News tagged with conductive films

Graphene ink created for ink-jet printing of electronic components

(PhysOrg.com) -- A group of UK scientists has created a graphene ink that can be used to ink-jet print electronic devices such as thin film transistors.

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Nov 25, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (14) | comments 6 | with audio podcast report

Copper nanowire films could lower touch screen, LED and solar cell costs

Copper nanowires may be coming to a little screen near you. These new nanostructures have the potential to drive down the costs of displaying information on cell phones, e-readers and iPads, and they could ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Sep 26, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (6) | comments 7 | with audio podcast

Transparent electronics from graphene-based electrodes (w/ Video)

Flexible, transparent electronics are closer to reality with the creation of graphene-based electrodes at Rice University.

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Aug 01, 2011 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (8) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Nanowire-based sensors offer improved detection of volatile organic compounds

(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), George Mason University and the University of Maryland has made nano-sized sensors that detect volatile ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Jun 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Chemists developing materials to detect, repel E. coli

A University of Houston (UH) chemist who is developing materials for detecting and repelling E. coli has published papers in two high-impact journals this month.

Chemistry / Polymers

created Jun 15, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New plastics can conduct electricity

(PhysOrg.com) -- A newly discovered technique makes it possible to create a whole new array of plastics with metallic or even superconducting properties.

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Feb 22, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (37) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Touchscreens made of carbon

Touchscreens are in -- although the technology still has its price. The little screens contain rare and expensive elements. This is the reason why researchers at Fraunhofer are coming up with an alternative display made of ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Jan 27, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Radically simple technique developed to grow conducting polymer thin films

(PhysOrg.com) -- Oil and water don't mix, but add in some nanofibers and all bets are off.

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Nov 01, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (11) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Caltech researchers design a new nanomesh material

(PhysOrg.com) -- Computers, light bulbs, and even people generate heat—energy that ends up being wasted. With a thermoelectric device, which converts heat to electricity and vice versa, you can harness that ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Sep 23, 2010 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (11) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

With support, graphene still a superior thermal conductor

The single-atom thick material graphene maintains its high thermal conductivity when supported by a substrate, a critical step to advancing the material from a laboratory phenomenon to a useful component in ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Apr 08, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (8) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Liquid-OLED Offers More Light-Emitting Possibilities

(PhysOrg.com) -- As organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) are poised to go mainstream in the near future, scientists continue to explore new twists on the technology. Recently, researchers have fabricated ...

Physics / General Physics

created Aug 14, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (18) | comments 1 feature

Scientists create large-area graphene on copper: Faster computers, electronics possible

The creation of large-area graphene using copper may enable the manufacture of new graphene-based devices that meet the scaling requirements of the semiconductor industry, leading to faster computers and electronics, ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created May 07, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (14) | comments 1