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Examining the influence of defects on 2D integrated electronic circuits

Tech Xplore   -   Scientific News Websites

For decades, transistors—the heart of computer chips—have been getting smaller and smaller. As a result, the electronic components in many devices can be made even more compact, faster and also more powerful. But is this development coming to a na...

Jan 16, 2023

Designing a Silicon Photonic MEMS Phase Shifter With Simulation

IEEE Spectrum   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

The modern internet-connected world is often described as wired, but most core network data traffic is actually carried by optical fiber — not electric wires. Despite this, existing infrastructure still relies on many electrical signal processing ...

Jan 16, 2023

Unconventional experiments produce new nanoscale particles with big potential

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Nanoparticles are complex materials smaller than 100 nanometers, or about the size of a virus, but they have a large range of potential applications, from medicine to energy to electronics. Now, hundreds of new nanoparticles with previously unknow...

Jan 16, 2023

Unconventional experiments produce new nanoscale particles with big potential

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Hundreds of new nanoparticles with previously unknown features have been produced using an innovative experimental approach.

Jan 16, 2023

Gone fishing: highly accurate test for common respiratory viruses uses DNA as 'nanobait'

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A new test 'fishes' for multiple respiratory viruses at once using single strands of DNA as 'bait', and gives highly accurate results in under an hour.

Jan 16, 2023

Multi-layered 'space skin' can help future satellites and spacecraft harvest energy

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

A research team has shown that their innovative nano-coating, called the Multifunctional Nanobarrier Structure (MFNS), can reduce the operating temperatures of space-qualified structures from 120 degrees Celsius to 60 degrees Celsius.

Jan 16, 2023

Mathematics at the speed of light

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers at AMOLF, University of Pennsylvania, and City University of New York (CUNY) created a nanostructured surface capable of solving equations using light. This discovery opens exciting new opportunities in the field of analog processing b...

Jan 16, 2023

Next-generation, light-activated nanotech for antibiotic-resistant superbugs

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

It's "lights out" for antibiotic-resistant superbugs as next-generation light-activated nanotech proves it can eradicate some of the most notorious and potentially deadly bacteria in the world.

Jan 16, 2023

Mathematics at the speed of light

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have created a nanostructured surface capable of solving equations using light. This discovery opens exciting new opportunities in the field of analog processing based on optical metasurfaces.

Jan 16, 2023

'Lights out' for antibiotic-resistant superbugs

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

It's 'lights out' for antibiotic-resistant superbugs as next-generation light-activated nanotechnology proves it can eradicate some of the most notorious and potentially deadly bacteria in the world.

Jan 16, 2023

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