Photopower for microlabs
A solar-light-driven fully integrated microfluidic device could serve as an autonomous fuel-cell-based power source for microsensors or lab-on-a-chip applications.
Jun 14th, 2017
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Breakthrough paves way for smaller electronic devices
Researchers have discovered a new way to create extremely thin electrically conducting sheets, which could revolutionize the tiny electronic devices that control everything from smart phones to banking and medical technology.
Jun 14th, 2017
Read moreLaying the foundations for hybrid silicon lasers
A new technique for manufacturing hybrid silicon lasers paves the way for low-cost, mass-produced photonic devices usable in a range of applications.
Jun 14th, 2017
Read moreMaking wires of polymers chains
Researchers model new route to molecular wires suitable for use in miniature electronics.
Jun 14th, 2017
Read moreSuperconducting nanowire memory cell
Researchers have developed a new nanoscale memory cell that holds tremendous promise for successful integration with superconducting processors. The new technology provides stable memory at a smaller size than other proposed memory devices.
Jun 13th, 2017
Read moreA seaweed derivative could be just what lithium-sulfur batteries need
Researchers have unexpectedly found that carrageenan, a seaweed derivative, acts as a stabilizer in lithium-sulfur batteries. Better stability allows for more cycling and an extended lifetime.
Jun 13th, 2017
Read moreDiscovering the ultimate limit of heat transport: Measurements across a single-atom junction
By developing a novel instrument, scientists can now measure heat flow in a chain of atoms, essentially measuring, for the first time, heat moving between atoms at room temperature. These experiments confirm that current theories relating how heat and electricity move hold even at the atomic scale.
Jun 13th, 2017
Read moreBioengineers use quantum dots to drive next-generation therapies for MS
Scientists are using quantum dots - tiny semiconductor particles commonly used in nanotechnology - to decipher the features needed to design specific and effective therapies for multiple sclerosis and other autoimmune diseases.
Jun 13th, 2017
Read moreMagnets, all the way down
Assemblies of metallic nanoparticles, which can be carefully arranged at multiple length scales, behave like bulk magnets and display intriguing, shape-dependent behavior.
Jun 13th, 2017
Read moreGraphene transistor could mean computers that are 1,000 times faster
A research team has developed a graphene-based transistor that could someday lead to computers that are a thousand times faster and use a hundredth of the power.
Jun 13th, 2017
Read moreOpen-source microfluidics for the masses
New open-source website features blueprints for lab-on-a-chip devices.
Jun 13th, 2017
Read moreShining light on low-energy electrons
Researchers have devised a new way to examine the movement of low-energy electrons that can adversely impact electronic systems and biological tissue.
Jun 13th, 2017
Read moreHelium droplets offer new precision to single-molecule laser measurement
New research using single molecules suspended in ultra-cold helium droplets demonstrates better precision in measuring alignment than traditional gas-phase approaches.
Jun 13th, 2017
Read moreOptoelectronic inline measurement - accurate to the nanometer
The European INSPIRE project aims to develop inline sensors with a new accuracy class.
Jun 13th, 2017
Read moreNanoparticles: What is their fate and how do they change?
A new research project examines airborne particle mixtures and their possible effects on health.
Jun 13th, 2017
Read moreSilver atom nanoclusters could become efficient biosensors
Researchers have now managed to pinpoint what happens when light is absorbed by extremely small nanoclusters of silver atoms. The results may have useful application in the development of biosensors and in imaging.
Jun 13th, 2017
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