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April 2020 Nanotechnology Press Releases


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40 press releases posted this month

April 30th, 2020

MOF material offers optical sensing of NO2 pollutant for air quality measurements (MADRID, SPAIN)
Possible Futures, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Sensors, Environment, News and information

April 29th, 2020

Getting through the bottleneck—A new class of layered perovskite with high oxygen-ion conductivity (TOKYO, JAPAN)
Possible Futures, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Environment, Energy, Solar/Photovoltaic, News and information, Perovskites

April 28th, 2020

Oxford Instruments’ Plasma Technology and NanoScience businesses collaborate with the consortium, that wins a landmark grant to boost quantum technologies in the UK (ABINGDON, UK)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Possible Futures, Chip Technology, Quantum Computing, Announcements, Grants/Sponsored Research/Awards/Scholarships/Gifts/Contests/Honors/Records, Research partnerships, Quantum nanoscience, News and information, Quantum Physics

April 26th, 2020

Fueling the World Sustainably: Synthesizing Ammonia using Less Energy (TOKYO, JAPAN)
Possible Futures, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Environment, Energy, Food/Agriculture/Supplements, Videos/Movies, Chemistry, News and information

April 25th, 2020

Highly concentrated aqueous electrolytes could replace solvents used in batteries: The review article by researchers at the University of São Paulo shows the advantages of this technological alternative, which is nontoxic and much cheaper than other methods (SãO PAULO, BRASIL)
Possible Futures, Discoveries, Materials/Metamaterials/Magnetoresistance, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Battery Technology/Capacitors/Generators/Piezoelectrics/Thermoelectrics/Energy storage, News and information

April 24th, 2020

FSU researchers discover new structure for promising class of materials (TALLAHASSEE, FL)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Possible Futures, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Military, Energy, Quantum Dots/Rods, Quantum nanoscience, News and information, Perovskites

Maryland engineers open door to big new library of tiny nanoparticles: A new study expands the landscape of nanomaterials -- and what we can do with them (COLLEGE PARK, MD)
Possible Futures, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Energy, Chemistry, News and information

Argonne scientists fashion new class of X-ray detector: New perovskite-based detectors can sense X-rays over a broad energy range. (ARGONNE, IL)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Possible Futures, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Tools, News and information, Imaging, Perovskites

Multi-functionalization of graphene for molecular targeted cancer therapy (ISHIKAWA, JAPAN)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Possible Futures, Nanomedicine, Discoveries, Announcements, Grants/Sponsored Research/Awards/Scholarships/Gifts/Contests/Honors/Records, Research partnerships, News and information, Graphene/ Graphite, Cancer

IKBFU and University of Oviedo Physicists tested new research model on magnetic materials: Soft magnetic ferromagnetic microwires are used for magnetic field sensors, as well as for encoding and reading information (KALININGRAD, RUSSIA)
Possible Futures, Chip Technology, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, News and information, Magnetism/Magnons

Wiring the quantum computer of the future: A novel simple build with existing technology: The basic units of a quantum computer can be rearranged in 2D to solve typical design and operation challenges (TOKYO, JAPAN)
Possible Futures, Quantum Computing, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Automotive/Transportation, Aerospace/Space, Research partnerships, News and information, Physics

April 23rd, 2020

Inexpensive, portable detector identifies pathogens in minutes (CHAMPAIGN, IL)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Possible Futures, Nanomedicine, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Grants/Sponsored Research/Awards/Scholarships/Gifts/Contests/Honors/Records, Nanobiotechnology, News and information

UTEP researchers develop nanohybrid vehicle to optimally deliver drugs into the human body (EL PASO, TX)
Possible Futures, Nanomedicine, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Nanobiotechnology, News and information, Cancer

OCSiAl becomes the largest European supplier of single wall carbon nanotubes with its upgraded REACH registration (LUXEMBOURG)
Nanotubes/Buckyballs/Fullerenes/Nanorods/Nanostrings, Announcements, News and information, Graphene/ Graphite

