nanotechnology

‘Nanodecoys’ developed by NCSU, UNC researchers could be a tool to fight COVID

Posted by WRAL TechWire | Jun 17, 2021

Researchers at NCSU and UNC-Chapel Hill may have a new tool to fight COVID-19 and virants – the use of “nanodecoys.” Here are the details.

Nanotech firm HZO’s ailing CEO steps down, replaced by board member

Posted by WRAL TechWire | Feb 9, 2021

MORRISVILLE – James Fahey, a former IBM named CEO of nanotechnology firm HZO less than a year ago, has stepped down from that job due to illness. Fahey was replaced by Richard Holder, a veteran executive who already was a member of the HZO board. The changes were announced...

Nano breakthrough: NCSU technology uses AI to accelerate quantum dot production

Posted by WRAL News | Dec 15, 2020

A new technology, called Artificial Chemist 2.0, allows users to go from requesting a custom quantum dot – Quantum dots are colloidal semiconductor nanocrystals, which are used in applications such as LED displays and solar cells – to completing the relevant R&D and beginning manufacturing in less than an hour.

Duke University’s nanotech invention could slash US cooling, heating costs by up to 20%

Posted by WRAL TechWire | Dec 3, 2020

Engineers at Duke University have demonstrated a dual-mode heating and cooling device for building climate control that, if widely deployed in the U.S., could cut HVAC energy use by nearly 20 percent. Here’s how.

Research Triangle Nanotech Network lands $5.5M grant from NSF

Posted by WRAL TechWire | Aug 25, 2020

Duke, North Carolina State University (NCSU), and the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill (UNC-CH) have teamed to form the RTNN to foster a technology ecosystem that has benefited the three research universities, a dynamic local tech startup climate, and more.

NCSU’s nanotech research could improve energy storage devices

Posted by WRAL TechWire | Jul 4, 2020

Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a computational model that helps users understand how changes in the nanostructure of materials affect their conductivity – with the goal of informing the development of new energy storage devices for a wide range of electronics.

Nanotech firm HZO, which plans 500 hires in Morrisville, names new CEO

Posted by WRAL TechWire | Mar 27, 2020

HZO, a nanotechnology firm that recently moved its headquarters to the Triangle from Utah and has announced plans to add some 500 employees, has a new chief executive officer.