Researchers once wanted to build aircraft wings based on compliant systems, which would continually change shape in response to the air flow resistance, obviating the need for rigid flap and rudder surfaces. A range of different industries are interested in so-called “smart” systems because they can be used to make low-maintenance (and therefore economic) products such as medical tools and robot gripper arms.
Materials Technology Section
Qatar University – VP for Research
Application Deadline: 31-Mar-2010
Full Time
One Year Renewable
Duties and responsibilities:
* Developing a strong, multidisciplinary research projects.
* Developing networks between the unit and researchers in the field of materials in the public and private sectors, locally, nationally and internationally;
* Developing mutually beneficial linkages with industry in order to develop partnerships and [...]
Researchers have developed a miniature device capable of converting ultrafast laser pulses into bursts of radio-frequency signals, a step toward making wires obsolete for communications in the homes and offices of the future.
Scientists have created a new graphene nanostructure called the graphene nanomesh (GNM). The new structure is able to open up a band gap in a large sheet of graphene to create a highly uniform continuous semiconducting thin film. The concept of the GNM therefore points to a clear pathway towards practical application of graphene as a semiconductor material for future electronics.