Fibers made by transforming materials

New approach could enable low-cost silicon devices in fibers that could be made into fabrics.

Electronic skin tattoos with advanced near-field communication capabilities

Researchers demonstrate materials, mechanics designs and integration strategies for near field communication (NFC) enabled electronics with ultrathin construction, ultralow modulus, and ability to accommodate large strain deformation.

Semiconductor works better when hitched to graphene

Experiments looked at the properties of materials that combine graphene with a common type of semiconducting polymer. They found that a thin film of the polymer transported electric charge even better when grown on a single layer of graphene than it does when placed on a thin layer of silicon.

EPSRC unveils world-leading SuperSTEM microscope that sees single atoms

A new super powerful electron microscope that can pinpoint the position of single atoms, and will help scientists push boundaries even further, in fields such as advanced materials, healthcare and power generation, has been unveiled by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC).

Free-standing monolayers made from protein-bound gold nanoparticles

Scientists have introduced very flexible and stable monolayers of gold nanoparticles made by a self-assembly process based on protein aggregation. The films were used to coat wafers up to 10 cm in diameter.

Acquiring nanotechnology advancements to march ahead of the race

OMICS Group invites researchers, academicians, scientists, Institutions, corporate entities, associations and students from across the world to attend the Nanotechnology Congress and Expo from 11-13 August 2015, at Frankfurt, Germany with a theme 'Exploring and Acquiring the Advances in Nanotechnology'.

Physicists use nanotechnology to capture perfect colors with one ultra-thin lens

An ultra-thin, completely flat optical component made of a glass substrate and tiny, light-concentrating silicon antennas band light that shines on it instantaneously, rather than gradually.