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Quantum Physics Nov 25, 2022

Electron pairing in quantum dots as a new approach to qubit research

Scientists from QuTech and Eindhoven University of Technology have taken a next step in qubit research. Qubits are one of the building blocks of a future quantum computer. The researchers—including Sasa Gazibegovic, Ghada ...

Nanophysics Nov 3, 2022

Novel nanowire fabrication technique paves way for next generation spintronics

As our world modernizes faster than ever before, there is an ever-growing need for better and faster electronics and computers. Spintronics is a new system which uses the spin of an electron, in addition to the charge state, ...

Nanophysics Oct 13, 2022

Wavelength stable green InGaN micro LEDs monolithically grown on silicon substrate

With their superior efficiency, stability, and device volume properties, conventional light emitting diodes (LEDs) have already revolutionized the lighting and display world. LEDs are typically stacks of semiconductor thin ...

Nanophysics Oct 7, 2022

New form of silicon could revolutionize semiconductor industry

After a 10-year research study that started by accident and was met with skepticism, a team of Northeastern University mechanical engineers was able to synthesize highly dense, ultra-narrow silicon nanowires that could revolutionize ...

Nanomaterials Sep 29, 2022

Discovery of new nanowire assembly process could enable more powerful computer chips

Researchers from Oxford University's Department of Materials have developed a technique to precisely manipulate and place nanowires with sub-micron accuracy. This discovery could accelerate the development of even smaller ...

Analytical Chemistry Sep 19, 2022

Surface defect engineering of nanowire arrays towards efficient nitrogen reduction for ammonia synthesis

Ammonia is a carbon-neutral energy carrier and potential transportation fuel applied extensively in fertilizers, plastics, and explosives. Conventional ammonia synthesis methods rely primarily on the high-temperature and ...

Quantum Physics Sep 15, 2022

Scientists turn a nanowire with exotic currents into a probe for magnetism

Whether looking out into space or peering deep into the microscopic realm, there is always more to see. In the case of solids, there is a world of atoms and particles teeming with activity that ultimately leads to useful ...

Nanophysics Sep 12, 2022

Nanomolding could speed discovery of new topological materials

Nanomolding of topological nanowires could speed the discovery of new materials for applications such as quantum computing, microelectronics and clean-energy catalysts, according to an article co-authored by Judy Cha, professor ...

Bio & Medicine Sep 7, 2022

Light accelerates conductivity in nature's 'electric grid'

The natural world possesses its own intrinsic electrical grid composed of a global web of tiny bacteria-generated nanowires in the soil and oceans that "breathe" by exhaling excess electrons.

Bio & Medicine Aug 24, 2022

A nanotransistor sensor that simultaneously measures electrical and mechanical activity in heart cells

Using a suspended nanowire, a University of Massachusetts research team has, for the first time, created a tiny sensor that can simultaneously measure electrical and mechanical cellular responses in cardiac tissue, work promising ...

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