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In a pioneering effort to control, measure and understand magnetism at the atomic level, researchers working at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have discovered a new method for manipulating the nanoscale properties of magnetic materials. The ability to control these properties has potential applications in creating and improving the magnetic memory in consumer electronic devices and developing a sensitive detector for magnetic nanoparticles. The discovery focuses on a quantum-mechanical property known as spin, which endows electrons with a tiny magnetic field. Electron spin can point in either of two directions, “up” or “down,” as does the accompanying magnetic field. Over the years, scientists have become adept at flipping the direction of spin, and therefore, the direction of the magnetic field. But the new finding has a novel twist.
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Researchers Find New Way to Manipulate Magnetism
Saturday, September 16th, 2017August 31, 2017 – Photon-triggered nanowire transistors are reported in Nature Nanotechnology
Tuesday, September 5th, 2017Kim et al., recently reported on photon-triggered nanowire (NW) transistors, a new step toward optical computing. These devices consist of crystalline silicon (CSi) NWs that include (PSi) segments in the middle and electrical contacts at both ends of the NW. The PSi acts as a reservoir and supplies carriers to the CSi channel when is exposed to light. It allows for an on/off ratio as high as 8×106. Based on this method authors also demonstrated photon-triggered logic gates and a sub-micron resolution photodetector system.
To read more: https://www.nature.com/nnano/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nnano.2017.153.html
(Contents prepared by Dr. Noelia Vico Trivino and posted by Jr-Hau (JH) He)
August 31, 2017 – Nanophotonic Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) transducers enable chemical composition and thermal conductivity measurements at the nanoscale
Tuesday, September 5th, 2017A near-field cavity optomechanics readout concept has been integrated with picogram-scale probes to realize fully functional AFM detection. This allows achieving high temporal resolution (<10 ns) and picometer vertical displacement uncertainty simultaneously, breaking the trade-off between AFM measurement precision and ability to capture transient events.
Adapted with permission from Nano Lett., Article ASAP, DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.7b02404. Copyright © 2017 American Chemical Society.
To read more: http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.nanolett.7b02404
(Contents prepared by Dr. Noelia Vico Trivino and posted by Jr-Hau (JH) He)
Call for Abstracts – IEEE Conference on Rebooting Computing
Monday, May 29th, 2017The goal of the 2nd IEEE International Conference on Rebooting Computing is to discover and foster novel methodologies to reinvent computing technology, including new materials and physics, devices and circuits, system and network architectures, and algorithms and software. The conference seeks input from a broad technical community, with emphasis on all aspects of the computing stack.
Nanotechnology community members are encouraged to consider submitting their work to the 2nd IEEE International Conference on Rebooting Computing (Nov. 8-9), which is part of the 2017 Rebooting Computing Week. The (extended) submission deadlines are
- June 2 (250 word abstract)
- June 16 (short/full paper manuscript)
The Call for Papers is available here.
Call for Papers – NANOfIM 2017
Thursday, May 4th, 2017
Call for Papers NANOfIM 2017 (3rd Nanotechnology for Instrumentation and Measurement Workshop)
November 16-17, 2017 (Gautam Buddha University, INDIA)
Website: http://nanofim.gbu.co.in/organization/
This conference offers a forum for discussions and exchange in the fields of Nanotechnology, Instrumentation, Environment, Optimization, Power, Energy and Control. The scope is not limited but expandable to applied interdisciplinary fields also. The institutional organizers are the Gautam Buddha University Greater Noida Uttar Pradesh India. We welcome you to witness this technology centenary. Sponsored by the IEEE Instrumentation & Measurement Society with technical sponsorship of the IEEE Nanotechnology Council.
All presented papers will be eligible for post publication in IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology, IEEE Transactions on Nanobioscience and Measurement Science Technology (IOP). All contributions will be peer reviewed on the basis of a full length manuscript and acceptance will be based on quality, originality and relevance. Accepted papers will be published in the workshop proceedings and a post workshop publication, on international reputed journals, is foreseen.
Topics, dealing with measurements and instrumentation, and correlated themes will include, but are not limited to, the following:
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Call for ‘Late News’ Papers – IEEE NANO 2017
Thursday, May 4th, 2017
The 17th IEEE International Conference on Nanotechnology (IEEE NANO 2017) will be held at the Pittsburgh Marriott City Center in Pittsburgh, USA, July 25-28, 2017. We proudly to inform you that we have received a record high abstract/paper submissions this year (more than 350). On behalf of the program committee of IEEE NANO 2017, we would like to thank all authors who have submitted your abstracts/papers to the conference and all referees who have reviewed papers for the conference.
