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IEEE Spectrum
March 2008
Prachi Patel-Predd
A Nanometer-Scale Etch A Sketch Scientists use a microscope to write and erase nanowires. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
February 9, 2006
Katharine Sanderson
Silicon Conducts an Electrical Surprise Silicon can conduct electricity when experts assumed it couldn't, sparking a surprising direction in silicon electronics. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
September 18, 2007
Simon Hadlington
Researchers See Electrons in a Spin Scientists in the US have successfully measured the spin polarisation state of single atoms adsorbed to a surface, bringing the prospect of quantum computing and spin-based electronics (spintronics) a step closer. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
February 21, 2008
Simon Hadlington
Taking the Measure of Atomic Friction Scientists in the US and Germany have successfully used an atomic force microscope to determine exactly how much effort is needed to drag a single atom of cobalt across the surface of different metals. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
August 11, 2006
Tom Westgate
Nanomachines Power up with Piezoelectricity Nanomachines sound like a great idea, but where is the nanobattery to power them? The problem could be solved with piezolelectric nanowires (NWs), tiny strips of matter a few atoms wide that give out electricity when they are flexed. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
May 26, 2009
Phillip Broadwith
Salt nanowire surprise Common table salt - normally a brittle crystalline material - can be pulled into nanowires that will extend by more than twice their own length without breaking mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
February 24, 2010
Hayley Birch
Marine microbes wired up A new study provides evidence for the existence of naturally occurring electric circuits orchestrated by marine bacteria. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
July 30, 2007
Lewis Brindley
AFM Tip Feels Nano-Surfaces Scientists in the US have developed an artificial fingertip that boosts the resolution of atomic force microscopy, a technique that opens a window onto the nanoscale world. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
July 31, 2008
Kira Welter
Cooler fuel cells Solid oxide fuel cells, which generate electricity at around 700 C, may be able to operate at room temperature - thanks to a new layered material that is remarkably efficient at conducting oxygen ions. mark for My Articles similar articles
IEEE Spectrum
October 2007
Bohr et al.
The High-k Solution Microprocessors coming out this fall are the result of the first big redesign in CMOS transistors since the late 1960s. mark for My Articles similar articles
IEEE Spectrum
November 2010
Bedair et al.
Spintronic Memories to Revolutionize Data Storage Superdense MRAM chips based on the bizarre property of electron spin could replace all other forms of data storage mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
February 28, 2007
Simon Hadlington
Individual Atoms' Chemical ID Revealed Researchers have demonstrated for the first time that atomic force microscopy can be used to reveal the chemical identity of individual atoms on a surface at room temperature. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
July 4, 2010
Hayley Birch
DNA sticks at flick of switch A new technique that sticks individual DNA molecules to a gold surface works at the flick of an electrochemical switch. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
October 17, 2007
Lewis Brindley
Shining a New Light on Nanowires Scientists have created tiny solar power cells using silicon nanowires 200 times thinner than a human hair. The cells could provide renewable energy for both nano- and large-scale applications. mark for My Articles similar articles
Technology Research News
October 17, 2005
Data storage technologies Today's magnetic disk drives could be improved by incorporating much larger magnetoresistance or replaced by microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), near-field optics, holographic systems, or even molecules for better data storage solutions. mark for My Articles similar articles
Technology Research News
October 8, 2003
Process orders nanowire arrays Harvard University researchers have found a way to neatly layer and pattern rows of nanowires. mark for My Articles similar articles
Technology Research News
January 26, 2005
Eric Smalley
Nano Bridge Builds Logic Researchers from the Japanese National Institute for Materials Science have given an old technology -- the mechanical electric switch -- a quantum update. mark for My Articles similar articles
Technology Research News
October 22, 2003
Nanowires boost plastic circuits The move is on to develop flexible, cheap, plastic electronics, but so far organic circuits have fallen far short of silicon chip performance. Researchers from the Hahn-Meitner Institute in Germany have moved the field forward with a new way to make flexible transistors. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
September 3, 2010
Lewis Brindley
First steps of water condensation observed The US team conducting the research found that the first two layers - each two molecules thick - form as ice, with subsequent layers forming into liquid droplets. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
December 10, 2009
Simon Hadlington
Flexible organic flash memory Researchers have succeeded in making an elusive component of organic electronics: a flash memory transistor that can be incorporated into a thin, flexible plastic sheet. mark for My Articles similar articles
Technology Research News
December 1, 2004
Kimberly Patch
Solar Cell Doubles as Battery Scientists have designed a single, compact device that can both convert solar energy to electricity and store the electricity. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
August 17, 2012
Philip Ball
Getting under water's skin The surface tension of water is explained in textbooks with pictures showing water molecules pulling each other sideways and downwards at the liquid surface, producing a kind of surface 'skin'. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
January 9, 2008
Lewis Brindley
