Tiny metal balls used to etch graphite tunnels with diameters of only one-thousandth that of a human hair.
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Cobalt/organic nanomagnets for molecular electronics
International researcher team develop method for producing magnets for information technology.
Ultra-thin organics for creating better CMOS sensors
Organic sensors developed at TU Munich increase light sensitivity of cameras.
Faraday Tech and UMC develop new high-density chips
Customer system-on-chip (SoC) ICs have density of over 300 million gates.
New 2D material boosts nanoelectronics prospects
Molybdenum oxide sheets produced through exfoliation break industry standard limit for low-dimensional silicon.
Graphene technique allows high-quality p-n junctions
Peking University researchers establish a scalable technique for the synthesis of high quality graphene p-n junctions.
Nanoparticle drug delivery system under development at University of Texas
UT Arlington and UT Southwestern partner to help lung disease patients through nano drug delivery.
Silicon nanoparticles produce hydrogen on demand
New technology could help power portable devices like satellite phones and radios.
Hierarchical self-organisation to build from the nanoscale up
Researchers have observed the spontaneous organisation of small molecules into nanovesicles, and then microvesicles.
New agreement to build high-performance solar cells
Dow Corning and Crystal Solar will work together to support the latter’s breakthrough monocrystalline manufacturing approach.
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