Silicon is the second most-abundant element in the earth's crust. When purified, it takes on a diamond structure, which is essential to modern electronic devices - carbon is to biology as silicon is to technology. A team of scientists has synthesized an entirely new form of silicon, one that promises even greater future applications.
Nov 17th, 2014
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Researchers have developed a new technique to help produce more reliable and robust next generation photonic chips.
Nov 17th, 2014
Read moreA team of physicists has developed a method to control the movements occurring within magnetic materials, which are used to store and carry information. The breakthrough could simultaneously bolster information processing while reducing the energy necessary to do so.
Nov 17th, 2014
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For the first time, scientists have vividly mapped the shapes and textures of high-order modes of Brownian motions - in this case, the collective macroscopic movement of molecules in microdisk resonators.
Nov 17th, 2014
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Resistors, transistors and capacitors, the key components of a complex electronic circuit, are printed using non-toxic organic materials like silver nanoparticles, carbon and plastics.
Nov 17th, 2014
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Topological insulators are promising to develop into a material for lossless electricity and information transport. Now, researchers investigated for the first time whether the direction of motion of electrons in topological insulators affects their behavior.
Nov 14th, 2014
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A new technique can form the basis for a new three-dimensional production technique that avoids the limitations of the current two-dimensional microtechnology.
Nov 14th, 2014
Read moreChemists have developed a molecule that assembles spontaneously into a lightweight structure with microscopic pores capable of binding large quantities of several potent greenhouse gases.
Nov 14th, 2014
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A research team reports that it has discovered an entirely new form of crystalline order that simultaneously exhibits both crystal and polycrystalline properties and holds promise for improving the efficiency of thermoelectric devices.
Nov 14th, 2014
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A light source and its transistor-operated brightness control shrink to the size of a single molecule.
Nov 14th, 2014
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Scanning tunneling microscopy reveals the exotic properties of an unusual type of electron.
Nov 14th, 2014
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Researches have uncovered 'smoking-gun' evidence to confirm the workings of an emerging class of materials that could make possible spintronic devices and practical quantum computers far more powerful than today's technologies.
Nov 14th, 2014
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A new, efficient light-harvesting system based on the principles of natural photosynthesis is developed by researchers at Tokyo Tech.
Nov 14th, 2014
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Taking a cue from the human body's own coagulation processes, researchers synthesize platelet-like nanoparticles that can do more than clot blood.
Nov 13th, 2014
Read moreBruker and Renishaw would like to invite you to an AFM Raman workshop focusing on both Tip Enhanced Raman and co-localised AFM Raman on Tuesday 25th November.
Nov 13th, 2014
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Researchers have developed a highly robust, efficient nanoparticle-based platform that can regulate gene expression and eventually stem cell differentiation. NanoScript is the first nanomaterial TF protein that can interact with endogenous DNA.
Nov 13th, 2014
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