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Nano bundles pack a powerful punch
Rice University researchers have created a solid-state, nanotube-based supercapacitor that promises to combine the best qualities of high-energy batteries and…
Research Examines How To Apply Conductive Nanocoatings To Textiles
“Normally, conductive nanocoatings are applied to inorganic materials like silicon. If we can find a way to apply them to textiles – cheap, flexible materials…
Rapid etching X-rayed
A breakthrough in the study of chemical reactions during etching and coating of materials was achieved by a research group headed by Kiel physicist, Professor…
New 'finFET' promising for smaller transistors, more powerful chips
The fins are made not of silicon, like conventional transistors, but from a material called indium-gallium-arsenide. Called finFETs, for fin…
Physicists make electron gas visible
Why should such interfaces be researched? “They are important for the functioning of electronic components such as transistors,” says Michael Sing from the…
Beyond Silicon's Elemental Logic
Almost since the first silicon MOSFET was invented, engineers have sought to construct versions using gallium arsenide or other III-V semiconductors, which…