A theoretical boost to nanoscale devices
Scientists have developed a new approach to the underlying physics of semiconductors to engineer nano-scale transistors hit the limits of miniaturization at the atomic level.
May 18th, 2020
Read moreScientists have developed a new approach to the underlying physics of semiconductors to engineer nano-scale transistors hit the limits of miniaturization at the atomic level.
May 18th, 2020
Read moreAn international research team published a review of atomically-thin 'high temperature' superconductors finds that each has a common driving mechanism: interfaces.
May 18th, 2020
Read moreResearchers have created a whole new library of atomically thin two-dimensional (2D) materials, christened 'ic-2D', to denote a class of materials based on self-intercalation of native atoms into the gap between the layers of crystals.
May 18th, 2020
Read moreThe advance opens a path toward a new generation of logic and memory devices based on orbitronics that could be 10,000 times faster than today's.
May 15th, 2020
Read moreResearchers build modular bridge design for nanoscale photonic chip.
May 15th, 2020
Read moreThe researchers found that the composite nanomaterial consisting of a photosensitizer and lanthanide-doped upconversion nanoparticles can accumulate on the surface of XDR-AB and produce reactive oxygen species such as singlet oxygen under the excitation of NIR.
May 15th, 2020
Read moreResearchers report the production of a giant entangled state that may help medical researchers detect extremely faint magnetic signals from the brain.
May 15th, 2020
Read moreResearchers reported an innovative alloy of silicon and germanium that is optically active. They showed that this material is very suitable for light emission, and that it is compatible with silicon.
May 15th, 2020
Read moreScientists imaged the structural changes in noble metal catalysts during carbon monoxide (CO) oxidation, showing that the catalysts switch between inactive and active states depending on temperature.
May 15th, 2020
Read moreA sandwich of molybdenum, sulfur and selenium turns out to be deliciously useful for detecting biomolecules.
May 14th, 2020
Read moreStudy reveals how wavelike plasmons could power up new technologies.
May 14th, 2020
Read moreScientists are reducing the size and costs of medical microscopes to make it possible to use them more widely, and hook them up to experts able to diagnose an illness even from far away.
May 14th, 2020
Read moreResearchers develop a ferromagnetic semiconductor that works at room temperature, solving one of science's most intractable problems.
May 14th, 2020
Read moreScientists have developed bioelectronic ammonia gas sensors that are among the most sensitive ever made. It uses electric-charge-conducting protein nanowires derived from the bacterium Geobacter to provide biomaterials for electrical devices.
May 14th, 2020
Read moreResearchers have discovered that certain crystals are more flexible and stretchable compared to current materials used for electronic applications. These new materials could therefore be used for making sensors and in robotics.
May 14th, 2020
Read moreResearchers have synthesized regular 2D assemblies of isotopically labelled molecular switches and measured the properties of their isomerization, revealing that formation of such an assembly doesn't hamper the photochemical switching properties of the embedded molecules.
May 13th, 2020
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