Numerical model makes light work of nanocircuits
A numerical simulation predicts the behavior of a component that controls light for faster computing
Mar 13th, 2013
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Surprising control over photoelectrons from a topological insulator
Berkeley Lab scientists discover how a photon beam can flip the spin polarization of electrons emitted from an exciting new material.
Mar 13th, 2013
Read moreQuantum magnets moving along
Scientists observes coherent propagation of a single spin impurity in a chain of ultracold atoms.
Mar 13th, 2013
Read moreLow-cost nanobiosensor to detect foodborne pathogen that causes listeriosis
A new study describes an innovative nanotechnology-based method for developing an inexpensive biosensor to detect the foodborne bacteria Listeria monocytogenes.
Mar 12th, 2013
Read moreEngineers, nanotechnologists and neuroscientists collaborate on Brain Activity Map initiative
The Brain Activity Map is a collaborative initiative akin to the Human Genome Project, to better understand how the brain works.
Mar 12th, 2013
Read moreBiological nanowires carry electricity thanks to special amino acids
In nature, the bacterium Geobacter sulfurreducens uses these nanowires, called pili, to transport electrons to remote iron particles or other microbes, but the benefits of these wires can also be harnessed by humans for use in fuel cells or bioelectronics. A new study reveals that a core of aromatic amino acids are required to turn these hair-like appendages into functioning electron-carrying biological wires.
Mar 12th, 2013
Read moreSuper nanowire composite solves 'valley of death' riddle
In a world first, a team of researchers from Australia, China and the US has created a super strong metallic composite by harnessing the extraordinary mechanical properties of nanowires.
Mar 12th, 2013
Read moreNanotechnology researchers use DNA for nano-encrypted Morse code
Hidden in a tiny tile of interwoven DNA is a message. The message is simple, but decoding it unlocks the secret of dynamic nanoscale assembly.
Mar 12th, 2013
Read moreThe January 2013 issue of Nanotech Insights newsletter is now available
The January 2013 issue of Nanotech Insights, a quarterly newsletter dedicated to the field of nanoscience and nanotechnology, is now available from CKMNT. This issue of the newsletter is again packed with information and articles on 52 pages.
Mar 12th, 2013
Read moreHigh-performance, organic nanowire phototransistors opens the way for optoelectronic device miniaturization
A research team from Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), South Korea have developed high-performance organic phototransistors (OPTs) based on single-crystalline n-channel organic nanowires.
Mar 12th, 2013
Read moreBreaking the final barrier: Room-temperature electrically powered nanolasers
Electrically powered nano-scale lasers have been able to operate effectively only in cold temperatures. Researchers in the field have been striving to enable them to perform reliably at room temperature, a step that would pave the way for their use in a variety of practical applications.
Mar 12th, 2013
Read moreTaking nanotransistors into a new dimension
Researchers developed a novel three-dimensional architecture consisting of a vertical nanowire array whose conductivity is controlled by a gate measuring only 14 nm in length.
Mar 11th, 2013
Read moreResearchers solve riddle of what has been holding two unlikely materials together
For years, researchers have developed thin films of bismuth telluride - which converts heat into electricity or electricity to cooling - on top of gallium arsenide to create cooling devices for electronics. But while they knew it could be done, it was not clear how - because the atomic structures of those unlikely pair of materials do not appear to be compatible. Now researchers have solved the mystery, opening the door to new research in the field.
Mar 11th, 2013
Read moreNanotechnology on a megascale
Eric Louis has been doing research into advanced multi-layer mirrors used for computer chips, among other things, for more than 20 years. This is nanotechnology in its truest sense, because each layer is only a few nanometres thick. However, this is done on a mega scale, because the mirrors can be up to one metre in size.
Mar 11th, 2013
Read moreCricket hairs inspire nanotechnology flow sensors
A new technology involving the use of sensors to measure flow patterns. Source of inspiration: the hairs on cricket abdomens.
Mar 11th, 2013
Read moreCreating indestructible self-healing circuits
Caltech engineers build electronic chips that repair themselves.
Mar 11th, 2013
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