Category Archives: Misc Ramblings

A Look at Technology in 2022 – Nanomaterials, MEMS/NEMS, Metamaterials

Posted on January 31, 2022 by Walt | Permalink 0

As 2022 begins, predicting (guessing) where technology will go is almost always wrong.  This is an opportunity to highlight some of the developments that that appear possible to [..]

Misc Ramblings, Science

Experiments & Results

Posted on November 30, 2021 by Walt | Permalink 0

Previously, we have covered the challenges of experiments and the need for reproducibility.  Recently, there has been an additional occurrence that merits discussion.  There has been a study [..]

Misc Ramblings, Science

Interesting Times due to Interesting Discoveries

Posted on October 31, 2021 by Walt | Permalink 0

In previous blogs, two dimensional semiconductors have been discussed.  Work at Singapore University of Technology and Design has developed a different approach to solving the issues of very [..]

Misc Ramblings

The Shrinking Dimensions

Posted on July 31, 2021 by Walt | Permalink 0

As semiconductor manufacturing continues the dimensional shrinking process, novel ideas are required to achieve the ability to continue shrinking the dimensions while increasing the performance.  There are some [..]

Misc Ramblings, Nanotechnology

Let’s start 2021 out with a question.

Posted on January 31, 2021 by Walt | Permalink 0

In today’s technical reports, there are more references to Artificial Intelligence performing analyses of materials for developing an understanding of the properties of various combinations of materials at [..]

Misc Ramblings

Developments as the Year ends

Posted on December 31, 2020 by Walt | Permalink 0

As technology moves more into the nano realm, interesting items are turning up.  Researchers at the University of Manchester, UK have found quasiparticles in a lattice of boron [..]

Misc Ramblings, Science

Research Impacts at the End of the Great Shutdown

Posted on May 31, 2020 by Walt | Permalink 0

As the world starts to come out of the Covid–19 shutdown, there are many things that will be required for research organizations to address prior to beginning their [..]

Misc Ramblings

A Time of Turmoil and a Time of Opportunity

Posted on March 31, 2020 by Walt | Permalink 0

As this month’s blog is being written, the US has a “shelter-in-place” directive that has been extended through the end of April.  There are many reports of possible [..]

Misc Ramblings, Nanotechnology Health

Is that all there is?

Posted on January 31, 2020 by Walt | Permalink 0

With apologies for using the title of a Peggy Lee song from the 70s, this reference is to nanotechnology.  There are continually more interesting findings as researchers move [..]

Misc Ramblings, Nanotechnology

Another Year of Progress (?)

Posted on December 31, 2019 by Walt | Permalink 0

As always when reflecting over a year that is ending, there is good news and there is bad news.  We’ll start with the good.  A lot of technology [..]

Misc Ramblings