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WPI-MANA Demystifies Conductivity of Ruthenate Nanosheets, Moving Towards Next-generation Electronics

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A research team at the International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA) has shed light on how electrical conduction in oxide nanosheets can be markedly affected by small changes in their atomic arrangement. (Image: https://kyodonewsprwire.jp/prwfile/release/M105739/202302032657/_prw_PI1fl_8t5iT34J.jpg) The physical properties of a material are dictated by the arrangement of its atoms. This holds true not only for classical … Continued

Towards Inexpensive and Highly Conductive Anion-Exchange Membranes: WPI-MANA

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An international research team at the International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA) has worked to improve the ionic conductivity of anion-exchange membranes (AEMs) made from layered double hydroxides (LDHs), laying the foundation for their use in many electrochemical applications. (Image: https://kyodonewsprwire.jp/prwfile/release/M105739/202302032656/_prw_PI1fl_5tT8FF5G.jpg) LDHs are inorganic compounds that can be made into extremely thin “nanosheets.” These flexible … Continued

Steakholder Foods(R) Receives Grant of up to $1M for Collaboration with Umami Meats to 3D Bio-Print Structured Cultivated Fish Products

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– The company’s collaborative initiative with its 3D bio-printer is a significant step forward in the company’s commercialization strategy for 2023 Steakholder Foods (Nasdaq: STKH), an international deep-tech food company at the forefront of the cultivated meat industry, has received its first grant to develop 3D-printed structured eel and grouper products with Singaporean cultivated fish … Continued

Novel, Biocompatible UV Light Absorber: WPI-MANA

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An International research team at the International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA) has developed a biocompatible ultraviolet (UV) light-shielding compound from naturally occurring aqueous iron(III), hereinafter aqua-Fe(III), complexes stabilized inside a layered silicate scaffold. (Image: https://kyodonewsprwire.jp/prwfile/release/M105739/202210248607/_prw_PI1fl_q4oTuUCH.jpg) UV-absorbing materials are important to many industries, spanning healthcare, cosmetics, and material protection, among others. Their low environmental impact … Continued

Insight into Organic Antiambipolar Transistors: WPI-MANA

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International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA) researchers have elucidated the mechanism behind organic antiambipolar transistors (OAATs), a new class of transistors with possible applications in artificial intelligence and neuromorphic devices. (Image: https://kyodonewsprwire.jp/prwfile/release/M105739/202210178267/_prw_PI1fl_u042C0e8.jpg) Transistors are one of the basic building blocks of modern technology and electronics. The emergence of artificial intelligence and brain-like devices has brought … Continued

New Diamond Transistor Exhibits High Hole Mobility: WPI-MANA

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A research team at the International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA), using a new fabrication technique, has developed a diamond field-effect transistor with high hole mobility, which can lead to reduced conduction loss and higher operational speeds. (Image: https://kyodonewsprwire.jp/prwfile/release/M105739/202207153906/_prw_PI1fl_1IRPNuNx.jpg) Field-effect transistors (FETs) are semiconductor devices that can switch electric power and amplify electric signals. FETs … Continued

New TEM Technique Creates 2.8nm Transistor: WPI-MANA

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An international research team at the International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA) has used a transmission electron microscope (TEM) to create a 2.8nm transistor consisting of nanochannels embedded in metallic carbon nanotubes (CNTs), which exhibits quantum transport at room temperature. (Image: https://kyodonewsprwire.jp/prwfile/release/M105739/202207043388/_prw_PI1fl_r2SG7I16.jpg) One major aim of nanotechnology research is to control the helical structure of … Continued

TAE Technologies Exceeds Fusion Reactor Performance Goals By 250% As Company Closes $250 Million Financing Round, Totaling $1.2 Billion To Date

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Following scientific milestones with current fusion reactor, Norman, TAE receives investments from long-term partner Google, as well as Chevron, Sumitomo Corporation of Americas, and others to fund the construction of the company’s sixth-generation research reactor that will demonstrate the viability of net energy from TAE’s approach After achieving temperatures greater than 75 million degrees Celsius … Continued

Nanoracks and GITAI Partner for Second In-Space Demonstration of Robotic System on the ISS

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— Robotic demonstration paves way for commercial in-space operations Nanoracks ( https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=3589912-1&h=3526992026&u=https%3A%2F%2Fc212.net%2Fc%2Flink%2F%3Ft%3D0%26l%3Den%26o%3D3355153-1%26h%3D1192458149%26u%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.nanoracks.com%252F%26a%3DNanoracks&a=Nanoracks ) , powered by Voyager Space ( https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=3589912-1&h=652925095&u=http%3A%2F%2Fvoyagerspace.com%2F&a=Voyager+Space ), today announced its second Bishop Airlock ( https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=3589912-1&h=3683522711&u=https%3A%2F%2Fnanoracks.com%2Fbishop-airlock%2F&a=Bishop+Airlock ) mission with GITAI ( https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=3589912-1&h=1877421202&u=https%3A%2F%2Fgitai.tech%2Fen%2F&a=GITAI ), a Japanese space robotics startup. The project, marking the two companies’ second collaboration, will involve demonstrating “S2,” GITAI’s 1.5 … Continued

JoVE announces the return of the Science Education & Research Innovation Awards to celebrate the achievements of individuals from the scientific and academic communities

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JoVE, the world-leading producer and provider of science videos, announced that the JoVE Science Education & Research Innovation Awards are back for 2022. Now in their second year, the awards aim to support individuals from the scientific and academic communities who are taking active roles in their institutions to support and accelerate science education and … Continued