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A patterned chip with Hall bar devices of ultrathin niobium phosphide film
Nanotechnology

New ultrathin conductor promises more efficient, cooler electronics

Amit Malewar

Stanford Researchers Unveil Niobium Phosphide: A Game-Changer for Nanoelectronics.

Hands holding plant in petri dish
Nanotechnology

Improving agriculture with nanotechnology

Amit Malewar

An argument for applying medical insights to agriculture.

Spiral-tip motion
Nanotechnology

Deciphering dynamics of electric charge

Amit Malewar

New tool presents precise, holistic picture of devices, materials.

12-fold symmetry of the quasicrystal
Nanotechnology

A quasicrystal from nanoparticles using DNA

Amit Malewar

The breakthrough opens the way for designing and building more complex structures.

nanowire neural network
Nanotechnology

Nanowire ‘brain’ network learns and remembers ‘on the fly’

Amit Malewar

Critical step passed for developing agile, low-energy machine intelligence.

Molecules connect in scientific discovery symbolizing progress generated by AI
Nanotechnology

A high-speed electrical readout method for graphene nanodevices

Pranjal Malewar

This technique enables high-speed measurements of bilayer graphene quantum dots.

nanodiamond hidden
Nanotechnology

The chemical mechanism behind silica-coated nanodiamonds revealed

Pranjal Malewar

The team unraveled the bonding mechanism.

Image showing graphene
Nanotechnology

Puzzle solved: Why graphene is so much more permeable to protons?

Pranjal Malewar

Graphene discovery could help generate hydrogen cheaply and sustainably.

Male worker adjust and repair drill machine in the workshop b
Nanotechnology

A novel method to improve the accuracy and precision of nanomechanical testing technology

Vidya Nagalwade

A new technique for analyzing nanomechanical properties of materials with high precision and accuracy.

Image showing Onpage quantum emitters illustration.
Nanotechnology

The ‘breath’ between atoms is a key building block for quantum technology

Vidya Nagalwade

Vibration between two layers of atoms can be used to engineer quantum technologies.

Nanotechnology

New method of harvesting artificial light using organic nanotubes

Vidya Nagalwade

Organic nanotubes provide artificial light-harvesting for solar cells.

The cages of the host network of bipyramid particles
Nanotechnology

Nanoparticles can be used to create fire-ice structures

Vidya Nagalwade

Engineers could use the structure to manipulate light in new ways.

Ligand-Nanocrystal interactions
Nanotechnology

Ligand-nanocrystal interactions under visible light irradiation

Amit Malewar

Researchers demonstrate light-induced quasi-reversible displacement of ligands in organic-inorganic nanocrystals.

Image showing detecting and distinguishing gibberellin plant hormones
Nanotechnology

Nanotube sensors can detect and distinguish gibberellin plant hormones

Vidya Nagalwade

The nondestructive nanosensors could have wide applications in agricultural science.

nanoscale crystalline silicon strings
Nanotechnology

Scientists engineered silicon nano-strings

Ashwini Sakharkar

Ring my string!

Bochum-based research team
Nanotechnology

Scientists analyzed catalyst surface at atomic resolution

Pranjal Malewar

Catalyst surfaces have rarely been imaged in such detail before.

Cleaning surfaces on the nanoscale
Nanotechnology

Cleaning surfaces on the nanoscale

Pranjal Malewar

Avoiding and evacuating surface contamination is a critical task when taking care of specimens. This is particularly valid for two-dimensional materials, for example, graphene,...

Inexpensive technology for production of silver nanowires
Chemistry

Scientist develop inexpensive technology for production of silver nanowires

Jyoti Singh

The importance of nanowires has been steadily increasing in the development of various nano-electronic devices, ranging from conductor inks used in electronic circuit manufacturing...

Electrochromic nanoparticle-on-mirror constructs (eNPoMs) Credit: NanoPhotonics Cambridge/Hyeon-Ho Jeong, Jialong Peng
Nanotechnology

Smallest pixels ever created could light up colour-changing buildings

Editorial Team

The colour pixels, developed by a team of scientists led by the University of Cambridge, are compatible with roll-to-roll fabrication on flexible plastic films,...

Model of nanowire-based light-emitting diode showing that adding a bit of aluminum to the shell layer (black) directs all recombination of electrons and holes (spaces for electrons) into the nanowire core (multicolored region), producing intense light. Credit: NIST
Nanotechnology

Researchers Boost Intensity of Nanowire LEDs

Editorial Team

Nanowire gurus at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have made ultraviolet light-emitting diodes (LEDs) that, thanks to a special type of...

A prototype of the triboelectric nanogenerator.
Nanotechnology

Your body could be the next power supply for your gadgets

Amit Malewar

Rather, gadgets will get power from a little metal tab that, when appended to the body, is equipped for creating power from bowing a...

Technology May Let You Charge Smartphone with a Finger Swipe
Nanotechnology

Technology May Let You Charge Smartphone with a Finger Swipe

Amit Malewar

In the hustle and bustle of modern life, there are so many important elements like a smartphone. Smartphone plays an important role in our...

Electrical Nanowires from Common Soil Bacteria
Nanotechnology

Electrical Nanowires from Common Soil Bacteria

Amit Malewar

Scientists from Office of Naval Research (ONR) creates electrical nanowires by inherently modifying common soil bacteria. The wire is thousand times thinner than a...

Hierarchical metallic metamaterial
Nanotechnology

Upsizing nanostructures into light, flexible 3-D printed metallic materials

Amit Malewar

Scientists continuously creating Nano-materials for many years. Even, the testing method also developed for this Nano-materials. The testing method detects Nanowires at near about...

Engineer Creates New Technique for Testing Nanomaterials
Nanotechnology

Engineer Creates New Technique for Testing Nanomaterials

Amit Malewar

A team of researchers from the University of California, Irvine have developed a new technique to identify nanowires at near about 800 degrees Fahrenheit....

Nanomaterials and Lithium Rechargeable Batteries
Nanotechnology

Nanomaterials and Lithium Rechargeable Batteries

Amit Malewar

Currently, electronic and portable devices use lithium batteries. We get frustrated due to low performance of lithium batteries. Most of the scientists from worldwide...

Nanotechnology

Scientists develop Nanomachines to Diagnose Illness

Amit Malewar

A nanomachine is a mechanical or electromechanical device whose dimensions are measured in nanometers. They are also called a nanite. Nanomachines are largely in...

Revolutionary nano-thermometer made from DNA
Nanotechnology

Revolutionary nano-thermometer made from DNA

Amit Malewar

Scientists from the University of Montreal, Canada have developed the world's smallest programmable thermometer, known as Nano-thermometer from DNA. This could recast nanotechnology. Scientists...

Mya Le Thai with Nanowire-based battery on hand
Nanotechnology

Never ending Nanowire-based battery

Amit Malewar

We all get frustrated whenever our smartphones and laptop shows a low battery. The smartphone and laptop batteries have a limited lifespan. No matter...

Invisible Nano-wires: increases solar cell efficiency
Nanotechnology

Invisible Nano-wires: increases solar cell efficiency

Amit Malewar

US researchers found that solar cells can absorb more sunlight than they previously could by making tiny wires across the top of solar cells....

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