Functional Materials and Microsystems – News
2013
January had coverage of research on two-dimensional materials for high-speed nanoelectronics. A few examples of media articles are:
- January - Thinner gadgets in nano state (The Australian)
- January - Graphene plus molybdenum oxides yields faster electronics (The Register)
- January - Aussie scientists' breakthrough could mean thinner, faster and lighter gadgets (The Age)
- January - New 2D material for next gen electronics (RMIT News)
2012
- December - RMIT researchers rank in top five (RMIT News)
- December - Made to measure (RMIT News)
- November - Faster search engines, new technology platforms on way (RMIT News)
- November - Engineering researchers awarded Victoria Fellowships (RMIT News)
- November - World Metrology Day Award 2012 (National Measurement Institute)
- October - PhD student is top young scientist (RMIT News)
- September - Awards open international horizons (RMIT News)
- August - Technology gets a tune-up (Linkam Scientific Instruments)
- May - Boost in low-cost solar cell efficiency (ABC Science)
- May - Breakthrough improves solar panel technology 30 per cent (RMIT News)
- May - Future Tech featuring Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting (Television: Scope, Channel Ten)
- February - Linkam Temperature Controlled Probe Stage Used in Conjunction With Raman Microscopy (Nanowerk)
2011
- December - New Energy (Radio: BBC World Service Business Daily)
- December - Awards honour top RMIT academics (RMIT News)
- November - Curie point transformations in thin film piezoelectrics (Linkam Scientific Instruments)
- October - Media stars celebrate a record year (RMIT News)
- September - A step towards an everlasting battery (Stories of Australian Science 2011)
August-September had coverage of research on thermopower wave energy sources. A few examples of media articles are:
- September - Tiny Tools (The Age)
- September - Thermopower waves aid nanoelectronics (Cosmos Magazine)
- August - Big power, tiny source (Climate Spectator)
- August - Thermo waves future power source? (Press Trust India, Indian Express, and others)
- August - Thermopower waves advance a new energy future (RMIT News and Science Alert)
June-August had significant coverage of research on piezoelectric energy generation, with work featuring on TV, >7 radio stations, >30 media outlets, and >900 websites. A few examples are:
- August - Radio Coverage (RRR Einstein A Go Go)
- July - Nano-Films Lead to Everlasting Battery (Radio Australia Innovations)
- June - Study paves the way to everlasting battery (Cosmos Magazine)
- June - Research Advances into Everlasting Battery (Television: ABC News, Australia)
- June - Radio Coverage (ABC Sydney, ABC Darwin, 2UE)
- June - Thin film coating makes everlasting energy a piezoelectric possibility (Engadget)
- June - Pressure-Powered Portable Devices? Preposterous! Or Not… (Gizmodo)
- June - Nanotechnology pushes battery life to eternity (PhysOrg and many others)
- June - Piezoelectrics and Thin Films Power Your Mobile with Press of Your Finger (IEEE Spectrum Nanoclast Blog)
- June - RMIT edges closer to self-powered battery (Computer World and many others)
- June - Could blood pressure power pacemakers in future? (The Conversation)
- June - Recharging your iPad could be as easy as typing out a tweet (Herald Sun)
- June - Nano-films charge our future (ABC Science Online)
- June - Nano-research opens way to everlasting battery (RMIT News and many others)
2010
- November - Grants develop RMIT's research strengths (RMIT News)
- June - Gold medal for RMIT researcher (RMIT News)
- February - Quantum leap in chips (The Australian)
- January - Encryption at chip-scale (RMIT News)
2009
- November - Grants offer $8.3m research boost (RMIT News)
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