How hard can it be to make a wheel rotate in a machine? Very hard actually, when the wheel sits in one of those nano-small molecular machines that are predicted to be running our future machines. But before the molecular machines become part of our daily lives, researchers must be able to control them. A Danish/American research team have now solved part of this problem.
May 1st, 2014
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Researchers demonstrate ultra-fast and deterministic growth of high-quality and large-area bilayer graphene films with controlled stacking order required for low-power digital electronics.
May 1st, 2014
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Physicists have discovered how to change the crystal structure of graphene with an electric field, an important step toward the possible use of graphene in microprocessors that would be smaller and faster than current, silicon-based technology.
Apr 30th, 2014
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A newly developed pressure sensor could help car manufacturers design safer automobiles and even help Little League players hold their bats with a better grip, scientists report. The study describes a high-resolution sensor, which can be painted onto surfaces or built into gloves.
Apr 30th, 2014
Read moreIn the 'Molecular Sorting' project, separation processes take place initially at the smallest level required, down at the molecular or even atomic levels.
Apr 30th, 2014
Read moreThe international workshop 'DNA-Based Nanotechnology: Digital Chemistry (DNATEC14)' hosted by the Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems, takes place from 5 to 9 May.
Apr 30th, 2014
Read moreTopological insulators are destined to become the forerunners of a new generation of microprocessors with high performance and low energy consumption which will revolutionize the computer, mobile phone, telecommunication and car industries.
Apr 30th, 2014
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Scientists explore ways to synchronize spins for more powerful nanoscale electronic devices.
Apr 30th, 2014
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Research carried out at UPV/EHU, DIPC and CNRS advances the understanding of electric contacts in future carbon-based nanoelectronics.
Apr 30th, 2014
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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.
Apr 30th, 2014
Read moreThe 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.
Apr 30th, 2014
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Researchers find a two-dimensional, self-assembling material that might produce solar cells or transistors.
Apr 30th, 2014
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Researchers have developed a method to fabricate nanocrystalline spinel that is 50% harder than the current spinel armor materials used in military vehicles.
Apr 29th, 2014
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New analysis explains why some materials are good thermal insulators while similar ones are not.
Apr 29th, 2014
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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.
Apr 29th, 2014
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Work in mice advances potential for nanoparticles to treat brain cancer.
Apr 29th, 2014
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