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Printing Nanomaterials with Plasma
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Printing Nanomaterials with Plasma

Researchers have developed a new method that uses plasma to print nanomaterials onto a 3-D object or flexible surface, such as paper or cloth.

Outsourcing Crystal Growth. . .to Space
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Outsourcing Crystal Growth. . .to Space

To better isolate the growth and measurement of protein crystals from the effects of gravity, a group of researchers grew crystals in a specially-designed chamber...

Warming Up Optoelectronic Research
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Warming Up Optoelectronic Research

A team of physicists has created a new material that can control excitons — bound pairs of electrons and electron holes — at room temperature, opening a path toward...

Double the (quantum) Fun
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Double the (quantum) Fun

A detailed analysis of the electrical characteristics of a tiny transistor made from two quantum dots could help researchers design better devices to manipulate...

Futuristic Components on Silicon Chips, Fabricated Successfully
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Futuristic Components on Silicon Chips, Fabricated Successfully

IBM researchers develop a technique for integrating III-V materials onto silicon wafers, a development that may allow an extension to Moore's Law.

Revamped E-Paper Could Make Large Displays Like Whiteboards
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Revamped E-Paper Could Make Large Displays Like Whiteboards

Researchers from the University of Tokyo have revamped an old e-paper concept to make an inexpensive handwriting-enabled e-paper well suited to large displays...

Carbon Nanotube Computing?
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Carbon Nanotube Computing?

A group of researchers is exploring the use of single-walled carbon nanotube composites for use in unconventional computing based on the concept of evolvable hardware...

Future Electronics Based on Carbon Nanotubes
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Future Electronics Based on Carbon Nanotubes

A research team has found a way to purify arrays of single-walled carbon nanotubes, possibly providing a step toward post-silicon circuits and devices.

Can 'Tandem' Photovoltaics Boost Solar Cell Efficiencies?
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Can 'Tandem' Photovoltaics Boost Solar Cell Efficiencies?

By stacking perovskites atop conventional silicon solar cells, a team of researchers created "tandem" photovoltaics that may achieve significantly higher energy...

A New Spin on Spintronics
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A New Spin on Spintronics

A team of researchers from the University of Michigan and Western Michigan University is exploring new materials that could yield higher computational speeds...

Electronics You Can Wrap Around Your Finger
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Electronics You Can Wrap Around Your Finger

Researchers from South Korea have taken a new step toward more bendable devices by manufacturing a thin film that keeps its useful electric and magnetic properties...

Future Flexible Electronics Based on Carbon Nanotubes
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Future Flexible Electronics Based on Carbon Nanotubes

Researchers from the University of Texas at Austin and Northwestern University have demonstrated a new method to improve the reliability and performance of transistors...

Graphene: Growing Giants
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Graphene: Growing Giants

A research team at the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology may help bring graphene's promise closer to reality.

Quantum Conductors Benefit from Growth on Smooth Foundations
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Quantum Conductors Benefit from Growth on Smooth Foundations

Researchers in the United States and China have teamed up to develop a speedway for future devices, an exotic type of electrical conductor called a topological...

Densest Array of Carbon Nanotubes Grown to Date
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Densest Array of Carbon Nanotubes Grown to Date

A team from Cambridge University has devised a simple technique to increase the density of nanotube forests grown on conductive supports. The high density nanotubes...

The '50-50' Chip: Memory Device of the Future?
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The '50-50' Chip: Memory Device of the Future?

A new electronic alloy consisting of 50 aluminum atoms bound to 50 atoms of antimony may be promising for building next-generation "phase-change" memory devices...

Thin-Film Diamonds May Enhance Electronics
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Thin-Film Diamonds May Enhance Electronics

Applying thin-film diamond coatings at lower temperatures expands options for manufacturers and may allow them to enhance future electronic devices.
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