Nanoscale compound semiconductor transistor could challenge silicon's dominance
MIT researchers develop the smallest indium gallium arsenide transistor ever built.
Posted: Dec 10th, 2012
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Measuring the nanoworld: Rulers made of DNA
Scientists facilitate comparison of microscopes on the nanoscale.
Posted: Dec 10th, 2012
Read moreIBM announces major breakthrough with silicon nanophotonics
The breakthrough technology allows the integration of different optical components side-by-side with electrical circuits on a single silicon chip using, for the first time, sub-100nm semiconductor technology.
Posted: Dec 10th, 2012
Read moreMetal strengthens double bond
Be it margarine, chemical fertilizers or plastic cups: The chemical principle of catalysis plays an important role in the production of various products.
Posted: Dec 9th, 2012
Read moreEngineers create device that can focus light into a nanoscale point (w/video)
Engineers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have created a device that can focus light into a point just a few nanometers across - an achievement they say may lead to next-generation applications in computing, communications, and imaging.
Posted: Dec 7th, 2012
Read moreDisappearing light (w/video)
Precision measurement of an atomic transition.
Posted: Dec 7th, 2012
Read moreTime-resolved measurements show colloidal nanoplatelets act like quantum wells
The relaxation of high-energy carriers (electrons and holes) in colloidal nanoplatelets have been measured. The measurements show that the carriers behave like carriers in quantum wells.
Posted: Dec 7th, 2012
Read moreAustralia launches national nanotechnology research strategy
Outlining a bold vision for a nanotechnology enabled Australian Economy, the research strategy highlights a range of existing and emerging nanotechnology applications.
Posted: Dec 7th, 2012
Read moreResearch on nano-mechanics gains ground at Max-Planck
The Max Planck Institute for Iron Research has established a new department "Structure and Nano-/Micromechanics of Materials" that aims at understanding the local mechanical properties of materials by employing mechanical testing and microstructural characterization methods with high spatial resolution.
Posted: Dec 7th, 2012
Read moreNew atomic-layer electrodeposition method yields surprising results
A new method for creating very thin layers of materials at the atomic scale could unlock an important new technology for creating nanomaterials.
Posted: Dec 6th, 2012
Read moreNanostructured plasmonic 'sandwich' nearly triples efficiency of organic solar cells
Princeton researchers have found a simple and economic way to nearly triple the efficiency of organic solar cells, the cheap and flexible plastic devices that many scientists believe could be the future of solar power.
Posted: Dec 6th, 2012
Read moreSilver nanocubes make super light absorbers
Microscopic metallic cubes could unleash the enormous potential of metamaterials to absorb light, leading to more efficient and cost-effective large-area absorbers for sensors or solar cells, Duke University researchers have found.
Posted: Dec 6th, 2012
Read moreWorld's smallest reaction chamber
Scientists from New Zealand, Austria and the UK have created the world's smallest reaction chamber, with a mixing volume that can be measured in femtolitres (million billionths of a litre).
Posted: Dec 6th, 2012
Read moreSeeing in color at the nanoscale
Berkeley Lab scientists develop a new nanotechnology tool to probe solar-energy conversion.
Posted: Dec 6th, 2012
Read more"Time reversal" research may open doors to sci-fi tech
Using a "time-reversal" technique, scientists have discovered how to transmit power, sound or images to a "nonlinear object" without knowing the object's exact location or affecting objects around it.
Posted: Dec 6th, 2012
Read moreLockheed Martin partners LCN for nanotechnology research
A new research partnership, for the joint research and development of quantum and nanotechnologies, has been launched today with the London Centre for nanotechnology (LCN) at University College London.
Posted: Dec 6th, 2012
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