April 20th, 2020

Mind over body: The search for stronger brain-computer interfaces (PITTSBURGH, PA)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Possible Futures, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Grants/Sponsored Research/Awards/Scholarships/Gifts/Contests/Honors/Records, Research partnerships, Brain-Computer Interfaces, News and information

April 17th, 2020

Researchers achieve remote control of hormone release (CAMBRIDGE, MA)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Possible Futures, Nanomedicine, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Military, Nanobiotechnology, News and information

RIT researchers build micro-device to detect bacteria, viruses: New process improves lab-on-chip devices to isolate drug-resistant strains of bacterial infection, viruses (ROCHESTER, NY)
Possible Futures, Nanomedicine, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Homeland Security, Military, Nanobiotechnology, News and information, Lab-on-a-chip

New COVID-19 test quickly and accurately detects viral RNA (WASHINGTON, DC)
Possible Futures, Nanomedicine, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Nanobiotechnology, News and information

Nanoparticles: Acidic alert (MUNICH, GERMANY)
Possible Futures, Nanomedicine, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Nanobiotechnology, News and information, Cancer

New boron material of high hardness created by plasma chemical vapor deposition: The goal is material that approaches a diamond in hardness and can survive extreme pressure, temperature and corrosive environments (BIRMINGHAM, AL)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Possible Futures, Discoveries, Materials/Metamaterials/Magnetoresistance, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Tools, Aerospace/Space, Thin films, News and information

Gas storage method could help next-generation clean energy vehicles: Tremendous amounts of hydrogen and methane can be stored in nanoscopic pores (EVANSTON, IL)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Possible Futures, Announcements, Environment, Energy, Dental, News and information

April 16th, 2020

Two is better than one: Scientists fit two co-catalysts on one nanosheet for better water purification (UPTON, NY)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Possible Futures, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Tools, Water, Grants/Sponsored Research/Awards/Scholarships/Gifts/Contests/Honors/Records, Research partnerships, Chemistry, News and information, Imaging, Laboratories, 2 Dimensional Materials

April 15th, 2020

“Atomic Force Microscopy Can Help Expand the Tire Industry’s “Magic Triangle” (SANTA BARBARA, CA)
Possible Futures, Announcements, Tools, Automotive/Transportation, News and information, Imaging

April 13th, 2020

Graphene heterostructures with black phosphorus, arsenic enable new infrared detectors (MOSCOW, RUSSIA)
Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Tools, Sensors, Research partnerships, News and information, Imaging, Graphene/ Graphite, 2 Dimensional Materials

April 12th, 2020

Self-powered X-ray detector to revolutionize imaging for medicine, security and research: 2D perovskite thin films boost sensitivity 100-fold compared to conventional detectors, require no outside power source, and enable low-dose dental and medical images (LOS ALAMOS, NM)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Possible Futures, Nanomedicine, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Tools, Research partnerships, Law enforcement/Anti-Counterfeiting/Security/Loss prevention, Thin films, News and information, Imaging, Laboratories, 2 Dimensional Materials, Perovskites

April 10th, 2020

A novel Li-ion superconductor makes possible an era of safe battery: A fast Li-ion conducting solid electrolyte material comparable to the liquid electrolytes used in typical batteries. An innovative synthesis developed for a Li-ion superconductor without any compromise between p (SEJONG, KOREA)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Possible Futures, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Battery Technology/Capacitors/Generators/Piezoelectrics/Thermoelectrics/Energy storage, News and information, Superconductivity

The National Space Society Endorses New Presidential Space Directive: President Trump Issues Executive Order Empowering Commercial and International Partnerships for the Use of Space Resources (WASHINGTON, DC)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Possible Futures, Announcements, Aerospace/Space, News and information

Future quantum computers may pose threat to today's most-secure communications (SANTA MONICA, CA)
Possible Futures, Quantum Computing, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Law enforcement/Anti-Counterfeiting/Security/Loss prevention, News and information

