Slippery when dry
Anyone who has ever taken their car in for an oil change recognizes the importance of reducing the friction that arises when steel touches steel.
Nanomaterials
Jul 13, 2018
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Engineers studying nanodefects suspected of causing early failures of electrical materials
Tiny defects in electrical insulating materials may lead to breakdowns, robbing the power grid and even cell phones of reliability and efficiency.
General Physics
May 11, 2018
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IBM scientists demo rocking Brownian motors for nanoparticles
Today, our IBM Research team published the first real world demonstration of a rocking Brownian motor for nanoparticles in the peer-review journal Science. The motors propel nanoscale particles along predefined racetracks ...
Nanophysics
Mar 30, 2018
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Research on bismuth ferrite could lead to new types of electrical devices
Electrical devices in use today use conductive materials to guide electrons where they are needed. These materials must be fastened in place and insulated in order to keep the electricity on the right path. New research from ...
Condensed Matter
Mar 14, 2018
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A marriage of light-manipulation technologies
Researchers have, for the first time, integrated two technologies widely used in applications such as optical communications, bio-imaging and Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) systems that scan the surroundings of self-driving ...
Optics & Photonics
Feb 28, 2018
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Gold nanoantennas used to create more powerful nanoelectronics
Scientists from Tomsk Polytechnic University and their colleagues from Germany have conducted an experiment demonstrating the behavior of areas of two-dimensional materials. The study has applications in the creation of flexible ...
Nanomaterials
Nov 2, 2017
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New method promises easier nanoscale manufacturing
Scientists at the University of Chicago and Argonne National Laboratory have discovered a new way to precisely pattern nanomaterials that could open a new path to the next generation of everyday electronic devices.
Nanomaterials
Jul 27, 2017
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Team highlights work on tuning block polymers for nanostructured systems
High-performance materials are enabling major advances in a wide range of applications from energy generation and digital information storage to disease screening and medical devices.
Materials Science
Mar 29, 2017
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Tiny diamonds could enable huge advances in nanotechnology
Nanomaterials have the potential to improve many next-generation technologies. They promise to speed up computer chips, increase the resolution of medical imaging devices and make electronics more energy efficient. But imbuing ...
Nanophysics
Jun 8, 2016
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Measurement system for the performance of nanoscale magnetic devices replicated by chip maker
A highly sensitive measurement system for the performance of nanoscale magnetic devices, invented and developed at NIST, was successfully replicated recently by Intel Corporation, enhancing the company's ability to evaluate ...
General Physics
Jun 7, 2016
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