Nearly 1,000 times thinner than a human hair, nanowires can only be understood with quantum mechanics. Using quantum models, physicists from Michigan Technological University have figured out what drives the efficiency of ...
Nanophysics
Jul 7, 2016
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(Phys.org)—Researchers have designed a quantum thermal transistor that can control heat currents, in analogy to the way in which an electronic transistor controls electric current. The thermal transistor could be used in ...
The transistor is the most fundamental building block of electronics, used to build circuits capable of amplifying electrical signals or switching them between the 0s and 1s at the heart of digital computation. Transistor ...
Nanophysics
Apr 7, 2016
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Light and electrons interact in a complex dance within fiber optic devices. A new study by University of Illinois engineers found that in the transistor laser, a device for next-generation high-speed computing, the light ...
Optics & Photonics
Mar 9, 2016
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University of Utah engineers have discovered a new kind of 2D semiconducting material for electronics that opens the door for much speedier computers and smartphones that also consume a lot less power.
Nanomaterials
Feb 15, 2016
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An engineering research team at the University of Alberta has invented a new transistor that could revolutionize thin-film electronic devices.
Electronics & Semiconductors
Feb 9, 2016
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An international group of physicists led by the University of Arkansas has created an artificial material with a structure comparable to graphene.
Nanomaterials
Feb 2, 2016
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An international team of researchers including Professor Federico Rosei and members of his group at INRS has developed a new strategy for fabricating atomically controlled carbon nanostructures used in molecular carbon-based ...
Nanomaterials
Jan 5, 2016
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In electronics, nothing works without transistors: they are the fundamental building blocks on which the logic circuits in our computer chips are based. They usually consist of silicon crystals, doped with other types of ...
Nanophysics
Nov 30, 2015
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Estrogen is a tiny molecule, but it can have big effects on humans and other animals. Estrogen is one of the main hormones that regulates the female reproductive system - it can be monitored to track human fertility and is ...
Bio & Medicine
Nov 24, 2015
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