Oxygen extends graphene's reach
The addition of oxygen atoms to graphene carbon on metal substrates opens up new possibilities for graphene chemistry.
Jul 11th, 2014
Read moreThe addition of oxygen atoms to graphene carbon on metal substrates opens up new possibilities for graphene chemistry.
Jul 11th, 2014
Read moreArrays of electrons trapped in nanoscale circuitry could form the basis for future scalable quantum computers.
Jul 11th, 2014
Read moreScientists have found a way to estimate uncertainties in computer calculations that are widely used to speed the search for new materials for industry, electronics, energy, drug design and a host of other applications.
Jul 11th, 2014
Read moreUse of porous silicon oxide reduces forming voltage, improves manufacturability.
Jul 10th, 2014
Read moreResearchers have have found a way to change the magnetoresistance of a thin (100 nm) organic semiconducting material by pairing it with an even thinner layer - a self-assembled monolayer - to alter its characteristics. By demonstrating that this kind of fine tuning is both straightforward and repeatable, the researchers have opened up an unprecedented level of control over materials that hold huge promise for next-generation technologies.
Jul 10th, 2014
Read moreA nanoparticle ink that can be used for printing electronics without high-temperature annealing presents a possible profitable approach for manufacturing flexible electronics.
Jul 10th, 2014
Read moreScientists and engineers at BAE Systems have lifted the lid on some futuristic technologies that could be incorporated in military and civil aircraft of 2040 or even earlier. One of the four concepts is a nanotechnology that allows jets to quickly heal themselves from damage sustained in flight.
Jul 10th, 2014
Read moreA recent study provides new insights on the physical mechanisms governing the interplay of spin and heat at the nanoscale, and addresses the fundamental limits of ultrafast spintronic devices for data storage and information processing.
Jul 10th, 2014
Read moreThe storage capacity of hard drives is increasing explosively, but the speed with which all that data can be written has reached its limits. Researchers present a promising new technology which potentially allows data to be stored 1,000 times as fast. The technology, in which ultra-short laser pulses generate a 'spin current', also opens the way to future optical computer chips.
Jul 10th, 2014
Read moreA new discovery will make it possible to create pixels just a few hundred nanometres across that could pave the way for extremely high-resolution and low-energy thin, flexible displays for applications such as 'smart' glasses, synthetic retinas, and foldable screens.
Jul 10th, 2014
Read moreThis Timeline outlines important events related to nanotechnology policy and regulation in Canada, Australia, the European Union, the United Kingdom and the United States with an emphasis on developments since 2000.
Jul 10th, 2014
Read moreProtons and neutrons are the basic constituents of atomic nuclei. Are they distributed homogeneously, or perhaps in quartets consisting of two protons and two neutrons? Physicists have recently presented an idea how this issue may be investigated in future experiments.
Jul 10th, 2014
Read moreThe first research program is aimed at so-called '7 nanometer and beyond' silicon technology that will address serious physical challenges that are threatening current semiconductor scaling techniques and will impede the ability to manufacture such chips. The second is focused on developing alternative technologies for post-silicon era chips using entirely different approaches, which IBM scientists and other experts say are required because of the physical limitations of silicon based semiconductors.
Jul 10th, 2014
Read moreThe method is able to drastically accelerate the development of materials that have a friction coefficient suited to the purpose of use, such as low-friction materials for reducing energy loss and high-friction materials required for high-performance brakes.
Jul 10th, 2014
Read moreResearchers have developed a new methodology that can easily and precisely control the timing of and the structure as well as functions obtained in self-assembly of conjugated molecules, which is a key technology in the field of organic electronics materials.
Jul 10th, 2014
Read moreResearchers have caught a central step of photosynthesis in action for the first time. The team used the world's most powerful X-ray flashlight to record still frames of a molecular complex called photosystem II as it splits water into hydrogen and oxygen, a process that maintains the oxygen in earth's atmosphere.
Jul 9th, 2014
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