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Location: Cambridge, United States
Source: "Low Temperature Synthesis of Vertically Aligned
Carbon Nanotubes with Electrical Contact to Metallic Substrates Enabled by
Thermal Decomposition of the Carbon Feedstock," Gilbert Nessim, Carl V. Thompson
et al, Nano...
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Location: Toulouse, France
Over the last 60 years, ever-smaller generations of transistors have driven exponential growth in computing power. Could molecules, each turned into miniscule computer components, trigger even greater growth in computing over the next 60?...
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Location: Argonne National Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy, United States
Superinsulation may sound like a marketing gimmick for a
drafty attic or winter coat. But it is actually a newly discovered fundamental
state of matter created by scientists at the
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Location: Ames Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy, United States
Researchers at the U.S. Department of
Energy’s Ames Laboratory have come up with a potentially perfect way to sort and distribute the...
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Location: Georgia Institute of Technology, United States
As computers become more complex, the demand increases for more connections
between computer chips and external circuitry such as a motherboard or wireless
card. And as the integrated circuits become more advanced, maximizing their...
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Location: Iowa State University and Ames Laboratory, United States
The Internet is the driver for modern communication, transporting an increasing density of data. Much of this is being carried over optical fibers using wavelength division multiplexing (WDM), in which multiple wavelengths are transported along...
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Location: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), United States
A tiny "electronic nose" that MIT
researchers have engineered with a novel inkjet printing method could be used to
detect hazards including carbon monoxide, harmful industrial solvents and
explosives. ...
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Location: University of Delaware, United States
In a rapid follow-up to their achievement as the first to demonstrate how an
electron's spin can be electrically injected, controlled and detected in
silicon, electrical engineers from the University
of...
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Location: University of Southampton,Southampton,SO17 1BJ, United Kingdom
Dr Steve Beeby and his team at the University's School of Electronics & Computer Science (ECS) have developed a kinetic energy generator which generates electrical energy from the vibrations and movements present within its environment.
'This...
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Location: ELINTEC-TFCG Microsystems,Technologiepark 914,B-9052 Gent, Belgium
Researchers from Belgium have devised a plan for making headway into the area
of flexible, washable electronics. These integrated electronics, which could be
incorporated into clothing and biomedical applications, require all connections...
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Location: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute,110 8th St., Troy, NY 12180. (518) 276-6000, United States
As the electronics industry continues to churn
out smaller and slimmer portable devices, manufacturers have been challenged to
find new ways to combat the persistent problem of thermal management. New
research published in the March 19 issue...
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Location: JILA,University of Colorado,440 UCB,Boulder, CO 80309-0440, United States
Researchers are investigating a new kind of
microelectronics called spintronics. These devices will rely on the
spindependent behavior of electrons in addition to (or even instead of)
conventional charge-based circuitry. Researchers in...
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Location: The University of Manchester,
Oxford Road, Manchester,
M13 9PL,, United Kingdom
Professor Andre Geim and Dr Kostya Novoselov from The School of Physics and Astronomy at The University of Manchester, reveal details of transistors that are only one atom thick and less than 50 atoms wide, in the March issue of Nature Materials....
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