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May 18 | News
The
first purely silicon oxide-based “resistive RAM” memory chip that can
operate in ambient conditions has been developed by researchers in the
U.K., and it needs just a thousandth of the energy of Flash-based chips.
Unlike other attempts to develop similar silicon-oxide chips, this
invention does not require a vacuum to operate.
May 18 | News
With
the advent of the solid-state transistor and semi-conductor-based flat
panel display technology, the vacuum tube has virtually disappeared from
consumer electronics. But a team of researchers in Korea and at NASA’s
Ames Research Center have combined the best traits of both technologies
to create a vacuum channel transistor just 150 nm long.
May 11 | News
A
French-American collaboration has developed a new combination of
polymers that makes it possible to design ultra-thin films capable of
self-organization with a 5-nm resolution. These hybrid copolymers are
based on sugars and oil-based macromolecules. Previous attempts using
nothing but oil-based molecules were limited to 20 nm in thickness.
May 7 | News
Researchers
in Switzerland have created a new nanocomposite that combines the best
features of graphene and protein fibrils, the two main ingredients of a
specialized type of paper. The material is created in much the same way
as normal cellulose paper, but the properties are far different. Shape
memory, electrical conductivity, and hydrophobia all offer interesting
application possibilities.
Apr 11 | Tools And Technology
Edwards
Limited has introduced the STP-iXR1606 series of magnetically levitated
turbomolecular pumps with a fully integrated onboard controller. A new
rotary design delivers a 40% improvement in throughput at high gas flow
rates.
12/2/2011 | News
In Germany, researchers have developed a new film for a VIP, or vacuum isolation panel, that will insulate homes without much additional structural alteration. Just 2-cm thick, the new VIPs reportedly perform just as well as 15-cm layers of polyurethane foam.
11/1/2011 | News
After
a decade of research into finding ways to coat fibers with silver
nanoparticles, materials researchers in Switzerland have, for the first
time, created a textile material permanently coated with a durable,
nanometer-thin layer of gold. The layer is applied with an argon-ion
plasma process.
9/20/2011 | News
Imagine a microscopic jet vacuum cleaner, the size of a pen nib that hovers over cell surfaces without ever touching them. Then picture the jet delivering various molecules selectively to the cells. A new device matching this description has been built by McGill University technologists to study a range of cellular processes.
8/15/2011 | RDBlog
The editors of R&D Magazine have opened the nominations for the 2012 R&D 100 Awards competition, which will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the awards. If your organization introduced a new product this year, or is planning to, you can begin the entry process now.
8/2/2011 | Tools And Technology
The
Hiden Analytical HPR60-EQP is a fully-integrated system configured
specifically for measurement of atmospheric and near-atmospheric plasma
and reactive processes in applications including analysis of atmospheric
plasma jets (APD), dielectric barrier discharges (DBD) and flame
chemistry.
