News tagged with charge storage

Experiments prove nanoscale metallic conductivity in ferroelectrics

(PhysOrg.com) -- The prospect of electronics at the nanoscale may be even more promising with the first observation of metallic conductance in ferroelectric nanodomains by researchers at Oak Ridge National ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Jan 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New rechargeable batteries needed: A microporous polymer is an unusually powerful supercapacitor

(PhysOrg.com) -- For future electric vehicles, powerful notebook computers, and other portable devices, we need a new generation of energy storage materials that are better suited to modern needs than current ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Aug 23, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (8) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

A 'spin ratchet': A new electronic structure for generating spin current

A research team from the Institut Catala de Nanotecnologia (ICN), in Barcelona, Spain, has demonstrated a device that induces electron spin motion without net electric currents, a key step in developing the spin computers ...

Physics / General Physics

created Dec 16, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Michigan scientists working on super-fast, secure computing

Air Force Office of Scientific Research(AFOSR)-supported physicists at the University of Michigan are developing innovative components for quantum, or super-fast, computers that will improve security for data ...

Physics / Quantum Physics

created Sep 09, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Vise Squad: Putting the Squeeze on a Crystal Leads to Novel Electronics

(PhysOrg.com) -- A clever materials science technique that uses a silicon crystal as a sort of nanoscale vise to squeeze another crystal into a more useful shape may launch a new class of electronic devices ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created May 06, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

'Core-Shell' Silicon Nanowires May Improve Lithium-Ion Batteries

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers have found a way to incorporate silicon into the structure of rechargeable lithium-ion batteries, which are used to power a wide variety of portable electronic devices, including ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Jan 20, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (12) | comments 9 feature