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EDA Challenges in Nanoscale Design: A Synopsys Perspective
Online Presentations | 11 Apr 2006 | Contributor(s):: Rich Goldman
Rich Goldman gives an overview of the current state ofthe semiconductor and EDA (Electronic Design Automation) industry with aspecial focus on the impact of nanometer scale design on design tools andthe economics of the industry.
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Electron Emission from Nanoscale Carbon Materials
Online Presentations | 15 May 2007 | Contributor(s):: Timothy S Fisher
Prior studies on electron emission show possibly beneficial effects ofnanoscale phenomena on energy-conversion characteristics. For example,recent work has shown that the electric field around a nanoscale fieldemission device can increase the average energy of emitted electrons. Weconsider here...
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Engineering the Fiber-Matrix Interface in Carbon Nanotube Composites
Online Presentations | 23 Mar 2006 | Contributor(s):: Sharon Pregler, Yanhong Hu, Susan Sinnott
Particle depositions on polymer and carbon substrates to induce surface chemical modification are a growing research topic in particle-surface interactions due to localized deposition energy and the high density of molecules impacting the surface. Previous simulations have shown that particle...
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Establishing a Nanotechnology Business
Online Presentations | 24 Apr 2006 | Contributor(s):: Daniel Coy
There are several fundamental needs to consider when transitioning nanotechnology discovery into a business and, ultimately, the marketplace. These needs include steady cash flow, market focus, the right pool of skills, correct timing, and adequate funding. Developers of a nanotechnology...
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Experiences with nonintrusive polynomial Chaos and stochastic collocation methods for uncertainty analysis and design
Online Presentations | 13 Mar 2009 | Contributor(s):: Michael S. Eldred
Non—intrusive polynomial chaos expansion (PCE) and stochastic collocation (SC) methods are attractive techniques for uncertainty quantification due to their abilities to produce functional representations of stochastic variability and to achieve exponential convergence rates in statistics...
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Ferroelectric BaTiO3 Nanowires: Synthesis, Properties, and Device Applications
Online Presentations | 12 Feb 2008 | Contributor(s):: Zhaoyu Wang
One dimensional ferroelectric nanowires have attracted much attention due to its interests in fundamental physics and potential applications in Nanoelectromechanical Systems (NEMS), non-volatile ferroelectric memories, and sensors. Domain structure is the most important property of ferroelectric...
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Fine Tuning Microcantilever Vibrations for Ultrasensitive Analyte Mass Detection
Online Presentations | 27 Jul 2005 | Contributor(s):: Arvind Raman
Microcantilever based biochemical sensing has shown tremendous promise for ultrasenstive detection in both liquid and ambient conditions. However improving the sensitivity, reliability and robustness of these sensors so they can achieve their potential needs substantial efforts in (a) chemical...
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First Principles-based Atomistic and Mesoscale Modeling of Materials
Online Presentations | 01 Dec 2005 | Contributor(s):: Alejandro Strachan
This tutorial will describe some of the most powerful and widely used techniques for materials modeling including i) first principles quantum mechanics (QM), ii) large-scale molecular dynamics (MD) simulations and iii) mesoscale modeling, together with the strategies to bridge between them. These...
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First Principles-Based Modeling of materials: Towards Computational Materials Design
Online Presentations | 20 Apr 2006 | Contributor(s):: Alejandro Strachan
Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations with accurate, first principles-based interatomic potentials is a powerful tool to uncover and characterize the molecular-level mechanisms that govern the chemical, mechanical and optical properties of materials. Such fundamental understanding is critical to...
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Fouling Mechanisms in Y-shaped Carbon Nanotubes
Online Presentations | 04 Apr 2007 | Contributor(s):: Jason Myers, SeongJun Heo, Susan Sinnott
In the modern pharmaceutical and chemical industries, solutions of extremely high purity are needed. Current filtration methods are reaching the limits of their abilities, so new filters must be developed. One possible filter is a Y-shaped carbon nanotube (Y-tube). By changing the sizes of the...
