'NanoPen' to write a new chapter in nanotech manufacturing
Thursday, 10. September 2009, 07:28:06
Among the top challenges facing the commercialization of nanotechnology is to produce a high volume of nano-scale components cheaply and efficiently. To help meet the challenge, UC Berkeley researchers are reporting the development of a “NanoPen” that could provide a quick, convenient way of laying down patterns of nanoparticles — from wires to circuits — for making tiny electronic devices, medical diagnostic tests, and other nanotech applications.
In a report published in ACS’ Nano Letters, Ming Wu and his colleagues point out that there are already several different methods for producing patterns of nanoparticles (1/50,000th the width of a human hair), but those techniques tend to be too complex and slow. One such printing technique is called optical lithography, but it is already reaching its physical limits.
Source: http://blogs.zdnet.com/emergingtech/?p=1741
In a report published in ACS’ Nano Letters, Ming Wu and his colleagues point out that there are already several different methods for producing patterns of nanoparticles (1/50,000th the width of a human hair), but those techniques tend to be too complex and slow. One such printing technique is called optical lithography, but it is already reaching its physical limits.
Source: http://blogs.zdnet.com/emergingtech/?p=1741
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