All Articles Tagged As: electronics

Nanotech Fuel Cell Research May Clear Hydrogen Hurdles (8/7/2008)

Nanopores' honeycomb like structure enables more efficient chemical reactions in next generation fuel cells ...> Full Article

'Small' research leads to advances in energy, electronics (8/1/2008)

Researchers have developed a nanomaterial that makes plastic stiffer, lighter and stronger and could result in more fuel-efficient airplanes and cars as well as more durable medical and sports equipment. ...> Full Article

Nanoscale Mass Sensor Can Be Used to Weigh Individual Atoms and Molecules (7/29/2008)

Using the same technology with which they created the world's first fully functional nanotube radio, researchers have fashioned a nanoelectromechanical system (NEMS) that can function as a scale sensitive enough to measure the mass of a single atom of gold. ...> Full Article

'Nanonet' circuits closer to making flexible electronics reality (7/24/2008)

Researchers have overcome a major obstacle in producing transistors from networks of carbon nanotubes, a technology that could make it possible to print circuits on plastic sheets for applications including flexible displays and an electronic skin to cover an entire aircraft to monitor crack formation. ...> Full Article

Unusual Nanoscale Mound Formation (7/16/2008)

Terrace-like elevations of just a few nanometres can form during production of organic thin films made from electrically conductive material ...> Full Article

Researchers report finer lines for microchips (7/12/2008)

Advance could lead to next-generation computer chips, solar cells, more ...> Full Article

Tethered molecules act as light-driven reversible nanoswitches (6/25/2008)

New technique for attaching light-sensitive organic molecules to metal surfaces allows the molecules to be switched between two different configurations in response to exposure to different wavelengths of light. Because the configuration changes are reversible and can be controlled without direct contact, this technique could enable applications that can be controlled at the molecular scale. ...> Full Article

Upgrading Li-battery performance via nanotechnology (6/25/2008)

Chinese researchers have made progress in V2O5 hollow microspheres for high-performance cathode materials in lithium-ion batteries ...> Full Article

Carbon nanoribbons hold out possibility of smaller, speedier computer chips (5/31/2008)

Using graphene, researchers develop field-effect transistor that can operate at room temperature ...> Full Article

Nanowires May Boost Solar Cell Efficiency (5/15/2008)

Electrical engineers have created experimental solar cells spiked with nanowires that could lead to highly efficient thin-film solar cells of the future. ...> Full Article

Scientists demonstrate method for integrating nanowire devices directly onto silicon (5/10/2008)

Fabrication technique could yield low-cost, scalable nanowire photonic and electronic circuits ...> Full Article

Nanotube production leaps from sooty mess in test tube to ready formed chemical microsensors (5/7/2008)

Researchers have found a way of producing carbon nanotubes in which they instantly form a highly sensitive ready made electric circuit ...> Full Article

Contact through silver particles in ink (5/7/2008)

Researchers print the conductor paths ...> Full Article

Nanoengineered barrier invented to protect plastic electronics from water degradation (5/5/2008)

World's best protection from moisture and oxygen ...> Full Article

Graphene-based gadgets may be just years away (5/3/2008)

Researchers have produced tiny liquid crystal devices with electrodes made from graphene - an exciting development that could lead to computer and TV displays based on this technology. ...> Full Article

Copper nanowires grown by new process create long-lasting displays (4/29/2008)

A new low-temperature, catalyst-free technique for growing copper nanowires has been developed ...> Full Article

Engineers make first 'active matrix' display using nanowires (4/20/2008)

Engineers have created the first "active matrix" display using a new class of transparent transistors and circuits, a step toward realizing applications such as e-paper, flexible color monitors and "heads-up" displays in car windshields. ...> Full Article

New Artificial Material Paves Way To Improved Electronics (4/20/2008)

A new artificial material is revealed that marks the beginning of a revolution in the development of materials for electronic applications ...> Full Article

Breakthrough in nanotechnology by uncovering conductive property of carbon-based molecules (4/19/2008)

Newfound ability of organic molecules to conduct electricity opens door to smaller, cheaper and more powerful technologies ...> Full Article

Sweet nanotech batteries (4/11/2008)

