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'Voltage Patterning' could be next step in nanostructure lithography

(PhysOrg.com) -- "What you want these days is to have precise control of nanostructures. Using masks and optical techniques, it is possible to control how nanostructures grow for use in practical applications," David Field ...

Physics / Optics & Photonics

created Mar 02, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (15) | comments 4 feature




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An unlikely route to ferroelectricity

(Phys.org) -- Ferroelectricity, which was first observed in the 1940s, is an interesting phenomenon involving the spontaneous (non-induced) formation of charge polarization (separation of charge) in certain ...

Physics / Condensed Matter

created May 18, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 7 | with audio podcast

Particles magnetically 'click' to form superstructures

(Phys.org) -- Geomag, the popular children's toy, contains small metal spheres that can be magnetically connected with a click to build a variety of towers, bridges, and sculptures. In a new study, scientists ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Apr 10, 2012 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (8) | comments 1 | with audio podcast feature

Optics get magnetic powers

For decades, scientists have studied a class of materials called ‘multiferroics’ in which static electric and magnetic structures are coupled to each other. This allows capabilities such as controlling ...

Physics / General Physics

created Feb 03, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Tiny Bubbles in Nanofilms

A group of theoretical physicists at the University of Arkansas has demonstrated that under applied voltages, thin films composed of technologically important ferroelectric materials form "nanobubbles," which ...

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created Mar 17, 2006 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (25) | comments 0


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