Nanophysics News
Fast, low-power, all-optical switch
An optical switch developed at the Joint Quantum Institute (JQI) spurs the prospective integration of photonics and electronics. What, isn't electronics good enough? Well, nothing travels faster ...
Thu 3 May 12 from Phys.org
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Next-generation nanoelectronics: A decade of progress, coming advances
Traditional silicon-based integrated circuits are found in many applications, from large data servers to cars to cell phones. Their widespread integration is due in part to the semiconductor ...
Thu 3 May 12 from Phys.org
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Nanotube mass sensor breaks new record
New device can weigh down to yoctograms
Wed 2 May 12 from Nanotechweb
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Smart gas sensors for better chemical detection
Portable gas sensors can allow you to search for explosives, diagnose medical conditions through a patient's breath, and decide whether it's safe to stay in a mine.
Tue 1 May 12 from Phys.org
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Inexpensive sensor measures ripeness of fruit
As fruit matures, it releases a gas known as ethylene, that causes the ripening process to begin. Once that process is under way, more ethylene is released, kicking the ripening into high gear. ...
Mon 30 Apr 12 from Gizmag
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Engineers produce multiple colors of lasers using a single material
Ordinarily, if you wanted to include blue, green and red laser light sources in the same device (such as a BluRay player), you would need to built in three separate lasers - each one incorporating ...
Tue 1 May 12 from Gizmag
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Graphene-based terahertz devices: The wave of the future
People use electromagnetic energy every day … watching television, listening to the radio, popping corn with a microwave, taking an X-ray or using a cellphone. This energy travels in the ...
Wed 2 May 12 from Phys.org
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Nano-factory promises great things for graphene science
Forty times stronger than steel and conducting electricity ten times better than silicon, graphene is the wonder material that could one day replace silicon in microchips. Now the University ...
Wed 2 May 12 from Phys.org
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Move over graphene, silicene is the new star material
Wonder material graphene now has a silicon-based competitor that could be more compatible with electronic devices
Sun 29 Apr 12 from Newscientist
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"Decorated" nanowires could lead to better batteries and solar cells
Higher-density batteries, more efficient thin-film solar cells, and better catalysts may all soon be possible, thanks to a new technique that allows nanowires to be "decorated" with nanoparticles. ...
Tue 1 May 12 from Gizmag
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