Program is intended to meet the growing demand for workers who can keep pace with emerging nanotechnologies.
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Georgia Tech opens new materials institute
IMAT results from an investment of nearly $10 million that Georgia Tech has committed to establish an interdisciplinary materials innovation ecosystem.
Uncovering the secrets of lithium ion batteries
Researchers have obtained clear, crisp atomic images of an li-ion battery electrode during charging.
Molecular database for solar cell researchers
Researchers release massive database of molecules that might be useful in organic solar cells.
EPFL researchers control optical signal tranmission
Scientists have discovered how optical signal transmission can be controlled, which could lead to integration of plasmonics with electronic circuits.
Growing polymer nanofibres with ease
New research describes a device and method which enables the ambient temperature production of 100nm fibres in a commercially attractive way.
Quantum dots & nanotubes make alternative transistors
New electronics harness quantum tunnelling to create transistors without semiconductors.
Combining ferroelectrics and graphene for data storage
New system uses two-dimensional structures to guide plasmonic waves at ultrashort wavelength, offering a new platform for memory and computer chips.
NYU professor to receive ASM International Silver Medal
ASM International presents its mid-career Silver Medal to NYU-poly professor whose research has important military and civilian applications.
Optical technique could be essential tool for computer chips
Technique developed several years ago at NIST for improving optical microscopes could be applied to the next generation of computer chip circuit components.