Scientists have created prototypes of 'electronic synapses' based on ultra-thin films of hafnium oxide (HfO2). These prototypes could potentially be used in fundamentally new computing systems.
Apr 19th, 2016
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Polymer solar cells can be even cheaper and more reliable thanks to a breakthrough. This work is about avoiding costly and unstable fullerenes.
Apr 19th, 2016
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Wide-view 3-dimensional holographic display composed of nano-magnetic pixels.
Apr 19th, 2016
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Liquid water is a very good heat storage medium - anyone with a Thermos bottle knows that. However, as soon as water boils or freezes, its storage capacity drops precipitously. Physicists have now observed very similar behavior in a gas of light particles.
Apr 19th, 2016
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Chemistry researchers have managed to coax molecules known as tellurazole oxides into assembling themselves into cyclic structures - a major advance in their field that creates a new and promising set of materials.
Apr 19th, 2016
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Researchers have demonstrated that carbon nanotubes are suited for use as on-chip light source for tomorrow's information technology, when nanostructured waveguides are applied to obtain the desired light properties.
Apr 19th, 2016
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Scientists used spectroscopic imaging scanning tunnelling microscopy (SI-STM) to determine the g-factors of the topological surface states of topological insulators Bi2Se3 and Sb2Te2Se.
Apr 19th, 2016
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New technology also can be used to turn off peanut and other food allergies.
Apr 18th, 2016
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Using ultrasound, drug particles can be directed to a specific area.
Apr 18th, 2016
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X-ray research details exotic structure formed by liquid crystals.
Apr 18th, 2016
Read moreNew process results in atomically thin, electronically active phosphorene.
Apr 18th, 2016
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Renewable energy storage possible thanks to chemical conversions.
Apr 18th, 2016
Read moreScientists have devised a new way to 'sense' and control external noise in quantum computing.
Apr 18th, 2016
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Researchers have developed a miniaturized version of a frequency converter, using technology similar to that used to make computer chips.
Apr 18th, 2016
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Researchers have devised a new approach for controlling light in a silicon chip by bringing the concept of spatial light modulation to integrated optics.
Apr 18th, 2016
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Semiconducting ternary nanocrystals expand the range of accessible light energy of solar cells to the ultraviolet and infrared regions.
Apr 18th, 2016
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