News articles tagged with 'nanostructure'
Next-generation chemical mapping on the nanoscale
— 29 Mar 2011 16:55 | TechnologyA pixel is worth a thousand words? Not exactly how the saying goes, but in this case, it holds true: scientists at Berkeley Lab's Molecular Foundry have pioneered a new chemical mapping…
Nanowires exhibit giant piezoelectricity
— 26 Jan 2011 19:28 | TechnologyGallium nitride (GaN) and zinc oxide (ZnO) are among the most technologically relevant semiconducting materials. Gallium nitride is ubiquitous today in optoelectronic elements such…
Magical BEANs: New nano-sized particles could provide mega-sized data storage
— 18 Sep 2010 08:46 | TechnologyThe ability of phase-change materials to readily and swiftly transition between different phases has made them valuable as a low-power source of non-volatile or 'flash' memory and data…
UM scientists advance in quantum computing and energy conversion tech
— 3 Jul 2010 09:12 | TechnologyUsing a unique hybrid nanostructure, University of Maryland researchers have shown a new type of light-matter interaction and also demonstrated the first full quantum control of qubit…
Nanotech yields major advance in heat transfer, cooling technologies
— 10 Jun 2010 11:45 | TechnologyResearchers at Oregon State University and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have discovered a new way to apply nanostructure coatings to make heat transfer far more efficient,…
DNA could be backbone of next generation logic chips
— 11 May 2010 20:24 | TechnologyIn a single day, a solitary grad student at a lab bench can produce more simple logic circuits than the world's entire output of silicon chips in a month…
Nanoscience goes 'big'
— 11 Jan 2010 15:52 | TechnologyNanoscience has the potential to play an enormous role in enhancing a range of products, including sensors, photovoltaics and consumer electronics. Scientists in this field have created…
Caltech scientists film photons with electrons
— 17 Dec 2009 12:19 | TechnologyTechniques recently invented by researchers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) - which allow the real-time, real-space visualisation of fleeting changes in the structure…
3-D system based on optical fibre could provide new options for photovoltaics
— 3 Nov 2009 11:08 | TechnologyConverting sunlight to electricity might no longer mean large panels of photovoltaic cells atop flat surfaces like roofs…
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-…