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Vacuum technology comeback immunizes nanoelectronics from radiation – Physics World

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With an optimized structure and materials substrate vacuum nanoelectronics bids to outperform semiconductor counterparts The post Vacuum technology comeback immunizes nanoelectronics from radiation appeared first on Physics World.

Aug 31, 2019

In a Huge Milestone, Engineers Build a Working Computer Chip Out of Carbon Nanotubes

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It's no longer a question of if, but when.

Aug 30, 2019

Advanced Microprocessor Built Out of Carbon Nanotubes

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New approach harnesses the same fabrication processes used for silicon chips, offers key advance toward next-generation computers. After years of tackling numerous design and manufacturing... The post Advanced Microprocessor Built Out of Carbon Na...

Aug 30, 2019

Moving faster in a crowd

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Cell particles move more quickly through a crowded cellular environment when the crowding molecules are non-uniformly distributed. New research also shows that particle transport in crowded cells can actually be faster than movement in a non-crowd...

Aug 30, 2019

Storage and release of mechanical waves without energy loss

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A new discovery could allow light and sound waves to be stored intact for an indefinite period of time and then direct it toward a desired location on demand. Such a development would greatly facilitate the ability to manipulate waves for a variet...

Aug 30, 2019

Breakthrough enables storage and release of mechanical waves without energy loss

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Light and sound waves are at the basis of energy and signal transport and fundamental to some of our most basic technologies—from cell phones to engines. Scientists, however, have yet to devise a method that allows them to store a wave intact for ...

Aug 30, 2019

Freight-train earthquake detectors, ion-trap quantum computers and the 'dude wall' problem – Physics World

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Physics World editors talk quantum computing with Chris Monroe and explore the problem of poor diversity in physics with Jess Wade The post Freight-train earthquake detectors, ion-trap quantum computers and the “dude wall” problem appeared first o...

Aug 30, 2019

Ultrathin 3-D-printed films convert energy of one form into another

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Low-cost piezoelectric films produce voltage when under strain, could be used for flexible electronic components and more.

Aug 30, 2019

Quantum engineering atomically smooth single-crystalline silver films

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Ultra-low-loss metal films with high-quality single crystals are in demand as the perfect surface for nanophotonics and quantum information processing applications. Silver is by far the most preferred material due to low-loss at optical and near i...

Aug 30, 2019

A new technique for making exciting metal oxide frameworks

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Metal oxide frameworks, or MOFs, are solid materials which can behave like ultra-fine sponges. The cavities in the sponge are of nanosize—about the size of individual molecules. Being made up of such suitably sized cavities or pores gives them a h...

Aug 30, 2019

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