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New method gives robust nanometer-thin transistors

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A new method to fit together layers of semiconductors as thin as a few nanometres has resulted in not only a scientific discovery but also a new type of transistor for high-power electronic devices.

Jan 7, 2020

Nanopharmaceuticals in the environment

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Nanomedicine is making headways. However, the tiny nanoparticles that are being used as carriers for drugs could find their way into water, soil and air. Researchers are investigating potential risks.

Jan 7, 2020

Sublimation, Not Melting: Graphene Surprises Researchers Again

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Physicists from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology and the Institute for High Pressure Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences have used computer modeling to refine the melting curve of...

Jan 7, 2020

New method gives robust transistors: Transmorphic epitaxial growth of AlN nucleation layers on SiC substrates for high-breakdown thin GaN transistors

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

A new method to fit together layers of semiconductors as thin as a few nanometers has resulted in not only a scientific discovery but also a new type of transistor for high-power electronic devices.

Jan 7, 2020

Laser Pulse Creates Frequency Doubling in Amorphous Dielectric Material | Research Horizons

Georgia Tech   -   Organizations and Universities Websites

Researchers have demonstrated a new all-optical technique for creating robust second-order nonlinear effects in materials that don’t normally support them. Using a laser pulse fired at an array of gold triangles on a titanium dioxide (TiO...

Jan 7, 2020

Tiny pharmaceuticals in the environment

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Fear is a bad counselor. In the comic book series "Asterix," the Gaul chief Vitalstatistix may be afraid that the sky may fall on his head. In the real world, however, risks should be assessed with a clear mind. To ensure that risk asses...

Jan 7, 2020

New method produces robust transistors

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

A new method to fit together layers of semiconductors as thin as a few nanometers has resulted in not only a scientific discovery but also a new type of transistor for high-power electronic devices. The result, published in Applied Physics Letters...

Jan 7, 2020

Sublimation, not melting: Graphene surprises researchers again

chemeurope.com   -   Scientific News Websites

Physicists from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology and the Institute for High Pressure Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences have used computer modeling to refine the melting curve of graphite that has been studied for over 100 y...

Jan 7, 2020

A quantum breakthrough brings a technique from astronomy to the nano-scale

chemeurope.com   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers at Columbia University and University of California, San Diego, have introduced a novel "multi-messenger" approach to quantum physics that signifies a technological leap in how scientists can explore quantum materials. "...

Jan 7, 2020

Scientists use nanotechnology to fight late-stage sepsis

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers manipulate natural process to boost cells' antibacterial properties.

Jan 6, 2020

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