The choice for energy-efficient technologies is not a matter of price choice but it is slowly turning into a matter of heat. A recent work suggests devices fabricated directly on Silicon with magnetic tunnel junctions governed by electric pulses, which means without current and minimizing the problem of overheating.
Oct 2nd, 2015
Read moreScientists have developed a technology for contactless deposition of liquids at nanoscale. In doing so, they make use of an electric field. Their technology will lead to new 3D-applications and can be of great value to, for example, cell research, nano-lithography and printable electronics.
Oct 2nd, 2015
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New research shows that applying a moderate in-plane magnetic field increases spin lifetime of electrons in graphene. The results of this work have profound implications for graphene's use as post-CMOS platform in spintronics, and make an important contribution to the understanding of physics of 2D materials.
Oct 2nd, 2015
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Researchers have arrived at how what is known as time-reversal symmetry can break in one class of superconducting material.
Oct 2nd, 2015
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Researchers for the first time have applied a modern theory of heat transport in experiments with semiconductors used in computers and lasers, with implications for the design of devices that convert waste heat into electricity and the control of overheating in miniaturized and high-speed electronic components.
Oct 1st, 2015
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IBM Research today announced a major engineering breakthrough that could accelerate carbon nanotubes replacing silicon transistors to power future computing technologies.
Oct 1st, 2015
Read moreChemists have developed novel porous materials called 'covalent organic frameworks', which provide a basis for the design of polymeric photocatalysts with tunable physical, chemical and electronic properties.
Oct 1st, 2015
Read moreThe revolution of computational materials design is in the making, and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has taken a firm step toward achieving it by creating the Midwest Integrated Center for Computational Materials (MICCoM) at DOE's Argonne National Laboratory.
Oct 1st, 2015
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Researchers find that heat can break down the damaging branch-like structures that grow inside batteries, which may possibly be used to extend battery lifetimes.
Oct 1st, 2015
Read moreScientists have worked out an entirely new way to rejuvenate smart windows which have started to show signs of age. The study may open the way to other areas of application.
Oct 1st, 2015
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Researchers have developed nanostructures that change their electrical and even their optical properties as soon as a finger comes anywhere near them.
Oct 1st, 2015
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Physicists have developed a method to synthesise a unique and novel type of material which resembles a graphene nanoribbon but in molecular form. This material could be important for the further development of organic solar cells.
Oct 1st, 2015
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Highly luminescent semiconductor nanoparticles immobilized in a polymer matrix using environmentally benign supercritical CO2.
Oct 1st, 2015
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Scientists have developed a new DNA stain that can be used to image living cells.
Oct 1st, 2015
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Scientists have measured the behavior of specific atoms in dielectric materials when exposed to an electric field. The work advances our understanding of dielectric materials, which are used in a wide variety of applications - from handheld electronics to defibrillators.
Oct 1st, 2015
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Toward the realization of electron interferometer devices which utilize the wave nature of electrons.
Oct 1st, 2015
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