Nanophysics news
Researchers simplify fabrication of nano storage, chip-design tools
Sep 09, 2009 |
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Advances by the Rice University lab of James Tour have brought graphite's potential as a mass data storage medium a step closer to reality and created the potential for reprogrammable gate arrays that could ...
Cheap, sensitive sensors could detect explosives, toxins in water
Sep 24, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A sensitive new Stanford-developed disposable chip detects low concentrations of the explosive trinitrotoluene (TNT) and a close chemical cousin of the dreaded toxic nerve agent sarin in water ...
New nanocrystalline diamond probes overcome wear
Nov 10, 2009 |
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Researchers at the McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science at Northwestern University have developed, characterized, and modeled a new kind of probe used in atomic force microscopy (AFM), which images, measures, ...
3D nanotube assembly technique for nanoscale electronics
Oct 22, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- For the past several years, researchers have been trying to take advantage of carbon nanotubes’ good electrical properties for future nanoscale electronics applications. One of the biggest ...
Knowing when to fold: Engineers use 'nano-origami' to build tiny electronic devices (Video)
Feb 25, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Folding paper into shapes such as a crane or a butterfly is challenging enough for most people. Now imagine trying to fold something that's about a hundred times thinner than a human hair ...
250 DVDs on a quarter: New method of self-assembling nanoscale elements could transform data storage industry
Feb 19, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- An innovative and easily implemented technique in which nanoscale elements precisely assemble themselves over large surfaces could soon open doors to dramatic improvements in the data storage ...
Researchers Record First Real-Time Direct Observations of Nanocrystal Growth in Solution (w/ Video)
Aug 07, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The veil is being lifted from the once unseen world of molecular activity. Not so long ago only the final products were visible and scientists were forced to gauge the processes behind those ...
Memristor chip could lead to faster, cheaper computers
Mar 17, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The memristor is a computer component that offers both memory and logic functions in one simple package. It has the potential to transform the semiconductor industry, enabling smaller, faster, cheaper chips ...
Scientists directly measure charge states of atoms using an atomic force microscope
Jun 23, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- IBM scientists in collaboration with the University of Regensburg, Germany, and Utrecht University, Netherlands, for the first time demonstrated the ability to measure the charge state of ...
Flexible, transparent supercapacitors -- bend and twist them like a poker card
Mar 31, 2009 |
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It is a completely transparent and flexible energy conversion and storage device that you can bend and twist like a poker card.
A Billion Year Ultra-Dense Memory Chip (w/Video)
Jun 04, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Berkeley Lab researchers have created a unique ultra-high density memory storage medium that can preserve digital data for a billion years.
Researchers discover a potential on-off switch for nanoelectronics
Mar 03, 2009 |
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As electronic circuits shrink from finely etched lines in silicon wafers to nearly elusive proportions, researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Columbia University ...
New nanogenerator may charge iPods and cell phones with a wave of the hand
Mar 26, 2009 |
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Imagine if all you had to do to charge your iPod or your BlackBerry was to wave your hand, or stretch your arm, or take a walk? You could say goodbye to batteries and never have to plug those devices into ...
Scientists create large-area graphene on copper: Faster computers, electronics possible
May 07, 2009 |
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The creation of large-area graphene using copper may enable the manufacture of new graphene-based devices that meet the scaling requirements of the semiconductor industry, leading to faster computers and electronics, ...
NanoTube Contest Brings Out the Hollywood Side of Nano Things
Feb 24, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- How would you describe "nano" to someone who had never heard of it before? In a video contest held by the American Chemical Society (ACS), scientists-turned-filmmakers are explaining what ...
