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The nanoSAFE conference, to be held at MINATEC on November 5–9, 2018, is expected to bring in nearly 400 attendees. This is the sixth edition of nanoSAFE, which is held every two years.  This international event, unique in Europe, gives nanosafety stakeholders a valuable opportunity to catch up on the latest R&D on nanomaterials-related health, […] >>

Startup Exagan unveiled its first two products, the G-FETTM power transistor and the G-DRIVETM smart switch, at the PCIM trade fair in Germany.  The products are easy to integrate into USB-C fast chargers for smartphones, tablets, laptop computers, and other electronic devices. The number of fast chargers is expected to be in the billions by […] >>

What happens when you take a water electrolysis cell, add some nickel-encapsulated iron carbide nanoparticles, and apply an alternative high-frequency magnetic field to the whole thing? The catalytic activity inside the unit is several times what you usually get! Researchers at LEPMI and INSA Toulouse recently completed proof-of-concept testing of the phenomenon. They hope that […] >>

A new step forward toward tomorrow’s quantum computers has been made. Researchers from INAC and Leti demonstrated that the spin of an electron confined in a silicon-on-insulator (SOI) nanowire can be manipulated by an electric—rather than a magnetic—field. Controlling spin using electric fields generated by grids is a standard microelectronics-industry technology.  Australian and American researchers […] >>

Could spin waves have a future in tomorrow’s ultra-miniaturized CMOS-alternative systems? Until now it was clear that manipulating spin waves required the use of materials not compatible with silicon technologies. In addition, controlling and detecting spin waves entailed using techniques that cannot be miniaturized. Researchers from INAC recently overcame several of these hurdles. The researchers […] >>