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AGC Si-Tech to Increase Production Capacity of RESIFA (TM) SUNSPHERE (TM), Cosmetic Silica Material Made from Natural Sources

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-Responding to Growing Demand for Alternatives to Microplastics- AGC Inc., a Tokyo-based world-leading manufacturer of glass, chemicals, and high-tech materials, has announced that its 100% subsidiary AGC Si-Tech Co., Ltd., headquartered in Wakamatsu Ward, Kitakyushu City, will increase its production capacity of RESIFA (TM) SUNSPHERE (TM), a silica product that is an eco-friendly cosmetic material … Continued

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