News tagged with microwire
New inexpensive way to grow silicon microwires for sensors, batteries and solar cells
Microwires made of silicon -- tiny wires with a thickness comparable to a human hair — have a wide range of possible uses, including the production of solar cells that can harvest much more sunlight for ...
Feb 04, 2011 |
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Going Beyond Moore's Law by Using the Third Dimension
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have demonstrated a new microwire fabrication technique in which microwires self-assemble themselves in a three-dimensional template made of nematic liquid crystals. Amidst concerns ...
Jan 18, 2010 |
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Speedier flexible electronics possible with new fabrication process
(PhysOrg.com) -- A clever but simple new way of making transistors out of high-performance organic microwires presents a potential path for products such as smart merchandise tags, light and cheap solar panels, ...
Mar 16, 2009 |
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Zinc oxide microwires improve the performance of light-emitting diodes
Researchers have used zinc oxide microwires to significantly improve the efficiency at which gallium nitride light-emitting diodes (LED) convert electricity to ultraviolet light. The devices are believed to ...
Oct 31, 2011 |
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Brain rhythm associated with learning also linked to running speed, study shows
(Medical Xpress) -- Rhythms in the brain that are associated with learning become stronger as the body moves faster, UCLA neurophysicists report in a new study.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jun 27, 2011 |
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Microfabrication: The light approach
Materials that conduct electricity but which are also transparent to light are important for electronic displays, cameras and solar cells. The industry’s standard material for these applications is indium ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Mar 04, 2011 |
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Network expands to 256 times its original size to bridge the micro and macro worlds
(PhysOrg.com) -- Now that scientists have developed a diverse assortment of nano- and micro-sized devices and materials, one of the biggest challenges is finding a practical way to incorporate them into macroscale ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Apr 15, 2010 |
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National Semiconductor Introduces Industry's Lowest-Noise Frequency Synthesizer
National Semiconductor today announced the industry’s lowest-noise, fully integrated frequency synthesizer. The PowerWise LMX2541 provides less than 2 milli-radians (mrad) root-mean-square (rms) noise at 2.1 ...
Jul 06, 2009 |
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Scientists Fabricate Organic Transistor with Improved Performance
(PhysOrg.com) -- Organic semiconductors are promising building blocks for many devices, from LEDs to transistors, offering potential advantages such as cost-effectiveness, flexibility, and high performance. ...
Apr 24, 2009 |
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Argonne-designed instruments vital in RHIC discovery
Argonne researchers played a significant role in research that led to the surprising finding of a possible ideal liquid instead of the expected quark-gluon plasma at Brookhaven National Laboratory's Relativistic ...
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May 30, 2005 |
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Microwires: replacement for the CD-ROM?
A ballpoint that detects if we are forging a signature or a substitute in miniature for the CD-ROM are some of the applications that can be carried out using microwires. 3 or 5 times thinner than a human hai ...
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Mar 07, 2005 |
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