News articles tagged with 'nanowire'
Understanding mechanical properties of silicon nanowires paves way for nanodevices
— 12 Nov 2009 08:24 | TechnologySilicon nanowires are attracting significant attention from the electronics industry due to the drive for ever-smaller electronic devices, from cell phones to computers. The operation... — full story
LANL Roadrunner simulates nanoscale material failure
— 30 Oct 2009 11:07 | TechnologyVery tiny wires, called nanowires, made from such metals as silver and gold, may play a crucial role as electrical or mechanical switches in the development of future-generation ultrasmall... — 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
Tiny test tube experiment shows reaction of melting materials at the nano scale
— 16 Oct 2009 11:05 | TechnologyResearchers at The University of Texas at Austin have conducted a basic chemistry experiment in what is perhaps the world's smallest test tube, measuring a thousandth the diameter of... — full story
New material for nanoscale computer chips
— 17 Aug 2009 16:31 | TechnologyNanochemists from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Nano-Science Centre, Department of Chemistry at University of Copenhagen have developed nanoscale electric contacts out of organic... — full story
Nanoelectronic transistor combined with biological machine could lead to better electronics
— 12 Aug 2009 10:06 | TechnologyIf manmade devices could be combined with biological machines, laptops and other electronic devices could get a boost in operating efficiency... — full story
A quicker, cheaper SARS virus detector - one easily customisable for other targets
— 29 May 2009 15:32 | HealthMembers of a USC-led research team say they've made a big improvement in a new breed of electronic detectors for viruses and other biological materials - one that may be a valuable... — full story
Scientists demonstrate effect of confining dielectrics on semiconductor nanowire conductivity
— 6 May 2009 18:18 | TechnologyResearchers at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), in collaboration with researchers from Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), have demonstrated, for the... — full story
Self-assembled nanowires could make chips smaller and faster
— 21 Apr 2009 12:46 | TechnologyResearchers at the University of Illinois have found a new way to make transistors smaller and faster. The technique uses self-assembled, self-aligned, and defect-free nanowire channels... — full story
Researchers peer into nanowires to measure dopant properties
— 2 Apr 2009 13:49 | TechnologySemiconductor nanowires - tiny wires with a diameter as small as a few billionths of a metre - hold promise for devices of the future, both in technology like light-emitting diodes... — full story