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Articles tagged with: Nanoscale
From GraphEne to GraphAne, now the possibilities are endless
Ever since graphene was discovered in 2004, this one-atom thick, super strong, carbon-based electrical conductor has been billed as a "wonder material" that some physicists think could one day replace silicon in computer chips. more
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Graphene may have advantages over copper for IC interconnects
..cts narrower and narrower, the resistivity increases as the true nanoscale properties of the material become apparent," said Raghunath Murali, a research engineer in Georgia Tech's Microelectronics Research Center. "Our experimental d more
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Engineers discover fundamental flaw in transistor theory
.. but our observations clearly indicate that it's incorrect at the smaller nanoscale regimes where industry is headed." The findings have particular implications for the low-power transistors currently in demand in the latest high-tech con more
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Research team reports major breakthrough in lithium battery technology
..carbon-sulphur combinations by tackling the contact issue at the nanoscale level. Although they say the same approach could be used with other materials, for their proof of concept study they chose a member of a highly structured and porous car more
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New nanocrystals show potential for cheap lasers, new lighting
For more than a decade, scientists have been frustrated in their attempts to create continuously emitting light sources from individual molecules because of an optical quirk called "blinking," but now scientists at the University of Rochester have uncovered the basic physics behind the phenomenon, and along with researchers at the Eastman Kodak Company, created a nanocrystal that constantly emits light. more
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Researchers Make Major Step Towards Faster Chips
.. such these small nanoscale dimensionalities," he said. "It is very unusual for electrical engineers, who are used to dealing with bulk structures of at least millions of atoms." As exciting as the findings are, researchers must more
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New method could lead to narrower chip patterns
..s of microscopes for observing at nanoscale resolution, with possible applications in biology and in materials science. At the same time, he is pursuing ways of using the technique to create even smaller patterns, down to the scale of individua more
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Nano changes rise to macro importance in a key electronics material
..ombining the results of a number of powerful techniques for studying material structure at the nanoscale, a team of researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), working with colleagues in other federal labs and ab more
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Exploring the Ultimate Nanoscale for Future Electronics
..hey're only two nanometers wide! It's like shoving a graphene sheet" - a single layer of carbon atoms with remarkable conductive properties - "right down into a tough, insulating ceramic." For Ramesh, the discovery, in an oxide, more
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Cracking a tough nut for the semiconductor industry
..l interference or "cross-talk" by making the insulating films more and more porous with nanoscale voids - but this has made them more fragile. Brittle fracture failure of low-k insulating films remains a problem for the industry, affecting both more
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