A new fabrication technique may allow the gold standard for transistors to outcompete its recent ultra-thin substitutes In seeking to develop the next generation of micro-electronic transist... Read more
Next step, nanobots, right? Pic Researchers have found a way to make tiny 3D structures out of silicon that “pop up” into shape when glued to an elastic substrate, paving the way... Read more
A team of Carnegie scientists led by Timothy Strobel has synthesized an entirely new form of silicon, one that promises even greater future applications. Silicon is the second most-abundant... Read more
As the installation of photovoltaic solar cells continues to accelerate, scientists are looking for inexpensive materials beyond the traditional silicon that can efficiently convert sunlight... Read more
For decades silicon has been the workhorse of the microelectronics revolution and, owing to its excellent optical properties in the near- and mid-infrared range, is now promising to have a s... Read more
Using a bottom-up approach to make hybrid quantum devices Theorists propose a way to make superconducting quantum devices such as Josephson junctions and qubits, atom-by-atom, inside a silic... Read more
Rice University scientists have created a one-step process for producing highly efficient materials that let the maximum amount of sunlight reach a solar cell. The Rice lab of chemist Andrew... Read more
Researchers develop new architecture for lithium-ion battery anodes that far outperform the current standard Researchers at the University of California, Riverside Bourns College of Engineer... Read more
Engineers use silicon dioxide to make lithium-ion batteries that last three times longer between charges compared to current standard Using a material found in Silly Putty and surgical tubin... Read more
Silicon anodes could store 10 times more charge than the graphite anodes in today’s rechargeable lithium-ion batteries An electrode designed like a pomegranate – with silicon nanoparti... Read more
Graphene for energy use is emerging as an exciting topic of research, with breakthrough discoveries hitting the headlines every week. Supercapacitors, the new paradigm for portable energy, a... Read more
The ability to shrink laboratory-scale processes to automated chip-sized systems would revolutionize biotechnology and medicine. For example, inexpensive and highly portable devices that pro... Read more
Surprising result: Graphene retains its properties even when coated with silicon Graphene has extreme conductivity and is completely transparent while being inexpensive and nontoxic. This ma... Read more
“This could be what it takes to open up an important new industry” Chemists at Oregon State University have identified a compound that could significantly reduce the cost and potentially ena... Read more
Reduced costs for industry A team of researchers from the Nanoengineering Research Centre (CRNE) and the Department of Electronic Engineering at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya · Ba... Read more
