Electron beam 'carves' the world's smallest devices

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Physicists at the University of Pennsylvania are using a new technique to craft some of the tiniest metal nanostructures ever created, none larger than 10 nanometers.


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Researchers Use Nanowires to Develop Neural Probe That Will Limit Damage to Cells and Biological Tissue

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(PhysOrg.com) -- Engineering researchers at the University of Arkansas have developed a neural probe that demonstrates significantly greater electrical charge storage capacity than all other neural prosthetic ...

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