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Technology Research News
August 10, 2005
Eric Smalley |
Ice transforms chipmaking Spraying water vapor onto cold silicon could be a simple way to make computer chips. The key is etching nanoscale lines into the resulting ice to make microscopic computer circuits. The process is environmentally friendly to boot.   |
Chemistry World
March 8, 2012
David Bradley |
Light-sensitive shape-shifters are swell gels Polymer chemists have successfully emulated the natural shape-shifting abilities of biological tissues, which could allow them to develop a new range of functional materials that change shape reversibly in response to particular stimuli. |
Technology Research News
June 18, 2003 |
Nano rapid prototyping advances Rapid prototyping -- using lasers to harden liquid plastic into three-dimensional shapes -- has been around for a couple of decades, but lately researchers have been working to scale the process down to the realm of nanotechnology. |
Chemistry World
July 3, 2013
Charlie Quigg |
Flat-pack structures build themselves Scientists in the US have developed flat pack structures that can autonomously assemble into three-dimensional shapes on application of an electrical current. |
Chemistry World
November 9, 2009
Lewis Brindley |
Microscopic springs made from nanotube composite Researchers in the US have developed a way to rapidly make tiny 3D objects out of a carbon nanotube-enriched polymer, using UV light to quickly set the structure in place. |
Technology Research News
July 16, 2003
Kimberly Patch |
Electricity shapes nano plastic Plastic is a popular material for electronics these days because it's light and flexible. But today's chipmaking processes tend toward hard crystals, not soft polymers. A method that yields microscopic plastic structures could help, and it's based on a readily-available resource -- electricity. |
Chemistry World
December 23, 2015
Philip Ball |
Freezing oil droplets put on a show Researchers shown that liquid drops of oily hexadecane, coated with a surfactant and floating on water, can adopt geometric shapes seemingly more appropriate to crystals. |
Chemistry World
March 24, 2010
Hayley Birch |
The key to colloid assembly US researchers have a developed a simple lock-and-key type mechanism that drives the self-assembly of colloid particles. They say their work offers a new approach for building tiny machines with movable parts. |
Chemistry World
July 13, 2010
Lewis Brindley |
Magnetic micro-machines made from liquid iron Chinese researchers have made microscopic springs and turbines by shining light through ferrofluids - liquids containing iron nanoparticles. |
Chemistry World
January 8, 2016
Simon Hadlington |
New shape memory polymer with a permanent twist The new kind of polymer's permanent shape can be changed multiple times, with the features from the previous shape remaining locked into the structure. |
Technology Research News
July 13, 2005 |
Self-Assembly Goes Around Bends Researchers have found a way a way to make polymer chains automatically assemble in non-regular patterns, including sharp angles. The method could eventually be used to build precise features as small as ten nanometers. |
Chemistry World
March 29, 2012
Tegan Thomas |
Hair and polymers click In the search for new haircare products, scientists in the UK have developed a new method to chemically modify hair with polymers. |
Reactive Reports
September 2005
David Bradley |
Nano Surprise A surprising mechanism by which polymers form nanocomposite particles could provide researchers with a new tool for controlling the growth of such materials. |
IndustryWeek
December 1, 2004
Tim Stevens |
Technologies Of The Year -- IBM Corp.'s Nanotechnology For Semiconductor Processing Polymer molecules that self-assemble will enable smaller, more powerful semiconductor devices for the future. The technology promises significantly reduced feature size, higher component density, improved performance and lower voltage requirements for microelectronic devices. |
Chemistry World
June 12, 2008
Michael Gross |
Light Drives Plastic Motor Chemists in Japan have built a rotary motor driven purely by light shining onto a polymer film. |
Chemistry World
August 18, 2008 |
Patterning Promise for Next-Gen Computers Breakthroughs in controlling the way polymers self-assemble on surfaces could be key to making the next generation of computer components, say two teams in the US. |
Technology Research News
July 30, 2003 |
Nano light stores data in polymer Researchers from the University of Pisa in Italy have shown that it is possible to write lots of information in very little space using a thin film of polymer and polarized blue light. |
Chemistry World
February 3, 2014
Simon Hadlington |
Laser writing makes 'bone like' material Researchers in Germany have used 3D laser lithography to engineer polymer microstructures that mimic the lightweight yet strong properties of cellular materials like wood and bone. |
Chemistry World
February 7, 2008
Lewis Brindley |
3d Television a Step Closer to Reality Watching televisions in 3D could be a reality in future thanks to a polymer that allows holograms to be recorded and erased on a single display. |