A Silicon Surprise Two teams of US scientists have demonstrated silicon-based 'thermoelectric' materials that could convert waste heat back into electricity. mark for My Articles similar articles
IEEE Spectrum
December 2008
R. Stanley Williams
How We Found the Missing Memristor The memristor -- the functional equivalent of a synapse -- could revolutionize circuit design mark for My Articles similar articles
Technology Research News
October 6, 2004
Crystal structure tunes nanowires A new process that controls the crystal structure of nanowires made from specific semiconductors may enable electronic components, such as light-emitting diodes and laser diodes, with tunable properties. mark for My Articles similar articles
IEEE Spectrum
April 2005
Linda Geppert
Power to the Molecules A "crossbar latch" supplies the missing piece for a nanosize alternative to the transistor. Now, researchers at Hewlett-Packard plan to knit them into a huge circuit, hoping to put the technology on the market in about 10 years. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
August 27, 2015
Jon Cartwright
AFM pictures show bond polarity Researchers in Germany and the Czech Republic have improved the clarity of atomic force microscopy to probe the distribution of charges within atoms and molecules. mark for My Articles similar articles
Technology Research News
October 22, 2003
Eric Smalley
Nanowires make flexible circuits Nanowires might one day be used to make microscopic machines. But before then they could help liberate computer circuits from the rigid, expensive confines of silicon chips. A process that makes thin films from semiconductor nanowires improves the prospects for plastic electronics and electronic paper. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
February 7, 2012
Simon Hadlington
Nano-welding with a light touch US researchers have found a new way to weld together metal nanowires - simply by bathing them in white light. mark for My Articles similar articles
Reactive Reports
November 2005
David Bradley
Water, Water How a strand of water just a few molecules thick could provide nanoscale clues about water's intriguing properties and why water is the dread enemy of atomic force microscopy. mark for My Articles similar articles
Wired
October 2001
Wil McCarthy
Ultimate Alchemy Research into artificial atoms could lead to one startling endpoint: programmable matter that changes its makeup at the flip of a switch... mark for My Articles similar articles
Technology Research News
June 16, 2004
Silicon Nanowires Grown in Place Researchers have found a way to grow nanowires between pairs of metal electrodes deposited on silicon wafers. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
December 15, 2010
Hayley Birch
New technique probes electron properties of individual atoms A new, low voltage electron microscopy technique allows scientists to discriminate not just between atoms of different elements but between atoms of the same element in different electronic states. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
July 4, 2013
Daniel Johnson
Sublime Leidenfrost In the Leidenfrost effect, a liquid collides with a surface much hotter than its boiling point, forming a protective cushion of gas that also becomes an insulating layer, slowing further evaporation. mark for My Articles similar articles
IEEE Spectrum
January 2008
Neil Savage
Silicon Nanowires Turn Heat to Electricity Thermoelectric converters could tap waste heat from power plants and microchips. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
October 25, 2007
Jonathan Edwards
Nanotube Gives Ultimate Force Measurement US researchers have pushed chemical force microscopy (CFM) to its ultimate limit by measuring the interaction of a single functional group with a carbon nanotube. mark for My Articles similar articles
IEEE Spectrum
May 2013
Alexander Hellemans
Nanowire Transistors Could Keep Moore's Law Alive Researchers are perfecting ways to produce gate-all-around devices mark for My Articles similar articles
Technology Research News
January 26, 2005
The How It Works Files Nanotechnology: The laws of physics behave differently at very small scales. At the nanoscale, electrons travel more quickly through wires, transistors can mete out electrons one at a time, objects stick to each other, and light can bend matter. mark for My Articles similar articles
CIO
August 15, 2003
John Edwards
Spin Control Spintronics might sound like the name of a long-lost '80s pop band, but it's actually a scientific field that may someday lead to more compact and useful mobile devices. mark for My Articles similar articles
Technology Research News
September 22, 2004
Nanowire Makes Standup Transistor Researchers have devised a simple way to make a set of vertical transistors from nanowires. mark for My Articles similar articles
IEEE Spectrum
February 2005
Alexander Hellemans
Strange Bedfellows Hybrid microcircuits, incorporating the desirable properties of the III-V compounds with those of cheap and ubiquitous silicon substrates, might soon find an important niche in electronics after all. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
December 12, 2007
Simon Hadlington
Iron Oxide Succumbs to the Gentle Touch Chemists in Japan and France have produced a new iron oxide with a sheet-like structure that could be used in fuel cells and sensors. mark for My Articles similar articles
Technology Research News
July 30, 2003
Crystal cracks nurture nanowires Researchers from the University of Tokyo in Japan have devised a way to form titanium nanowires within an intentionally flawed sapphire. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
May 1, 2008
Richard Van Noorden
Nanotrees without the seeds Lead sulfide wires that sprout in intricate tree-like patterns show you don't need templates or catalysts to control nanowire growth, say US-based chemists. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
September 26, 2014
Tim Wogan
Perovskite solar cells show hydrogen production promise A new, highly efficient process for splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen has been demonstrated by researchers in Switzerland. mark for My Articles similar articles
Home Toys
December 2005
David Frey
How to Hide the Wires Most consumers agree that the best wire is a hidden wire. Here are three options to hiding yours. mark for My Articles similar articles