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 New Nanowire-Based Memory Could Beef Up Information StorageResearchers from the University of Pennsylvania have created a type of nanowire-based information storage device that is capable of storing three bit values rather than the usual two—that is, "0," "1," and ... |
Researchers develop new technique for fabricating nanowire circuitsScientists at Harvard's School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), collaborating collaborating with researchers from the German universities of Jena, Gottingen, and Bremen, have developed a new technique for fabricating ... |
 Researchers develop nanowire 'paper towel' for oil spillsA mat of nanowires with the touch and feel of paper could be an important new tool in the cleanup of oil and other organic pollutants, MIT researchers and colleagues report in the May 30 online issue of Nature ... |
Nanoparticles assemble by millions to encase oil dropsIn a development that could lead to new technologies for cleaning up oil spills and polluted groundwater, scientists at Rice University have shown how tiny, stick-shaped particles of metal and carbon can trap oil droplets ... |
 IBM Research Unveils Breakthrough In Solar Farm TechnologyIBM today announced a research breakthrough in photovoltaics technology that could significantly reduce the cost of harnessing the Sun's power for electricity. |
 Nanowires may boost solar cell efficiency, engineers sayUniversity of California, San Diego electrical engineers have created experimental solar cells spiked with nanowires that could lead to highly efficient thin-film solar cells of the future. |
 Scientists demonstrate method for integrating nanowire devices directly onto siliconApplied scientists at Harvard University in collaboration with researchers from the German universities of Jena, Gottingen, and Bremen, have developed a new technique for fabricating nanowire photonic and ... |
 Spiraling nanotrees offer new twist on growth of nanowiresSince scientists first learned to make nanowires, the nano-sized wires just a few millionths of a centimeter thick have taken many forms, including nanobelts, nanocoils and nanoflowers. |
 Sandia researcher examines the physics of carbon nanotubesCarbon nanotubes, described as the reigning celebrity of the advanced materials world, are all the rage. Recently researchers at Rice University and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute used them to make the “blackest ... |
 Go Speed Racer! Revving up the world's fastest nanomotorsIn a “major step” toward a practical energy source for powering tomorrow’s nanomachines, researchers in Arizona report development of a new generation of sub-microscopic nanomotors that are up to 10 times ... |
Copper nanowires grown by new process create long-lasting displaysA new low-temperature, catalyst-free technique for growing copper nanowires has been developed by researchers at the University of Illinois. The copper nanowires could serve as interconnects in electronic device fabrication ... |
 'Sticky nanotubes' hold key to future technologiesResearchers at Purdue University are the first to precisely measure the forces required to peel tiny nanotubes off of other materials, opening up the possibility of creating standards for nano-manufacturing ... |
 Researchers Move Closer To New Class of MemoryComputer memory that combines the high performance and reliability of flash with the low cost and high capacity of the hard disk drive could be closer than you think, thanks to a team of IBM scientists. |
 Engineers make first 'active matrix' display using nanowiresEngineers have created the first "active matrix" display using a new class of transparent transistors and circuits, a step toward realizing applications such as e-paper, flexible color monitors and "heads-up" ... |
Carbon nanotubes outperform copper nanowires as interconnectsResearchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have created a road map that brings academia and the semiconductor industry one step closer to realizing carbon nanotube interconnects, and alleviating the current bottleneck ... |
