Machine learning enables predictive modeling of 2-D materials
Materials scientists have pioneered another important application for machine learning - helping to accelerate the discovery and development of new materials.
Dec 7th, 2016
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Stamping technique creates nanoscale circuits with electronic ink
New stamping technique creates functional features at nanoscale dimensions.
Dec 7th, 2016
Read moreNovel label-free microscopy enables dynamic, high-resolution imaging of cell interactions
The Photonic Crystal Enhanced Microscope (PCEM) is capable of monitoring and quantitatively measuring cell adhesion, a critical process involved cell migration, cell differentiation, cell division, and cell death.
Dec 7th, 2016
Read moreUncovering the secrets of water and ice as materials
A group of researchers are pursuing a better understanding of water and ice as materials - focusing on the hydrogen ordering of the disordered ice VI phase to its ordered counterpart ice XV.
Dec 7th, 2016
Read moreMagnetic purification of blood 'pulls out' the bacteria
Magnets instead of antibiotics could provide a possible new treatment method for blood infection. This involves the blood of patients being mixed with magnetic iron particles, which bind the bacteria to them after which they are removed from the blood using magnets.
Dec 7th, 2016
Read more3D solutions to energy savings in silicon power transistors
Researchers demonstrate operation energy-savings in a low price silicon power transistor structure by scaling down in all three dimensions.
Dec 7th, 2016
Read moreEnhanced stability of perovskite solar cells through the development of new additives
Scientists have developed new additives for the hole-transporting layer of perovskite solar cells, which greatly improved cell stability.
Dec 7th, 2016
Read moreWorld's first vertically stacked gate-all-around Si nanowire CMOS transistors
Key in the integration scheme is a dual-work-function metal gate enabling matched threshold voltages for the n- and p-type devices. These breakthrough results advance the development of GAA nanowire MOSFETs, which promise to succeed FinFETs in future technology nodes.
Dec 7th, 2016
Read moreRecord tunneling magnetoresistance for very small perpendicular magnetic tunnel junctions
This world's smallest device enables the establishment of a manufacturing process for high-density spin-transfer-torque magnetic random access memory (STT-MRAM) arrays that meet the requirements of the 10nm and beyond logic node for embedded non-volatile memory applications. It also paves the way for high density stand-alone applications.
Dec 7th, 2016
Read moreMemristive devices can mimic brain's capability to change synaptic connectivity
Scientists have demonstrated that memristive devices are excellent candidates to emulate synaptic plasticity, the capability of synapses to enhance or diminish their connectivity between neurons.
Dec 6th, 2016
Read moreLow-cost paper-based skin patch monitors dehydration by changing color from sweat
Researchers have developed a low-cost skin patch that changes color to indicate different levels of hydration, representing a potential new medical technology.
Dec 6th, 2016
Read moreBlood-brain barrier on a chip sheds new light on 'silent killer'
An interdisciplinary team of researchers report that they have developed a microfluidic device that overcomes the limitations of previous models of this key system and have used it to study brain inflammation, dubbed the 'silent killer' because it doesn't cause pain but contributes to neurodegenerative conditions such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases.
Dec 6th, 2016
Read moreNew material could lead to erasable and rewriteable optical chips
Engineers have developed a nanomaterial that could lead to optical chips and circuits. The researchers believe they are the first to rewrite a waveguide, which is a crucial photonic component and a building block for integrated circuits, using an all-optical technique.
Dec 6th, 2016
Read moreImproving the resolution of flow lithography produced nanostructures
The technique uses a Digital Light Processing (DLP) projector, similar to those used in projection TVs, to generate lithographic patterns. By overlapping low-resolution frames of the DLP projector a much higher-resolution frame can be produced.
Dec 6th, 2016
Read moreAnomalously large charge transfer in an atomic layer cake of transition metal oxides
This work shows a path toward the development of electronics devices that are substantially more versatile and multifunctional than traditional semiconductors using various materials that could easily transition between a variety of electronic, magnetic, and spin states to achieve a wide range of functionalities in a single device.
Dec 6th, 2016
Read moreBiodegradable polymers made by chemical vapor deposition
Biomolecules or drugs can be attached by means of special side groups. This introduces new possibilities for applications like the coating of biodegradable implants.
Dec 6th, 2016
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