News tagged with silicon wafers

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Researchers discover a potential on-off switch for nanoelectronics

As electronic circuits shrink from finely etched lines in silicon wafers to nearly elusive proportions, researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Columbia University ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Mar 03, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (11) | comments 2

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

Water lilies inspire scientists to create large-scale graphene films

In the world of nanomaterials, scientists and engineers can create new structures with tiny building blocks as small as one billionth of a meter.

Chemistry /

created Jan 29, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Insights into polymer film instability could aid high tech industries

While exploring the properties of polymer formation, a team of scientists at the National Institute for Standards and Technology has made a fundamental discovery* about these materials that could improve methods ...

Physics / Condensed Matter

created Jan 13, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0