Nanotechnology could solve lithium battery charging problems ...> Full Article

Memory in artificial atoms (4/8/2008)

Three nano-physicists have made a discovery that can change the way we store data on our computers ...> Full Article

World-Class Nanoelectronics Research Center Launched (4/5/2008)

$61M Collaboration Among Academia, Industry and State Government to Fund Alternatives to Silicon Semiconductors at Universities in Indiana, Illinois, Pennsylvania and Michigan ...> Full Article

The future of computing - carbon nanotubes and superconductors to replace the silicon chip (3/30/2008)

Nanotech hopes to take on silicon for control of the electronics industry ...> Full Article

Physicists Show Electrons Can Travel More Than 100 Times Faster in Graphene (3/26/2008)

Physicists have shown that in graphene the intrinsic limit to the mobility, a measure of how well a material conducts electricity, is higher than any other known material at room temperature. Graphene, a single-atom-thick sheet of graphite, is a new material which combines aspects of semiconductors and metals. ...> Full Article

Team Proves Bridge from Conventional to Molecular Electronics Possible (3/24/2008)

Researchers have set the stage for building the "evolutionary link" between the microelectronics of today built from semiconductor compounds and future generations of devices made largely from complex organic molecules. ...> Full Article

Prestigious NSF award helps physicist study magnetic nanostructures (3/20/2008)

Physicist lands one of the most prestigious awards available for faculty early in their careers. ...> Full Article

Nanotechnology expert awarded $10M grant (3/17/2008)

One of 12 scholars worldwide selected ...> Full Article

Copolymers block out new approaches to microelectronics (3/16/2008)

Scientists have improved manipulation of so-called block copolymers, which can form arrays of tiny dots that could be used as the basis for electronic components that pack terabytes (1000 gigabytes) of memory in something as small as a pack of gum. ...> Full Article

Carbon nanotubes outperform copper nanowires as interconnects (3/15/2008)

Scientists create robust quantum models to compare key characteristics of copper and CNTs ...> Full Article

Nanoswitches Toggled by Light (3/7/2008)

Ultrafast electron microscopy reveals switchable nanochannels in materials ...> Full Article

Strengthening Fluids With Nanoparticles (2/20/2008)

New study paves way for using nanofluids in cameras, microdevices, and displays ...> Full Article

Engineers demonstrate nanotube wires operating at speed of commercial chips (2/16/2008)

Integrated circuits, such as the silicon chips inside all modern electronics, are only as good as their wiring, but copper conduits are approaching physical performance limitations as they get thinner. Chipmakers have hoped that carbon "nanotubes" would allow them to continue using thinner wiring as they pack more devices into chips, but no one had demonstrated nanotube wires working on a conventional silicon chip. In a paper published online today by the journal Nano Letters, electrical engineers at Stanford University and Toshiba report using nanotubes to wire a silicon chip operating at speeds comparable to those of commercially available processors and memory. ...> Full Article

Remarkable New Clothing May Someday Power Your MP3 Player (2/14/2008)

The promise of piezoelectric fiber pairs ...> Full Article

Researchers mine the 'Terahertz gap' (2/5/2008)

Research underway at the University of Leeds will provide a completely fresh insight into the workings of nano-scale systems, and enable advances in the development of nano-electronic devices for use in industry, medicine and biotechnology. ...> Full Article

New kind of transistor radios show capability of nanotube technology (1/30/2008)

Carbon nanotubes have a sound future in the electronics industry, say researchers who built the world's first all-nanotube transistor radios to prove it. ...> Full Article

Nanowires hold promise for more affordable solar cells (1/26/2008)

Millions of nearly invisible wires may hold the answer to making solar cells a more affordable source of alternative energy. ...> Full Article

Scientists discover new method of observing interactions in nanoscale systems (1/18/2008)

Scientists have used new optical technologies to observe interactions in nanoscale systems that Heisenberg's uncertainty principle usually would prohibit, according to a study published Jan. 17 in the journal Nature. ...> Full Article

Researchers Make Thermoelectric Breakthrough in Silicon Nanowires (1/11/2008)

