NIST has many programs on optics and the measurement of light so they have posted a special webpage to highlight this work for the International Year of Light.
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The Graphene Council Research road show presentation slides for Developing crucial industry standards for graphene and understanding the regulatory environment are now available. In this roads show presentation, The Graphene Council Research is advocating the development of industrial standards for graphene. Presently, there are no standards that define graphene and this is hindering the development and commercialization of the material. This presentation also provides some understanding the of the regulatory environment for the graphene and nanomaterials.
An archive of talks and papers for the Frontiers of Characterization and Metrology for Nanoelectronics is now available. The conference was held April 14-15, 2015 in Dresden, Germany. The conference talks focused on characterization of nanomaterials.
The 2D Materials Journal has posted an archive of their articles on graphene and other 2D materials. Some of the articles are open access too. Topics include:
- Growth and synthesis
- Magnetic properties
- Structural properties and mechanics
- Electronic properties
- Devices and applications
- Quantum effects
- Optical properties
The L’Oréal USA For Women in Science fellowship program application deadline is March 20, 2015. The fellowship provides $60,000 each to five recipients for their postdoctoral research.
Nature Video has produced the short video Tiny treasure: The future of nano-gold which shows the properties of nanoscale gold, and its applications. The applications include cancer treatments, catalysts, and improved solar cell efficiency.
StatNano has posted a list of countries ranked but the number of nanotechnology patents granted at the USPTO. The USA is the leader by a wide margin. The top 5 countries include:
- United States
- Japan
- South Korea
- Germany
- Taiwan
The Princeton Center for Theoretical Sciences is hosting the Intracellular Phase Transitions: RNA, Protein, Lipids and Beyond workshop on April 20-22, 2015. The registration deadline is Feb 20, 2015.
The IOP Nanotechnology has posted its 2014 highlights issue online. Topics include:
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- Biology and medicine
- Electronics and photonics
- Patterning and nanofabrication
- Energy at the nanoscale
- Sensing and actuating
- Materials: synthesis or self-assembly
- Materials: properties, characterization
Wow, Designing Analog Chips by Hans Camenzind is available for download from the authors website for free. The book covers many topics including:
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- Devices
- Simulation
- Current mirrors
- Differential pairs
- Current sources
- Measurements
- Bandgap references
- Op-amps
- Layout
