Scientists have designed the world's smallest all-digital phase-locked loop (PLL). PLLs are critical clocking circuits in virtually all digital applications, and reducing their size and improving their performance is a necessary step to enabling the development of next-generation technologies.
Feb 10th, 2020
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Superconductors are regarded as promising components for quantum computers, but so far they only function at very low temperatures. Scientists now demonstrated a so-called energy quantization in nanowires of high-temperature superconductors.
Feb 10th, 2020
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Scientists non-invasively released antitumor drug from polymer containers modified with iron oxide nanoparticles inside primary cancer cells.
Feb 10th, 2020
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A material shaped like a one-dimensional DNA helix might further push the limits on a transistor's size. The material comes from a rare earth element called tellurium.
Feb 10th, 2020
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Researchers have developed a flexible ionic conductor that is water-processable and thermal stable.
Feb 10th, 2020
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An international team of researchers has revealed new insights into the workings of a lithium battery by virtually 'unrolling' its coil of electrode layers using an algorithm designed for papyrus scrolls.
Feb 10th, 2020
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Scientists used a silver sawtooth nanoslit array to produce valley-coherent photoluminescence in two-dimensional tungsten disulfide flakes at room temperature. Until now, this could only be achieved at very low temperatures.
Feb 7th, 2020
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New research shows how simple, microscopic robots, remotely driven by magnetic fields, can use capillary forces to manipulate objects floating at an oil-water interface.
Feb 7th, 2020
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Scientists have shown that copper oxide particles on the sub-nanoscale are more powerful catalysts than those on the nanoscale. These subnanoparticles can also catalyze the oxidation reactions of aromatic hydrocarbons far more effectively than catalysts currently used in industry.
Feb 7th, 2020
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Next-generation devices made with new 'peel and stack' method may include electronic chips worn on the skin.
Feb 6th, 2020
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Engineers have created a tiny portable lab that plugs into your phone, connecting it automatically to a doctor's office through a custom app.
Feb 6th, 2020
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New technology enables nanoscale molecular view of self-assembling gateway structure within.
Feb 6th, 2020
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Researchers propose printing electrodes for lithium-ion batteries on an inkjet printer, which will reduce the electrodes' thickness by 10-20 times. This opens new perspectives for manufacturing compact electronics and transformer devices.
Feb 6th, 2020
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Researchers presented a new technology that can increase the amount of power generated by a triboelectric nanogenerator. They developed a high-efficiency integrated circuit to obtain reliable and practical electrical energy from the triboelectric nanogenerator.
Feb 6th, 2020
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Researchers added a smart algorithm to the detection, resulting in Raman working at least fifty times faster and making it more 'gentle' to sensitive materials.
Feb 6th, 2020
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A nanoscale gold butterfly provides a more precise route for growing/synthesizing nanosized semiconductors that can be used in nano-lasers and other applications.
Feb 6th, 2020
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