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Istituto Nanoscienze

Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche

ADVANCING FRONTIER RESEARCH AT THE NANOSCALE

An interdisciplinary research centre dedicated to nanoscience and nanotechnology at the frontier of basic and applied research. The emphasis in research is on cutting-edge experimental techniques and modelling tools, novel concepts, and close collaboration with academia.

Electricity from heat losses: engineered the first device capable of achieving it in a controlled way

Novembre 25, 2021

The study paves the way for a new generation of “smart” thermoelectric systems to generate clean electricity. The research carried out at the NEST Lab of Scuola Normale Superiore and Cnr Nano gained the frontispiece in Advanced Functional Materials

Graphene as a solid lubricant becomes super-slippery

Novembre 19, 2021

Cnr Nano researchers studied the friction properties of graphene deposited on a material, identifying extreme lubricity conditions. The goal is to reduce friction in the design of nano gears through new solid lubricants

Quantum computers become an experimental physics laboratory

Ottobre 11, 2021

Quantum computers can be useful in advancing basic science. Using a quantum computer as a remotely programmable experimental platform researchers carried out experiments in fundamental physics.

Openness as a resource: Accessing new quantum states with dissipation

Start date

January, 31, 2022,

The agenda of this workshop is to address the following question: How can we grasp new class of quantum states by tuning dissipative mechanisms and simultaneously pushing quantum systems out of equilibrium?

Scienza quo vadis? A science cafè on misconduct in modern research

Start date

October, 26, 2021,

CAFFÈ SCIENZA is back, and Cnr NANO participates in the informal meetings organised by Unimore with a talk by Stefano Ossicini

Advanced Materials-to-Device Solutions for Synaptic Electronics

Start date

November, 10, 2021,

An International Workshop dedicated to the interdisciplinary field of synaptic electronics and neuromorphic computing, with a specific focus on the role of materials in the design of next-generation devices for these applications.