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Ultra-tiny nanocomputer may point the way to further miniaturization in industry

An interdisciplinary team of scientists and engineers from The MITRE Corporation and Harvard University have taken key steps toward ultra-small electronic computer systems that push beyond the imminent end of Moore's Law, which states that the device density and overall processing power for computers will double every two to three years.

Jan 27th, 2014

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Swiss cheese crystal, or high-tech sponge?

The sponges of the future will do more than clean house. Delivering drugs and trapping gases are all potential applications. That's what chemist Jason Benedict had in mind when he led the design of a new, porous material whose pores change shape in response to ultraviolet light.

Jan 27th, 2014

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Bacterial spores as building blocks for nanogenerators (w/video)

A new type of electrical generator uses bacterial spores to harness the untapped power of evaporating water, according to research conducted at the Wyss Institute of Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University. Its developers foresee electrical generators driven by changes in humidity from sun-warmed ponds and harbors.

Jan 27th, 2014

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New quantum dots herald a new era of electronics operating on a single-atom level

New types of solotronic structures, including the world's first quantum dots containing single cobalt ions, have been created and studied at the Faculty of Physics at the University of Warsaw. The materials and elements used to form these structures allow us forecast new trends in solotronics - a field of experimental electronics and spintronics of the future, based on operations occurring on a single-atom level.

Jan 27th, 2014

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Magnetic switch gets closer to spintronics application

Scientists have been able to switch on and off robust ferromagnetism close to room temperature by using low electric fields. Their results are inspiring for future applications in low-power spintronics, for instance in fast, efficient and nonvolatile data storage technologies.

Jan 27th, 2014

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Simulationsverfahren f�r die Nanoelektronik

Mit Simulationsverfahren f�r die Entwicklung neuartiger Transistorstrukturen befasst sich ein Projekt der Arbeitsgruppe Nanoelektronik/Bauelementmodellierung an der Technischen Hochschule Mittelhessen.

Jan 27th, 2014

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