Energy now lost as heat during the production of electricity could be harnessed through the use of silicon nanowires synthesized via a technique developed by researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and the University of California (UC) at Berkeley. The far-ranging potential applications of this technology include DOE's hydrogen fuel cell-powered "Freedom CAR," and personal power-jackets that could use heat from the human body to recharge cell-phones and other electronic devices. ...> Full Article

New nanostructured thin film shows promise for efficient solar energy conversion (1/9/2008)

In the race to make solar cells cheaper and more efficient, many researchers and start-up companies are betting on new designs that exploit nanostructures--materials engineered on the scale of a billionth of a meter. Using nanotechnology, researchers can experiment with and control how a material generates, captures, transports, and stores free electrons--properties that are important for the conversion of sunlight into electricity. ...> Full Article

Nanotube-producing Bacteria Show Manufacturing Promise (12/8/2007)

Nanotubes may have high-tech applications, study involving UCR engineers reports ...> Full Article

Nano-sized voltmeter measures electric fields deep within cells (11/30/2007)

A wireless, nano-scale voltmeter developed at the University of Michigan is overturning conventional wisdom about the physical environment inside cells. It may someday help researchers tackle such tricky medical issues as why cancer cells grow out of control and how damaged nerves might be mended. ...> Full Article

Remote-control nanoparticles deliver drugs directly into tumors (11/22/2007)

Scientists have devised remotely controlled nanoparticles that, when pulsed with an electromagnetic field, release drugs to attack tumors. The innovation, reported in the Nov. 15 online issue of Advanced Materials, could lead to the improved diagnosis and targeted treatment of cancer. ...> Full Article

Nature and electronics meet: How to make a tiny wire and connect it to DNA (11/21/2007)

Using the structure of DNA as electrical circuitry in computer chips may shrink the costs of production in the field of nano-electronics. ...> Full Article

Student photovoltaic initiatives energizing Berkeley campus (11/11/2007)

Harnessing renewable energy from the sun is a research challenge firing student interest across the campus ...> Full Article

A Giant Step toward Infinitesimal Machinery (11/9/2007)

What are the ultimate limits to miniaturization? ...> Full Article

Novel Nanostructure Response Opens Possibilities for Electrical Devices (11/8/2007)

A University of Arkansas physicist and her colleagues have examined dielectric susceptibilities of nanostructures (that is the response of their polarization to electric fields) and found novel, seemingly contradictory properties that may change how such materials can be used by scientists and engineers to build electronic devices. ...> Full Article

Nanotube forests grown on silicon chips for future computers, electronics (11/6/2007)

Engineers have shown how to grow forests of tiny cylinders called carbon nanotubes onto the surfaces of computer chips to enhance the flow of heat at a critical point where the chips connect to cooling devices called heat sinks. ...> Full Article

Researchers works toward 'smart' optical microchips (11/5/2007)

A new theory developed at MIT could lead to "smart" optical microchips that adapt to different wavelengths of light, potentially advancing telecommunications, spectroscopy and remote sensing. ...> Full Article

Researchers develop 'tractor beam' for manipulation of cells on silicon (11/4/2007)

Tool could manipulate tiny objects on a chip ...> Full Article

Researchers Create First Fully Functional Nanotube Radio (11/2/2007)

Make way for the real nanopod and make room in the Guinness World Records. A team of researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and the University of California at Berkeley have created the first fully functional radio from a single carbon nanotube, which makes it by several orders of magnitude the smallest radio ever made. ...> Full Article

Researchers give memory a boost (10/26/2007)

Researcher has a new take on old memory, one that promises to boost the performance, capacity and battery life of consumer electronics from digital cameras to laptops. Best of all, it is cheap, made from common materials and compatible with just about anything currently on the market. ...> Full Article

Sol-gel inks produce complex shapes with nanoscale features (10/12/2007)

New sol-gel inks can be printed into patterns to produce three-dimensional structures of metal oxides with nanoscale features. ...> Full Article

Self-assembling 'magnetic snakes' point to new electronic devices (10/4/2007)

"Magnetic snakes" with unique dynamic and magnetic properties that may usher in new generations of recording media, conductors and microfluidic devices have been created by researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory. ...> Full Article