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Nanophysics Dec 5, 2011

S-t-r-e-t-c-h-i-n-g electrical conductance to the limit

Individual molecules have been used to create electrical components like resistors, transistors and diodes, that mimic the properties of familiar semiconductors. But according to Nongjian (NJ) Tao, a researcher at the Biodesign ...

Nanophysics Jul 20, 2011

An advance toward ultra-portable electronic devices

Scientists are reporting a key advance toward the long-awaited era of "single-molecule electronics," when common electronic circuits in computers, smart phones, audio players, and other devices may shrink to the size of a ...

Nanomaterials Jul 15, 2011

Conducting energy on a nano scale

Modern electronics as we know them, from televisions to computers, depend on conducting materials that can control electronic properties. As technology shrinks down to pocket sized communications devices and microchips that ...

Nanomaterials May 13, 2011

Single molecule electronics and 'chemical soldering'

(PhysOrg.com) -- Single molecule electronics is a division of nanotechnology utilizing single molecules as electronic components and its study has the ultimate goal of reducing the size of common electrical circuits. Since ...

Nanomaterials Nov 4, 2010

Fluorographene: The world's thinnest insulator

(PhysOrg.com) -- The remarkable properties of graphene and Teflon have been combined in a new material by the winners of this year’s Nobel Prize for Physics.

Nanophysics Oct 29, 2010

Advance could change modern electronics: High-performance 'metal-insulator-metal' diode created

Researchers at Oregon State University have solved a quest in fundamental material science that has eluded scientists since the 1960s, and could form the basis of a new approach to electronics.

Nanomaterials Jul 27, 2010

Cheaper substrates made of oxide materials

Imagine building cheaper electronics on a variety of substrates -- materials like plastic, paper, or fabric. Researchers at Taiwan's National Chiao Tung University have made a discovery that opens this door, allowing them ...

Nanomaterials Jul 19, 2010

Polymer synthesis could aid future electronics

(PhysOrg.com) -- Tomorrow's television and computer screens could be brighter, clearer and more energy-efficient as a result of a process developed by a team of researchers from Canada and the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge ...

Nanophysics Jul 8, 2010

High reliability of flexible organic transistor memory looks promising for future electronics

(PhysOrg.com) -- With the constant demand for high-performance nonvolatile memory devices, researchers continue to develop better memories - ones with low power consumption, good reliability, and low manufacturing costs. ...

Nanophysics Jun 23, 2010

Nanowires for the electronics and optoelectronics of the future

Organic semiconductors are very promising candidates as starting materials for the manufacture of cheap, large area and flexible electronic components such as transistors, diodes and sensors on a scale ranging from micro ...

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