News tagged with scanning devices

Nanoscale waveguide for future photonics

The creation of a new quasiparticle called the "hybrid plasmon polariton" may throw open the doors to integrated photonic circuits and optical computing for the 21st century. Researchers with the U.S. Department ...

Physics / Optics & Photonics

created May 31, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Physicists capture first images of atomic spin

(PhysOrg.com) -- Though scientists argue that the emerging technology of spintronics may trump conventional electronics for building the next generation of faster, smaller, more efficient computers and high-tech ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Apr 26, 2010 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (39) | comments 12 | with audio podcast

Spin polarized supercurrents optimized with a simple flip

(Phys.org) -- Researchers from Michigan State University, the NIST Center for Neutron Research, and the NIST Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology have discovered the key to controlling and enhancing ...

Physics / General Physics

created May 14, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Metal oxide 'can transform'

(PhysOrg.com) -- A team including Oxford University scientists has been investigating what happens to the top layer of atoms on the surface of a material that splits water and has potential uses in nanoelectronics.

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Feb 15, 2010 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (12) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study Shows Thousands of Consumer Internet Connectivity Devices Are Vulnerable to Attack

(PhysOrg.com) -- Following news reports that 65,000 modems and wireless routers used by Time Warner Cable customers are vulnerable to attack by hackers, a Columbia University expert on computer security and ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Oct 26, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

When molecules leave tire tracks: A new approach to optimizing molecular self-organization

Certain types of molecules form patterns when deposited onto substrates. Photovoltaic and sensor devices from organic compounds depend on this phenomenon of self-organization. Physicists of Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Feb 18, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Engineer to create 3D puzzle to mend broken bones

(PhysOrg.com) -- An engineer at the University of the West of England is working with an orthopaedic surgeon from the Bristol Royal Infirmary and a specialized software company to enhance the management of ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created May 18, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Specialized invisible needles make us see surfaces at the nanoscale

We expect our electronic devices, such as mobile phones and computers, to work properly and become even better with time and seldom think about the amazing innovations making this possible. Scientists are ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Apr 19, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Color test enhances tomato analyzer software

When it comes to fresh vegetables and fruits, color is one of the best indicators of quality. Along with texture, size, and flavor, color plays an important role in the business of horticultural crop production and marketing.

Biology /

created Feb 26, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0