Silicon computer chips have served us well for more than half a century. The tiniest features on chips currently sold are approximately 3 nanometers—a startlingly small size given that a human hair is roughly 80,000 nanometers wide. Reducing the s...
Jul 9, 2024
Researchers from the University of Basel have looked at how the ferromagnetic properties of electrons in the two-dimensional semiconductor molybdenum disulfide can be better understood. They revealed a surprisingly simple way of measuring the ener...
Jul 9, 2024
Awarded the 2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, quantum dots have a wide variety of applications ranging from displays and LED lights to chemical reaction catalysis and bioimaging. These semiconductor nanocrystals are so small -- on the order of nanome...
Jul 9, 2024
Material engineers have created a patent-pending process to develop ultrahigh-strength aluminum alloys that are suitable for additive manufacturing because of their plastic deformability. They have produced the alloys by using several transition m...
Jul 9, 2024
The miniaturization of electronic components has been a driving force behind computing advancements for over half a century. However, as silicon-based transistors approach their physical limits, researchers are exploring alternative materials to c...
Jul 9, 2024
Rapid and reliable molecular detection is now within reach, thanks to micro- and nano-electro-mechanical systems, essential for disease diagnostics. Yet, the presence of stochastic noise and nonlinear behaviors pose challenges that hinder optimiza...
Jul 9, 2024
Researchers at Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) are applying their expertise in physics, chemistry and computer modeling to create the next generation of computer chips, aiming for processes and materials that will produce chips with sma...
Jul 9, 2024
A global research team led by Texas Engineers has developed a way to blast the molecules in plastics and other materials with a laser to break them down into their smallest parts for future reuse.
Jul 9, 2024
Creating periodic nanostructures is vital for progress in material science and nanotechnology. Traditional methods often struggle with complexity and scalability. Integrating bottom-up self-assembly of block molecules with top-down lithography off...
Jul 9, 2024
Awarded the 2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, quantum dots have a wide variety of applications ranging from displays and LED lights to chemical reaction catalysis and bioimaging. These semiconductor nanocrystals are so small – on the order of nanomet...
Jul 9, 2024
