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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

Odile Jacob Publishing To Release Today The Science Of Light, A Captivating Journey Of Scientific Discovery By Nobel Prize-Winning Physicist Serge Haroche

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The Science of Light is available for purchase worldwide in digital formats starting on Thursday, March 24, 2022, at https://www.odilejacob.com/catalogue/sciences/physique-chimie/science-of-light_9782415000035.php and on all retail platforms. Photo – https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/1776350/Odile_Jacob_Publishing_The_Science_of_Light.jpg Logo – https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/1776351/Odile_Jacob_Publishing_Logo.jpg Serge Haroche Nobel Prize in Physics The Science of Light From Galileo’s Telescope to Quantum Physics Light has fascinated mankind since the dawn of … Continued

Abcam the most awarded company at 2022 industry awards

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Abcam (https://corporate.abcam.com/) (AIM:ABC); (NASDAQ:ABCM), today announced that it has received six recognitions from CiteAb at their annual industry awards (https://www.citeab.com/awards/2022), the highest of any participant evaluated this year. This record number of acknowledgments follows a year of substantial investment for Abcam to enable life sciences researchers from academia and industry to advance discoveries and deliver … Continued

Making Fuel from Sunlight and CO2: WPI-MANA

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Since joining the International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA) in 2007, Dr. Jinhua Ye has focused on research and development of photo-functional materials and their applications in the fields of environment preservation and new energy production. In addition to her position at WPI-MANA, she is an adjunct professor of Hokkaido University, and a fellow of … Continued