Theorists propose a way to make superconducting quantum devices such as Josephson junctions and qubits, atom-by-atom, inside a silicon crystal. Such systems could combine the most promising aspects of silicon spin qubits with the flexibility of superconducting circuits.
Jul 2nd, 2014
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Gas cluster ion beam smoothing produces ultrathin silver films and lithographically patterned structures to enhance plasmonic performance.
Jul 2nd, 2014
Read moreThe formation of electrically conducting 'nanoroads' on atomically thin semiconductor nanosheets enables the integration of electronic components.
Jul 2nd, 2014
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An off-center waveguide enables light to be efficiently extracted from nanoscale lasers.
Jul 2nd, 2014
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A simple and inexpensive fabrication procedure boosts the light-capturing capabilities of tiny holes carved into silicon wafers.
Jul 2nd, 2014
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Researchers are using plastic that shrinks when heated to pack nanowires together for electronics applications.
Jul 1st, 2014
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The light-warping structures known as metamaterials have a new trick in their ever-expanding repertoire. Researchers have built a silver, glass and chromium nanostructure that can all but stop visible light cold in one direction while giving it a pass in the other. The device could someday play a role in optical information processing and in novel biosensing devices.
Jul 1st, 2014
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Five Virginia Tech student-led teams triumphed in the first-ever Nanotechnology Entrepreneurship Challenge, hosted by the Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science.
Jul 1st, 2014
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Researchers are looking to combat dangerous sub-dermal implsnt infections by upgrading your new hip or kneecap in a fashion appreciated since ancient times - adding gold. The result is a new antibacterial material based on gold nanoparticles.
Jul 1st, 2014
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The newly developed membrane could be manufactured at industrial scale, and could process large quantities of the finely mixed materials back into pure oil and water.
Jul 1st, 2014
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Scientists have proposed a new type of photo-energy detector - of infrared pulsed laser light - using a nanoporous ZnO/n-Si structure that would be relatively simple and inexpensive to develop. Photodetectors are a core component in optoelectronic devices, and this new detector could have expanded applications in the future.
Jul 1st, 2014
Read moreResearchers have discovered a completely new material, which could revolutionize information technology, computer processes and data storage.
Jul 1st, 2014
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Scientists propose use of fluorescent molecular rotors as a new tool to study critical protein interaction in cancer research.
Jul 1st, 2014
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Scientists don't fully understand how plastic solar panels work, which complicates the improvement of their cost efficiency, thereby blocking the wider use of the technology. However, researchers now have determined how light beams excite the chemicals in solar panels, enabling them to produce charge.
Jul 1st, 2014
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The Graphene Special Interest Group (GrapheneSIG) has published a Graphene Think Piece. The document was initiated by the UK's Technology Strategy Board (TSB) to 'inform a view on where and how the UK might best gain economic value from graphene related activities'.
Jul 1st, 2014
Read moreComputer simulation shows how to make a crystal that would toggle like a light switch between conductive and non-conductive structures. This could lead to flexible electronic materials and, for instance, enable a cell phone to be woven into a shirt.
Jul 1st, 2014
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