Tag: nanotechnology
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Lab Adds Nanoscale Layers on Silicon for Semiconductors
Researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the University of California (UC) Berkeley, have integrated ultra-thin layers of the semiconductor material indium arsenide onto a silicon substrate to create a nanoscale transistor with working electronic properties. Indium arsenide offers several advantages as an alternative to silicon including superior electron mobility…
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Univ. Nanotech Center Opens Collaborations in Japan
The College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE) of the University at Albany in New York has established partnerships with three educational and technological institutions in Japan. These collaborations in nanoscale education and research and development are the first for CNSE in the Pacific Rim. Joint programs are underway between CNSE and Japan’s National Institute…
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Student, Company Produce Nanotech for Solar Cells
A collaboration between a University of Copenhagen Ph.D. candidate in Denmark and nearby solar technology company SunFlake A/S produced a discovery of using nanotechnology to improve the efficiency of solar cells and other nanoscale electronics. Nanowires are chains of single crystals a few nanometers across (1 nanometer = 1 billionth of a meter) with unique…
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Research Institutes Collaborate on Cancer Nanomedicine
Five research institutions have formed the Texas Center for Cancer Nanomedicine (TCCN) in Houston to develop nanotechnologies to improve outcomes for patients with ovarian or pancreatic cancers. TCCN is funded by a five-year, $16 million grant from National Cancer Institute. The five institutions taking part in TCCN include University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center,…
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University, Company Develop Nanotech Conducting Polymer Film
A team of chemists and engineers from University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA) and Fibron Technologies Inc. in Inglewood, California has developed a new method for coating large surfaces with nanofiber thin films that are both transparent and electrically conductive. Their method calls for the vigorous agitation of water, dense oil, and polymer nanofibers,…
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Nanotech Initiative Seeks Comments on Strategy
The National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) has drafted a new strategic plan and seeks comments on the draft from the nanotech community. The comment period ends on 30 November 2010. The National Nanotechnology Initiative Strategic Plan, according to NNI, is the framework that guides the nanotechnology work of the 25 NNI member agencies. Its purpose is…
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New Process Accelerates Nanoparticle Production
Engineering researchers at Oregon State University in Corvallis have discovered a new method to speed the production rate of nanoparticles by 500 times. The researchers say this advance — for which a patent has been applied — can help make products from nanotechnology more commercially practical. Nanoparticles are extraordinarily tiny groups of atoms and compounds…
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Virginia Tech Licenses DNA Delivery Platform
Techulon Inc., a life sciences company in Blacksburg, Virginia, has signed an agreement with Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties Inc. to license and market a new, traceable DNA delivery platform created to deliver genetic medicine to cells while carrying a tracker beacon so scientists can follow its progress. Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties is the university’s technology…
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Belgian Nanotech Company To Open Taiwan R&D Center
Interuniversity Microelectronics Centre (Imec), a company conducting research in nanotechnology in Leuven, Belgium said it concluded an agreement with Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs to open the Imec Taiwan Innovation Centre (ITIC). The ministry announced it will co-fund the facility with Imec. ITIC is expected to expedite applied research projects with industry and academia to…
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Univ/Corp Team Extends Lithium-Ion Capacity with Silicon
A team of scientists from Rice University and Lockheed Martin in Houston, Texas has discovered a way to use nanotechnology with silicon to increase the capacity of lithium-ion material in batteries. Research by Sibani Lisa Biswal and Michael Wong, on the chemical and biomolecular engineering faculties at Rice, and Steven Sinsabaugh, a Lockheed Martin Fellow,…