If you have unfortunately missed the regular submission deadline, you still can submit your work as late news paper. The requirement for the late news paper is the same as that for contributed paper, i.e. a minimum of two pages extended abstract and/or a maximum of six pages full paper. The late news paper will undergo the same peer-review process as the regular contributed paper. The difference is that late news papers are processed by an ad hoc committee in a first-in, first-served fashion. There is limited number of late news paper submissions (about 50) due to the limited space of the conference venue. Please submit your late news paper as soon as you can to have a better chance to be accepted. The deadline for this type of submission is May 15, 2017 or until when we have received enough submissions. Submission Link: http://nano.papercept.net/
If you have interest in presenting your work in IEEE NANO 2017 but do not intend to publish your work, you can submit your work as Presentation without Seeking Publication. The requirement for this presentation only submission is a text abstract with an optional two-page extended abstract. If you choose the presentation type as Oral, please also upload the two-page extended abstract for better chance of being selected. The presentation only submission will not receive standard peer review; instead it will be reviewed by the program committee. The acceptation of presentation only submission is determined by its merit, its relevance to the conference, the availability of space. The deadline for this type of submission is May 15, 2017 or until when we have received enough submissions.
Call for ‘Late News’ papers – MARSS 2017
Thursday, May 4th, 2017
The second International Conference on Manipulation, Automation and Robotics at Small Scales (MARSS) is held from 17-21 July 2017 in Montréal, Canada. See http://marss-conference.org.
This recently-established annual conference is managed by a high-level Steering Committee and technically supported by IEEE-RAS and IEEE-NTC. The Steering Committee has the ambition to develop MARSS to the flagship event for cross-disciplinary R&D communities to discuss current activities in all areas related to manipulation and automation (including measurement and characterization) at micro & nano scales, and in all kinds of small scale robots and their applications
The Call for Late News Papers (short papers ONLY, up to 3 pages) is now open for two weeks, from 02-15 May http://marss-conference.org/calls/call-for-late-news. You are kindly invited to attend and contribute to the event.
MARSS2017 will organize a fast-track peer-reviewing of the submitted Late News Papers. Authors will be notified of the status of their papers within a week after the submission. Accepted Late News Papers will be presented in parallel sessions (20 min). All accepted papers will be included into the conference proceedings.
Call for Participation – IEEE NANO 2017
Wednesday, April 12th, 2017
Early registration is open for the 17th IEEE International Conference on Nanotechnology (IEEE NANO 2017) which will be held July 25 – 28, 2017 at the Pittsburgh Marriott City Center in Pittsburgh, USA.
IEEE NANO 2017 will provide a forum for the exchange of ideas, interaction, networking and collaboration for research and development in nanotechnology with special attention to the latest advances in nanotechnology.
Early bird registration deadline: May 1, 2017
Announcing 2017 Montreal Nanotechnology Summer School
Tuesday, April 4th, 2017
Full details: http://ieeen3summerschoolmtl.org/
Download Montreal PDF Flyer
The 2017 IEEE N3 Summer school will be held in Montréal, Canada, from Monday, June 26 till Friday, June 30 2017.
The aim of the school is to provide graduate students and early career researchers in nanotechnology a basic understanding of the fundamental concepts that underpin the properties of nanomaterials, the opportunities afforded by advanced characterization tools and the prospects of nanoscale devices. Our lectures will be structured so as to impart a broad set of concepts, starting from the design of nanomaterials, their synthesis using various approaches, the characterization of their structure and properties, their integration into devices and device testing and optimization.
The N3 School is designed to appeal to senior undergraduates; graduate students; post-docs; and researchers and practitioners at the early stages of their careers who are eager to deepen and broaden heir skills in nanotechnology ranging from nanoscale synthesis to characterization to device fabrication and testing.
Announcing 2017 Toulouse (FR) Nanotechnology Summer School
Tuesday, April 4th, 2017
Calling PhD students, post-docs and young engineers from industries
IEEE 2017 Summer School on “Nanoelectronic technologies and devices: From basic principles to highly reliable applications”
Download the PDF flyer.
In continuation of the NANORUN event series, the registration of the 2nd international course, the IEEE 2017 Summer School on “Nanoelectronic technologies and devices: From basic principles to highly reliable applications” on July 10-14 2017 is open now. It is strongly supported by the IEEE Nanotechnology Council (NTC) and organized by IRT Saint Exupery and Laplace Laboratory in Toulouse (France).
All details here: http://www.irt-saintexupery.com/ieee-summer-school/