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Gas Damping of Microcantilevers at Low Ambient Pressures
Online Presentations | 03 Nov 2008 | Contributor(s):: Rahul Anil Bidkar
This seminar will present a theoretical model for predicting the gas damping of long, rectangular silicon microcantilevers, which are oscillating in an unbounded gaseous medium with the ambient pressures varying over 5 orders of magnitude (1000 > Kn > 0.03). The work is the result of a...
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Hierarchical Physical Models for Analysis of Electrostatic Nanoelectromechanical Systems (NEMS)
Online Presentations | 05 Jan 2006 | Contributor(s):: Narayan Aluru
This talk will introduce hierarchical physical models and efficient computational techniques for coupled analysis of electrical, mechanical and van der Waals energy domains encountered in Nanoelectromechanical Systems (NEMS). Numerical results will be presented for several silicon...
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High-Aspect-Ratio Micromachining of Titanium: Enabling New Functionality and Opportunity in Micromechanical Systems Through Greater Materials Selection
Online Presentations | 09 Apr 2007 | Contributor(s):: Masa Rao
Traditionally, materials selection has been limited in high-aspect-ratio micromechanical applications, due primarily to the predominance of microfabrication processes and infrastructure dedicated to silicon. While silicon has proven to be an excellent material for many of these applications, no...
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High-Aspect-Ratio Micromachining of Titanium: Enabling New Functionality and Opportunity in Micromechanical Systems Through Greater Materials Selection
Online Presentations | 18 Jun 2008 | Contributor(s):: Masa Rao
Traditionally, materials selection has been limited in high-aspect-ratio micromechanical applications, due primarily to the predominance of microfabrication processes and infrastructure dedicated to silicon. While silicon has proven to be an excellent material for many of these applications, no...
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Highly Efficient Thermal Transport: The Application of Carbon Nanotube Array Interfaces
Online Presentations | 01 Feb 2007 | Contributor(s):: Baratunde A. Cola
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have received much attention in recent years for their extraordinary properties that through careful engineering may be leverage for the development of numerous advantageous applications. However, to date, only few CNT based applications exist in the market place. So when...
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Illinois BioNanotechnology Seminar Series Fall 2011: Deconvolving Stiffness in MEMS Pedestal Cell Mass Measurements
Online Presentations | 03 Nov 2011 | Contributor(s):: Elise Corbin
The complex relationships between a cell's behavior and the physical properties of both itself and its environment have long been of interest. Specifically, the understanding the mechanisms through which a cell's physical properties influence cell growth, cell differentiation, cell cycle...
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Illinois CNST Annual Nanotechnology Workshop 2010 Lecture 12: Multiscale Analysis of Silicon NEMS
Online Presentations | 30 Jan 2011 | Contributor(s):: Narayan Aluru
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Illinois CNST Annual Nanotechnology Workshop 2011: Nanoscale Force Sensors for Biological Applications
Online Presentations | 08 May 2012 | Contributor(s):: Taher A. Saif
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In Search of a Better MEMS-Switch: An Elementary theory of how nanostructured dielectrics may soften landing, increase travel range, and decrease energy dissipation
Online Presentations | 03 May 2012 | Contributor(s):: Muhammad Alam
In this talk, I will discuss an elementary theory of the role of nanostructured electrodes in addressing some of the challenges from a fundamentally different perspective. The goal is to start a conversation regarding the viability of the approaches suggested and see if the perspective offered is...
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Introduction of MEMS Activity at Nano/Micro System Engineering Lab., Kyoto University
Online Presentations | 15 Sep 2007 | Contributor(s):: OSAMU TABATA
We are aiming at the realization of microsystems and nanosystems with novel and unique functions by integrating functional elements in different domains such as mechanics, electronics, chemistry, optics and biotechnology. These micro/nano systems are expected to be novel machines, which will...