Nanophysics
Feb 15, 2021
Harnessing socially distant molecular interactions for future computing
Could long-distance interactions between individual molecules forge a new way to compute?
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Bio & Medicine
Feb 8, 2021
Wearable plasmonic-metasurface sensor for universal molecular fingerprint detection on biointerfaces
Wearable sensing technology is an essential link in personalized medicine, where researchers must track multiple analytes inside the body simultaneously, to obtain a complete picture of human health. In a new report on Science ...
Nanomaterials
Jan 11, 2021
Material for future electronics: New method makes graphene nanoribbons easier to produce
Russian researchers have proposed a new method for synthesizing high-quality graphene nanoribbons—a material with potential for applications in flexible electronics, solar cells, LEDs, lasers, and more. Presented in The Journal ...
Nanophysics
Dec 7, 2020
Harnessing quantum properties to create single-molecule devices
Researchers, led by Columbia Engineering Professor Latha Venkataraman, report today that they have discovered a new chemical design principle for exploiting destructive quantum interference. They used their approach to create ...
Nanomaterials
Nov 12, 2020
Charges cascading along a molecular chain
Small electronic circuits power our everyday lives, from the tiny cameras in our phones to the microprocessors in our computers. To make those devices even smaller, scientists and engineers are designing circuitry components ...
Nanophysics
Oct 26, 2020
On-surface synthesis of graphene nanoribbons could advance quantum devices
An international multi-institution team of scientists has synthesized graphene nanoribbons—ultrathin strips of carbon atoms—on a titanium dioxide surface using an atomically precise method that removes a barrier for custom-designed ...
Materials Science
Oct 26, 2020
Odds are good for unique 2-D compound
Engineers at Rice University and Texas A&M University have found a 2-D material that could make computers faster and more energy-efficient.
Nanophysics
Oct 20, 2020
Researchers create a single-molecule switch
A team of researchers has demonstrated for the first time a single-molecule electret—a device that could be one of the keys to molecular computers.
Nanophysics
Sep 24, 2020
Metal wires of carbon complete toolbox for carbon-based computers
Transistors based on carbon rather than silicon could potentially boost computers' speed and cut their power consumption more than a thousandfold—think of a mobile phone that holds its charge for months—but the set of tools ...
Nanophysics
Jun 11, 2020
Smallest cavity for light realized by graphene plasmons
Miniaturization has enabled technology like smartphones, health watches, medical probes and nano-satellites, all unthinkable a couple decades ago. Just imagine that in the course of 60 years, the transistor has shrunk from ...
