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LCDs get brighter with nano polarization recycler
Sep 06, 2006 |
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LCDs (liquid crystal displays) provide a popular method for lighting screens on everything from computers and TVs to watches, clocks, cell phones and more. However, as scientists Sang Hoon Kim, Joo-Do Park ...
Nanoparticles self-assemble through chemical lithography
Jul 20, 2006 |
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Nanoparticles – while possessing some amazing properties of strength and power – are also delicate little things, when it comes to manipulating them for use in nanodevices. Many scientists consider that the ...
Nanofabrication to lead to Quantum Computer
Oct 25, 2005 |
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The team of scientists headed by professor Jeremy Levy at Pitts University has developed nanofabrication tools. The team has an electron beam lithography and nano engineering workstation - with an electron beam capable of ...
Using superconducting probes to get a picture of what it's like inside CNTs
Nov 20, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- "Carbon nanotubes are exciting for fundamental physics, and for potential technological applications," Nadya Mason tells PhysOrg.com. "However, we are generally limited in the way that we can study them. ...
New interferometer could simplify materials research
Aug 13, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- “Most current hard x-ray interferometers are based on crystals, which require their high quality and high mechanical stability,” Anatoly Snigirev tells PhysOrg.com. “This can make x-ray interferometry quite ...
'Voltage Patterning' could be next step in nanostructure lithography
Mar 02, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- "What you want these days is to have precise control of nanostructures. Using masks and optical techniques, it is possible to control how nanostructures grow for use in practical applications," David Field ...
Self-Programming Hybrid Memristor/Transistor Circuit Could Continue Moore's Law
Feb 26, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- As researchers strive to increase the density and functionality of circuit elements onto computer chips, one newer option they have is a memory resistor (or “memristor”), the fourth passive ...
Fabricating 3D Photonic Crystals
Jan 21, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- “In photonic crystals, the ability to control the structure of a material in full three dimensional space, allows you to control the way that light flows through it,” John Rogers tells PhysOrg.com. “This ...
Physicists Store Images in Vapor
Jun 23, 2008 |
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Books are written on solid pieces of paper for an obvious reason: the atoms in a solid don’t move around much, keeping the words and pictures in place for centuries. Trying to store letters and images in a ...
Toy-Like Microboat Could Carry Tiny Cargoes
May 21, 2008 |
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As a child, Cheng Luo, an engineer from the University of Texas at Arlington, recalls playing with wooden toy boats that were propelled forward when a drop of oil was placed on the back of the boats. When ...
Scientists carve 3D microstructures in carbon nanotube forests
Sep 14, 2007 |
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Using a focused laser beam to selectively burn regions of a dense forest of multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs), researchers have demonstrated a method that may enable rapid prototyping of nanotube microstructures.
Scientists Hand-Make Devices Smaller than 10 Nanometers
Apr 27, 2007 |
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A research team from the University of Pennsylvania has used an electron beam to hand-carve ultra-small metal structures and devices, all with dimensions below 10 nanometers, from very thin metal sheets. Their ...
For low-cost DNA nanostructures, recycle sticky ends
Mar 02, 2007 |
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Scientists from Duke University have recently demonstrated a new method for assembling large, low-cost DNA nanostructures, in part by reusing the “sticky-ends,” the broken DNA strands used to connect the nanostructures. ...
In new hybrid chip, molecules are memories
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Aug 08, 2006 |
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As scientists strive to satisfy the growing demand of the digital era for faster, smaller, and cheaper electronics, one of the most promising technologies is hybrids. Hybrid ICs (integrated circuits) consist ...
Rigiflex lithography improves organic LEDs
Apr 21, 2006 |
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In the race to create the roll-up TV (and a host of other devices), scientists are continually manipulating organic light-emitting diode (OLED) technology. Recently, researchers from Korea have designed a technique ...
