Engineered Polymer Membranes Could Be New Option for Water Treatment
Engineers studied self-assembled block polymer membranes, which allow for both customizable and uniform pore sizes, as a platform for water treatment systems
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Accelerating the Self-Assembly of Nanoscale Patterns for Next-Generation Materials
Using polymer blends, scientists rapidly generated highly ordered patterns that could be used in the fabrication of microelectronics, antireflective surfaces, magnetic data storage systems, and fluid-flow devices
Self-Assembling Polymers Provide Thin Nanowire Template
In a recent study, researchers developed a new way to create some of the world’s thinnest wires, using a process that could enable mass manufacturing with standard types of equipment
New Computer Chip Manufacturing Method Squeezes More onto Limited Wafer Space
Work could mean a boost in functionality for semiconductor electronics and in capacity for data storage
Invention Jet-prints Nanostructures with Self-assembling Material
A multi-institutional team of engineers has developed a new approach to the fabrication of nanostructures for the semiconductor and magnetic storage industries. This approach combines top-down advanced ink-jet printing technology with a bottom-up approach that involves self-assembling block copolymers, a type of material that can spontaneously form ultrafine structures.