption and Energy Lost in Data Transmission
Home > Press > CEA-Leti Scientists Present In-Memory Computing Pathways for Edge-AI & Neural Networks with 3D Architectures & Resistive-RAM: Papers at IEDM 2020 Explore Ways to Leverage 3D Technologys Strengths For Lowering Device Energy Consumption and Energy Lost in Data TransmissionAbstract:CEA-Leti presented two papers this week at IEDM 2020...
New nanomaterial a key step toward hydrogen as a stable and clean fuel source
Dec 21, 2020 (Nanowerk News) Hydrogen is a sustainable source of clean energy that avoids toxic emissions and can add value to multiple sectors in the economy including transportation, power generation, metals manufacturing, among others. Technologies for storing and transporting hydrogen bridge the gap between sustainable energy production and fuel...
Nanotechnology Now – Press Release: Weak force has strong impact on nanosheets: Rice lab finds van der Waals force can deform nanoscale silver for optics, catalytic use
Home > Press > Weak force has strong impact on nanosheets: Rice lab finds van der Waals force can deform nanoscale silver for optics, catalytic useA transmission electron microscope image by Rice University scientists shows a silver nanoplate deformed by a particle, forming flower-shaped stress contours in the material that...
New energy conversion layer for biosolar cells
Dec 21, 2020 (Nanowerk News) Photosynthetic proteins can convert light energy into other forms of energy. Researchers want to make this technology usable for the industrial production of fuels, for example. A research team from the Ruhr-Universitt Bochum (RUB), together with colleagues from Lisbon, has produced a semi-artificial electrode that...
Nanotechnology Now – Press Release: CEA-Leti Papers at IEDM 2020 Highlight Progress in Overcoming Challenges to Making GaN Energy-Saving, Power-Electronics Devices: Gallium Nitride Seen as Highly Efficient Replacement for Silicon In Wide Range of Consumer and Industrial Uses
Home > Press > CEA-Leti Papers at IEDM 2020 Highlight Progress in Overcoming Challenges to Making GaN Energy-Saving, Power-Electronics Devices: Gallium Nitride Seen as Highly Efficient Replacement for Silicon In Wide Range of Consumer and Industrial UsesAbstract:Two complementary research papers from CEA-Leti confirmed that the institutes approach to gallium-nitride (GaN)...
Shifting gears toward chemical machines
Dec 18, 2020 (Nanowerk News) The gear is one of the oldest mechanical tools in human history and led to machines ranging from early irrigation systems and clocks, to modern engines and robotics. For the first time, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering have utilized a...