Keeping cool with a black semiconductor
As anyone who has held a laptop computer or cell phone knows, they produce heat that has the potential to damage the microchips inside. However, layered, crystalline black phosphorus could lead to a...
View ArticleElectronic sensor that distinguishes dead bacteria from live by measuring...
A new type of electronic sensor that might be used to quickly detect and classify bacteria for medical diagnostics and food safety has passed a key hurdle by distinguishing between dead and living...
View ArticleSqueezing graphene is a way to control its heat conduction, paving the way to...
One of the biggest problems in designing electronic components is getting rid of excess heat. Now, A*STAR researchers have found a simple way to vary the heat flow in graphene, a breakthrough that will...
View ArticleGraphene isn't the only Lego in the materials-science toy box
You may have heard of graphene, a sheet of pure carbon, one atom thick, that's all the rage in materials-science circles, and getting plenty of media hype as well. Reports have trumpeted graphene as an...
View ArticleA step forward in understanding mechanisms behind magma generation and the...
A joint research team consisting of Hiroshi Sakuma, senior researcher, Functional Geomaterials Group, Environment and Energy Materials Division, National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Japan,...
View ArticleA new approach to building efficient thermoelectric nanomaterials
By doping a thermoelectric material with minute amounts of sulfur, a team of researchers has found a new path to large improvements in the efficiency of materials for solid-state heating and cooling...
View ArticleComputational materials screening and targeted experiments reveal promising...
Researchers use simulations to identify previously undiscovered semiconductors with promising attributes for optical and electronic applications. A nitride among those proposed has been successfully...
View ArticleIntegrated trio of 2D nanomaterials unlocks graphene electronics applications
Graphene has emerged as one of the most promising two-dimensional crystals, but the future of electronics may include two other nanomaterials, according to a new study by researchers at the University...
View ArticleResearchers report the world's first fibrous aggregate of carbon nanohorns
NEC Corporation today announced the discovery of a new nano carbon material, the "carbon nanobrush," a fibrous aggregate of single-walled carbon nanohorns. Moreover, NEC has become the first company in...
View ArticleEngineer creates new technique for testing nanomaterials
A University of California, Irvine engineer has invented a method for analyzing nanowires at temperatures approaching 800 degrees Fahrenheit in first-ever experiments, showing the valuable role the...
View ArticleScientists find a new dopant for organic electronic devices
A team of the Lomonosov MSU researchers in collaboration with their German colleagues from the Institute of Polymer Research in Dresden (Leibniz Institute) believe a particular molecule could lead to...
View ArticleNew technique uses electrical conductivity to measure blood in dry blood samples
Researchers from The University of Texas at Arlington have demonstrated that electrical conductivity can be an effective means to precisely measure the amount of blood present in dry blood spot...
View ArticleSelf-assembling nano inks form conductive and transparent grids during imprint
Transparent electronics devices are present in today's thin film displays, solar cells, and touchscreens. The future will bring flexible versions of such devices. Their production requires printable...
View ArticleChallenging the 'rigidity' for smart soft electronics
Soft electronic devices, such as a smartphone on your wrist and a folding screen in your pocket, are looking to much improve your lifestyle in the not-too-distant future. That is, if we could find ways...
View ArticleNew electrical energy storage material shows its power
A powerful new material developed by Northwestern University chemist William Dichtel and his research team could one day speed up the charging process of electric cars and help increase their driving...
View ArticleA novel method of making high-quality vertical nanowires
Researchers at Hokkaido University describe a novel method of making high quality vertical nanowires with full control over their size, density and distribution over a semi-conducting substrate. The...
View ArticleEngineers treat printed graphene with lasers to enable paper electronics
The researchers in Jonathan Claussen's lab at Iowa State University (who like to call themselves nanoengineers) have been looking for ways to use graphene and its amazing properties in their sensors...
View ArticleResearchers discover the cause of vastly different thermal conductivities in...
Researchers found that the thermal conductivity of superatom crystals is directly related to the rotational disorder within those structures. The findings were published in an article in Nature...
View ArticleNew test to improve commercial viability of printable electronics
Scientists at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) have developed a new, non-destructive method of detecting the orientation of molecules in organic semiconductor transistors using Raman...
View ArticleElectro-thermal actuator and lever system keeps hard drive recording heads on...
As the density of data stored on a hard drive gets close to multiple terabytes per square centimeter, the precision of the internal components is becoming increasingly significant. A*STAR researchers...
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