Development of new photovoltaic commercialization technology: The cause for efficiency degradation in an actual operating environment has been identified, with proposal of material processing method for improving performance stability (DAEGU, REPUBLIC OF KOREA)
Possible Futures, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Energy, Quantum Dots/Rods, Research partnerships, Solar/Photovoltaic, News and information

A new strategy to create 2D magnetic order (BEIJING, CHINA)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Possible Futures, Spintronics, Chip Technology, Nanoelectronics, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Research partnerships, News and information, Magnetism/Magnons, 2 Dimensional Materials

Hair surface engineering to be advanced by nano vehicles: This new researched technology can help both drug delivery and hair cosmetics industry (KAZAN, RUSSIAN FEDERATION)
Possible Futures, Nanomedicine, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Self Assembly, Food/Agriculture/Supplements, Nanobiotechnology, News and information

Magnet research takes giant leap (ORLANDO, FL)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Possible Futures, Chip Technology, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Military, Research partnerships, News and information, Magnetism/Magnons

April 9th, 2020

A step ahead in the race toward ultrafast imaging of single particles (ARGONNE, IL)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Possible Futures, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Tools, News and information, Imaging, Laboratories

April 8th, 2020

House cleaning on the nanoscale: FAU scientists develop method for cleaning surfaces at the nanoscale (NüRNBERG, GERMANY)
Possible Futures, Discoveries, Announcements, Tools, News and information, Imaging, Graphene/ Graphite

April 7th, 2020

A twist connecting magnetism and electronic-band topology: Combined optical and torque measurements establish the microscopic mechanism linking magnetism and electronic-band topology in a Dirac material (ZURICH, SWITZERLAND)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Possible Futures, Chip Technology, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, News and information, Physics, Graphene/ Graphite, Magnetism/Magnons, 2 Dimensional Materials

April 3rd, 2020

A combined optical transmitter and receiver: Bidirectional optical signal transmission between two identical devices using perovskite diodes (LINKöPING, SWEDEN)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Possible Futures, Chip Technology, Optical computing/Photonic computing, Discoveries, Announcements, Grants/Sponsored Research/Awards/Scholarships/Gifts/Contests/Honors/Records, Photonics/Optics/Lasers, Research partnerships, News and information, Perovskites

New measurements reveal evidence of elusive particles in a newly-discovered superconductor: Material may be natural home to quasiparticle hiding for decades (URBANA, IL)
Possible Futures, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, News and information, Superconductivity

3D reconstructions of individual nanoparticles: Liquid phase electron microscopy illuminates 3D atomic structures of platinum nanoparticles, advancing full control of nanoengineering (DAEJEON, KOREA)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Possible Futures, Nanomedicine, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Nanobiotechnology, Research partnerships, News and information, Laboratories

April 2nd, 2020

A new way to fine-tune exotic materials: Thin, stretch and clamp: Turning a brittle oxide into a flexible membrane and stretching it on a tiny apparatus flipped it from a conducting to an insulating state and changed its magnetic properties (SANFORD, CA)
Govt.-Legislation/Regulation/Funding/Policy, Possible Futures, Chip Technology, Discoveries, Announcements, Interviews/Book Reviews/Essays/Reports/Podcasts/Journals/White papers/Posters, Sensors, Grants/Sponsored Research/Awards/Scholarships/Gifts/Contests/Honors/Records, News and information, Laboratories

April 1st, 2020

Compact Model Developed at CEA-Leti for FD-SOI Technologies Designated as a Chip-Industry Standard: ‘This Is of Paramount Importance for Large Chipmakers And Positions CEA-Leti Among the Few Compact-Model Developer Teams Able to Develop and Support a Standard Model’ (GRENOBLE, FRANCE)
Possible Futures, Chip Technology, Announcements, News and information, Standards/Certifications

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