News articles tagged with 'electrical'
New study confirms exotic electric properties of graphene
— 18 Nov 2009 09:30 | TechnologyFirst, it was the soccer-ball-shaped molecules dubbed buckyballs. Then it was the cylindrically shaped nanotubes. Now, the hottest new material in physics and nanotechnology is graphene:... — full story
New 'finFETS' promising for smaller transistors, more powerful chips
— 11 Nov 2009 13:58 | TechnologyPurdue University researchers are making progress in developing a new type of transistor that uses a finlike structure instead of the conventional flat design, possibly enabling engineers... — full story
Concurrent imaging of metabolic and electric signals in the heart
— 26 Oct 2009 15:58 | HealthCardiac rhythm disorders can result from disturbances in cardiac metabolism. These metabolic changes are tightly linked with specific cardiac electrophysiology (CEP) abnormalities,... — full story
Harvard scientists bend nanowires into 2-D and 3-D structures
— 22 Oct 2009 15:40 | ChemistryTaking nanomaterials to a new level of structural complexity, scientists have determined how to introduce kinks into arrow-straight nanowires, transforming them into zigzagging two-... — full story
Silver nanoparticles give polymer solar cells a boost
— 6 Oct 2009 21:04 | TechnologySmall bits of metal may play a new role in solar power. Researchers at Ohio State University are experimenting with polymer semiconductors that absorb the sun's energy and generate... — full story
New perspectives on cancer surgery
— 29 Sep 2009 17:21 | HealthInstead of the classic scalpel, surgeons can also operate with an electroscalpel. A significant advantage to this technique is that while a cut is being made, blood vessels are closed... — full story
Physicists at UC Santa Barbara make discovery in quantum mechanics
— 24 Sep 2009 08:41 | PhysicsPhysicists at UC Santa Barbara have made an important advance in quantum mechanics using a superconducting electrical circuit. The finding is reported in this week's issue of the journal... — full story
Graphene and gallium arsenide: Two perfect partners find each other
— 16 Sep 2009 14:31 | TechnologyIt is the marriage of two top candidates for the electronics of the future, both eccentric and extremely interesting: Graphene, one of the partners, is an extremely thin fellow and... — full story
Carbon nanotubes could make efficient solar cells
— 11 Sep 2009 11:34 | TechnologyUsing a carbon nanotube instead of traditional silicon, Cornell researchers have created the basic elements of a solar cell that hopefully will lead to much more efficient ways of converting... — full story
Gold solution for enhancing nanocrystal electrical conductance
— 10 Sep 2009 18:17 | TechnologyIn a development that holds much promise for the future of solar cells made from nanocrystals, and the use of solar energy to produce clean and renewable liquid transportation fuels,... — full story