News tagged with conductivity
Related topics: electrons , graphene , solar cells , carbon atoms
Quantum simulations uncoverhydrogen's phase transitions
Hydrogen is the most abundant element in the universe and is a major component of giant planets such as Jupiter and Saturn.
Jun 23, 2010 |
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Large sheets of graphene film produced for transparent electrodes (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Graphene is a relatively new material with outstanding electrical, chemical and mechanical properties that make it an attractive material for use as flexible conductors of the sort used in ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jun 21, 2010 |
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Organic nanoelectronics a step closer: Researchers use metal crystal to organize organic materials
Although they could revolutionize a wide range of high-tech products such as computer displays or solar cells, organic materials do not have the same ordered chemical composition as inorganic materials, preventing ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jun 15, 2010 |
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Electric plastics
(PhysOrg.com) -- Young UNSW biomedical engineer Dr Rylie Green is gaining national attention for her work on conductive plastics for the bionic implants of the future.
Jun 11, 2010 |
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Scientists Strive to Replace Silicon with Graphene on Nanocircuitry
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have made a breakthrough toward creating nanocircuitry on graphene, widely regarded as the most promising candidate to replace silicon as the building block of transistors. They ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jun 10, 2010 |
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Planetary scientists solve 40-year-old mysteries of Mars' northern ice cap
Scientists have reconstructed the formation of two curious features in the northern ice cap of Mars—a chasm larger than the Grand Canyon and a series of spiral troughs—solving a pair of mysteries dating back ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
May 26, 2010 |
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Girls 'protected' from showing antisocial behaviour until teens
(PhysOrg.com) -- Girls may be 'protected' from displaying antisocial behaviour until their teenage years, research suggests. The findings indicate that the brains of people with conduct disorder may operate ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
May 12, 2010 |
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Samsung's New Display Driver IC Packaging Solution Enhances Heat Dissipation in High-Performance TV Applications
Samsung Electronics today introduced its latest heat dissipation packaging technology solution for display driver ICs (DDIs) in high-end TV applications. Samsung's new ultra Low Temperature Chip On Film (u-LTCOF) ...
May 04, 2010 |
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With support, graphene still a superior thermal conductor
The single-atom thick material graphene maintains its high thermal conductivity when supported by a substrate, a critical step to advancing the material from a laboratory phenomenon to a useful component in ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Apr 08, 2010 |
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Scientists Address 'Wrinkles' in Transparent Film Development
(PhysOrg.com) -- A closer look at a promising nanotube coating that might one day improve solar cells has turned up a few unexpected wrinkles, according to new research* conducted at the National Institute ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Mar 31, 2010 |
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Plastic electronics could slash the cost of solar panels
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new technique developed by Princeton University engineers for producing electricity-conducting plastics could dramatically lower the cost of manufacturing solar panels.
Mar 30, 2010 |
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Pressure sensors on alert
Vacuum panels are particularly good for insulating buildings -- as long as the vacuum does not leak. A tiny pressure sensor constantly checks the condition of the vacuum and indicates whether the insulation ...
Mar 24, 2010 |
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Computer model predicts how materials meet in the middle
(PhysOrg.com) -- Predicting the way different materials fuse together at an atomic level in objects including iPods, computer chips and even ships may be possible using a new computer model, described in the ...
Mar 16, 2010 |
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Cotton is the fabric of your lights... your iPod... your MP3 player... your cell phone
Consider this T-shirt: It can monitor your heart rate and breathing, analyze your sweat and even cool you off on a hot summer's day. What about a pillow that monitors your brain waves, or a solar-powered dress that can charge ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Mar 09, 2010 |
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Scientists transform polyethylene into a heat-conducting material
Most polymers -- materials made of long, chain-like molecules -- are very good insulators for both heat and electricity. But an MIT team has found a way to transform the most widely used polymer, polyethylene, ...
Mar 07, 2010 |
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