Spin polarization achieved in room temperature silicon

Physics / General Physics

Nov 27, 2009 | 4.9 / 5 (18) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A group in The Netherlands has achieved a first: injection of spin-polarized electrons in silicon at room temperature. This has previously been observed only at extremely low temperatures, ...

Nanowires key to future transistors, electronics

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

Nov 26, 2009 | 4.6 / 5 (9) | 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new generation of ultrasmall transistors and more powerful computer chips using tiny structures called semiconducting nanowires are closer to reality after a key discovery by researchers ...

Fujitsu Develops Technology for Low-Temperature Full-Service Direct Formation of Graphene Transistors on Large-Scale Sub

Technology / Semiconductors

Nov 27, 2009 | 5 / 5 (18) | 4

Fujitsu Laboratories today announced, as a world first, the development of a novel technology for forming graphene transistors directly on the entire surface of large-scale insulating substrates at low temperatures ...