News tagged with electrical transport

White glow: Dye-doped DNA nanofibers emit white light

(PhysOrg.com) -- Efficient energy transport plays an important role in the development of optoelectonic materials. The true masters of energy transfer via a hierarchical arrangement of different molecules are the photosynthetic ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Jul 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Green but costly, hybrid buses far from mass production

Fuel-efficient and environmentally-friendly, hybrid buses starred at a public transportation congress in Vienna this week, but they still face a long road before becoming cost-effective on a mass scale.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jun 09, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Highly conductive nanocomposites: Inexpensive plastic used in CDs could improve electronics

If one University of Houston professor has his way, the inexpensive plastic now used to manufacture CDs and DVDs will one day soon be put to use in improving the integrity of electronics in aircraft, computers and iPhones.

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created May 15, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Salt Water System Could Generate Hydrogen

(PhysOrg.com) -- The idea of generating hydrogen from salt water has often been claimed to work effectively. However, the systems proposed so far generally require a much greater energy input than the energy ...

Physics / Soft Matter

created Mar 18, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (33) | comments 18 weblog

Scientists Track Heat in Tiny Rolls of Carbon Atoms

(PhysOrg.com) -- IBM Research scientists today announced a landmark study in the field of nanoelectronics; the development and demonstration of novel techniques to measure the distribution of energy and heat in powered carbon ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Mar 02, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 0

New plasma transistor could create sharper displays

(PhysOrg.com) -- By integrating a solid-state electron emitter and a microcavity plasma device, researchers at the University of Illinois have created a plasma transistor that could be used to make lighter, ...

Physics / Plasma Physics

created Feb 04, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (9) | comments 2


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