News tagged with ferroelectrics
Heated AFM tip allows direct fabrication of ferroelectric nanostructures on plastic
Using a technique known as thermochemical nanolithography (TCNL), researchers have developed a new way to fabricate nanometer-scale ferroelectric structures directly on flexible plastic substrates that would ...
Jul 18, 2011 |
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Conducting ferroelectrics may be key to new electronic memory
(PhysOrg.com) -- Novel properties of ferroelectric materials discovered at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory are moving scientists one step closer to realizing a new paradigm of electronic memory storage.
Apr 25, 2011 |
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Energy harvesting skin generates power from air conditioners
(PhysOrg.com) -- Devices that harvest ambient energy from the surrounding environment have become popular since, for some applications, they eliminate the need for batteries that must constantly be replaced. ...
Apr 20, 2011 |
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Data storage takes an electric turn
(PhysOrg.com) -- German scientists from the Forschungszentrum Julich and the Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics in Halle have discovered the basis for the next generation of memory devices. In ...
Mar 29, 2011 |
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Small and stable ferroelectric domains
Researchers are one step closer to figuring out a way to make nano-sized ferroelectric domains more stable, reports a new study in journal Science.
Mar 28, 2011 |
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Fundamental discovery could lead to better memory chips
(PhysOrg.com) -- Engineering researchers at the University of Michigan have found a way to improve the performance of ferroelectric materials, which have the potential to make memory devices with more storage ...
Mar 15, 2011 |
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Novel tailor-made nanoferroelectric from building blocks
A research group at the Japan's National Institute for Materials Science have successfully developed a novel nanoferroelectric by a solution-based bottom-up nanotechnology.
Dec 20, 2010 |
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Researchers 'stretch' a lackluster material into a possible electronics revolution
It's the Clark Kent of oxide compounds, and - on its own - it is pretty boring. But slice europium titanate nanometers thin and physically stretch it, and then it takes on super hero-like properties that could ...
Aug 18, 2010 |
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World record data density for ferroelectric recording
Scientists at Tohoku University in Japan have recorded data at a density of 4 trillion bits per square inch, which is a world record for the experimental "ferroelectric" data storage method. As described the journal Applied Ph ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Aug 17, 2010 |
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Researchers Envision High-Tech Applications For 'Multiferroic' Crystals
(PhysOrg.com) -- Two of The Florida State University’s most accomplished scientists recently joined forces on a collaborative research project that has yielded groundbreaking results involving an unusual family ...
Feb 11, 2010 |
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New material could efficiently power tiny generators
(PhysOrg.com) -- To power a very small device like a pacemaker or a transistor, you need an even smaller generator. The components that operate the generator are smaller yet, and the efficiency of those foundational components ...
Oct 22, 2009 |
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Scientists find new set of multiferroic materials
(PhysOrg.com) -- The trail to a new multiferroic started with the theories of a U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory scientist and ended with a multidisciplinary collaboration that created ...
Oct 20, 2009 |
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Discovery could help electronics industry enter new phase
Electronic devices of the future could be smaller, faster, more powerful and consume less energy because of a discovery by researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
Jun 17, 2009 |
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Vise Squad: Putting the Squeeze on a Crystal Leads to Novel Electronics
(PhysOrg.com) -- A clever materials science technique that uses a silicon crystal as a sort of nanoscale vise to squeeze another crystal into a more useful shape may launch a new class of electronic devices ...
May 06, 2009 |
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Putting the squeeze on an old material could lead to 'instant on' electronic memory
(PhysOrg.com) -- The technology of storing electronic information - from old cassette tapes to shiny laptop computers - has been a major force in the electronics industry for decades.
Apr 16, 2009 |
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