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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.

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...

A Qubit Candidate Shines Brighter
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A Qubit Candidate Shines Brighter

Precisely placing imperfections called "nitrogen vacancy centers" within nano-sized diamond structures can boost their fluorescence, a key step toward using the...

Nanoscale Resistors For Quantum Devices
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Nanoscale Resistors For Quantum Devices

Researchers from the London Centre for Nanotechnology have made new thin-film chromium oxide resistors that could speed the development of quantum devices for computing...

Space: The Final Frontier in Silicon Chemistry
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Space: The Final Frontier in Silicon Chemistry

Scientists from the University of Tokyo have determined the unique electromagnetic emission spectrums of two new, highly-reactive silicon compounds, which will...

The Future Face of Molecular Electronics
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The Future Face of Molecular Electronics

Molecular electronics could enable the construction of tiny circuits in which individual molecules take on the roles currently played by wires, resistors, and...

Making Artificial Membranes on Silicon
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Making Artificial Membranes on Silicon

Artificial membranes mimicking those found in living organisms have been developed by scientists in Chile through a "dry" process, marking the first time an artificial...

Diamond Defect Clears Path to Better Quantum Computers
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Diamond Defect Clears Path to Better Quantum Computers

Planting imperfections called "NV centers" at specific spots within a diamond lattice could advance quantum computing and atomic-scale measurement.

Thermoelectric Material Converts Heat to Electricity with Greater Efficiency
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Thermoelectric Material Converts Heat to Electricity with Greater Efficiency

A new study shows how porous substances can act as thermoelectric materials, pointing the way for using such materials in thermoelectric devices of the future...

­ltra-Thin Wires For Quantum Computing
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­ltra-Thin Wires For Quantum Computing

Researchers at the Joint Quantum Institute at the University of Maryland have found a way to fabricate ultrahigh transmission optical nanofibers, a potential component...

Spintronics-Based Technology Could Enable 'Normally Off' Computers
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Spintronics-Based Technology Could Enable 'Normally Off' Computers

Spintronics-based memory technology may replace volatile memory and enable extremely energy-efficient, hand-cranked or solar-powered next-generation electronic...

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.

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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