processing – TechConnect Briefs

Development and Performance of Recyclable Composites for Wind Turbine Blades

Ma Y., Kim D., Wu M-S, Bai L., Gao X., Qing B., He J., Lib X., Nutt S.R., Liang B., Adesso Advanced Materials Inc., US

Wind energy has become an increasingly important renewable energy source. In 2015 alone, the U.S. wind industry installed wind turbines generating 8,595 MW, a 77 % increase over 2014 [1], and the market growth is [...]

Information-Theoretic Estimates of Classical and Quantum Communication and Processing at Nanoscale

Lyshevski S.E., Reznik L., Rochester Institute of Technology, US

Nanotechnology resulted in new communication and processing paradigms. While conventional communication, computing and processing are supported by nanoscaled digital systems, quantum-centric computing, communication and processing are emerged. This paper reports fundamental, applied and experimental multidisciplinary [...]

Premises of Communication and Processing on Photons in Natural and Engineered Systems: Implication to Science and High-Technology Market

Nuzdina N., Mansurov Z., Aliyev E., Lyshevski S.E., Rochester Institute of Technology, US

We examine various engineered and natural photonic and biophotonic systems. To analyze and design microscopic systems, we study quantum phenomena which are exhibited and utilized. Quantum effects and photonic technology are widely used in biotechnology, [...]

The Rheology and Processing of Carbon Nanotubes for Polymer Composite Applications

Ma A.W.K., University of Connecticut, US

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have a diameter on the nanometer scale and a length on the micrometer or even centimeter scale. The high-aspect-ratio (length to diameter ratio) of CNTs offers a unique competitive advantage for using [...]

Solution Growth of Nanostructured Ceramic Films

Cho J., State Univ of New York (SUNY) at Binghamton, US

Low-temperature processing that can lead to the development of highly-functional, strain-tolerant ceramic films will offer innovative solutions for the use of ceramic thin films and coatings. Current developments in organic and flexible electronics make the [...]

Manufacturing Tough Amorphous Thermoplastic-Graphene Nanocomposites

Bandla S., Hanan J.C., Oklahoma State University, US

Nanocomposites have been studied for more than two decades because of their superior performance in comparison with traditional composites. However, few products made using nanocomposites are available commercially. Achieving uniform dispersion in the polymer matrix, [...]

Photon-Induced Biomolecular Sensing and Processing: Towards Engineering, Science and Medical Applications

Lyshevski S.E., Rochester Institute of Technology, US

This paper discusses and researches photon-induced sensing and processing exhibited by various vertebrates and invertebrates. In particular, rhodopsin photon receptor functionality and energetics are examined by applying quantum mechanics. We focus on fundamentals in order [...]

Gels of Carbon Nanotubes and Nonionic Surfactant and High-quality Carbon Nanotube Films Prepared by Gel Coating

Ouyang J., National University of Singapore, SG

Processing of large-scale carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are very important for the application of CNTs in various aspects. Here, we report CNT gels by dispersing CNTs in various nonionic surfactants. High-quality CNT films were prepared by [...]

Three-Dimensional-Topology Processing and Memory Cells For Molecular Electronics

Lyshevski M.A., Lyshevski S.E., Lyshevski M.A., Lyshevski S.E., Microsystems and Nanotechnologies, US

This paper researches an innovative molecular electronics solution for molecular processing platforms which utilize three-dimensional (3D) topology molecular electronic devices and 3D system organization. Departing form the conventional concepts, we use the polypeptides as a [...]

Heating double wall carbon nanotubes with UV photons

Puech P., Bassil A., Flahaut E., Bacsa W.S., University Paul Sabatier, FR

Light absorption leads inevitably to electronic excitation and inelastic electron scattering, creating phonons and resulting in the increase of the lattice temperature. By using photons with energies significantly above the fundamental band gap of the [...]