Harnessing magnetic vortices for making nanoscale antennas
Scientists explore ways to synchronize spins for more powerful nanoscale electronic devices.
Posted: Apr 30th, 2014
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Wiring up carbon-based nanoelectronics
Research carried out at UPV/EHU, DIPC and CNRS advances the understanding of electric contacts in future carbon-based nanoelectronics.
Posted: Apr 30th, 2014
Read moreCircuits and sensors direct from the printer
Printers are becoming more and more versatile. Now they can even print sensors and electronic components on 2D and 3D substrates. A new, robot-assisted production line allows the process to be automated.
Posted: Apr 30th, 2014
Read moreDoD grant to improve security of nanoscale computer devices
The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded a $7.5 million grant to the University of Connecticut, University of Maryland, and Rice University to support research that will analyze and upgrade security protections for nanoscale computer hardware.
Posted: Apr 30th, 2014
Read moreCircuits in 2D - New material for flat semiconductors
Researchers find a two-dimensional, self-assembling material that might produce solar cells or transistors.
Posted: Apr 30th, 2014
Read moreResearchers develop harder nanocrystalline ceramic for armor windows
Researchers have developed a method to fabricate nanocrystalline spinel that is 50% harder than the current spinel armor materials used in military vehicles.
Posted: Apr 29th, 2014
Read moreSolving a mystery of thermoelectrics
New analysis explains why some materials are good thermal insulators while similar ones are not.
Posted: Apr 29th, 2014
Read moreOptical traps on chip manipulate many molecules at once
Physicists have shrunk the technology of an optical trap, which uses light to suspend and manipulate molecules like DNA and proteins, onto a single chip. And instead of just one molecule at a time, the new device can potentially trap hundreds of molecules at once, reducing month-long experiments to days.
Posted: Apr 29th, 2014
Read moreBrain tumor cells penetrated by degradable, gene-carrying nanoparticles
Work in mice advances potential for nanoparticles to treat brain cancer.
Posted: Apr 29th, 2014
Read moreProving uncertainty: New insight into old problem
Nearly 90 years after Werner Heisenberg pioneered his uncertainty principle, a group of researchers from three countries has provided substantial new insight into this fundamental tenet of quantum physics with the first rigorous formulation supporting the uncertainty principle as Heisenberg envisioned it.
Posted: Apr 29th, 2014
Read moreNew fluorescent hybrid material that changes color according to the direction of the light
Researchers have developed a highly fluorescent hybrid material that changes color depending on the polarization of the light that it is illuminated by.
Posted: Apr 29th, 2014
Read moreNegative environmental impact of graphene feared
Material that could change electronics industry is shown to be very mobile in water and likely to cause negative environmental impacts if spilled.
Posted: Apr 29th, 2014
Read moreGraphene is only as strong as its weakest link
There is no disputing graphene is strong. But new research by Rice University and the Georgia Institute of Technology should prompt manufacturers to look a little deeper as they consider this nanomaterial for applications.
Posted: Apr 29th, 2014
Read moreProperties of water at nanoscale will help to design innovative biomedical and energy technologies
Scientists have proposed a novel understanding of unexpected water properties at the nanoscale in the close proximity of solid surfaces. More rationally designed contrast agents for improved Magnetic Resonance Imaging performances are the first applications of the discovery.
Posted: Apr 29th, 2014
Read moreEnvironmentally friendly production method for transparent conductive films
Researchers have succeeded in developing a method of producing transparent conductive films that is not only cheaper, but also simpler and more environmentally friendly.
Posted: Apr 29th, 2014
Read moreMIT to build new nanotechnology research hub - MIT.nano (w/video)
MIT.nano, to be built in the heart of campus, will house advanced cleanroom, imaging, and prototyping facilities.
Posted: Apr 29th, 2014
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