Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin's Cockrell School of Engineering have created the first transistors made of silicene, the world's thinnest silicon material. Their research holds the promise of building dramatically faster, smaller and more efficient computer chips. Made of a one-atom-thick...
One-atom-thin silicon transistors hold promise for super-fast computing
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Alcohol-free zone - an effective process for coating noble nanoparticles
A straightforward and effective process for coating silver, gold and platinum nanoparticles with functionalized silica shells at room temperature has been developed by A*STAR ("Aqueous route to facile, efficient and functional silica coating of metal nanoparticles at room temperature"). Crucially, unlike conventional methods for producing silica-coated...
Giving infections the brush off
A ‘one-step’ coating that blocks protein growth and kills surface-bound bacteria on silicone may significantly reduce infections from medical devices such as catheters, finds a study led by A*STAR Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology researchers. Yi Yan Yang and international co-workers accomplished this with a synthetic technique that combines...
Penta-graphene, a new structural variant of carbon, discovered
Researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University and universities in China and Japan have discovered a new structural variant of carbon called "penta-graphene" - a very thin sheet of pure carbon that has a unique structure inspired by a pentagonal pattern of tiles found paving the streets of Cairo. The newly discovered material, called penta-graphene,...
Penta-graphene, a new structural variant of carbon, discovered
The unique structure of the thin sheet of pure carbon was inspired by pentagonal tile pattern found in the streets of Cairo....
Artificial blood vessels
By combining micro-imprinting and electro-spinning techniques, researchers at Shanghai University's Rapid Manufacturing Engineering Center have developed a vascular graft composed of three layers for the first time. This tri-layered composite has allowed researchers to utilize separate materials that respectively possess mechanical strength and promote...
Looking at graphene and other 2D crystals in energy conversion and storage
Posted: Feb 03, 2015 (Nanowerk News) The single-atom thick allotrope of carbon known as graphene has many potential applications, among them energy conversion and storage. Graphene and related two-dimensional crystals combine high electrical conductivity with physical flexibility and a huge surface...
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