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Scientists Manipulate Ripples In Graphene, Enabling Strain-Based Graphene Electronics
July 26, 2009 Scientists report the first direct observation and controlled creation via simple thermal manipulation of one- and two-dimensional ripples in graphene sheets. The result has important implications ... > full story -
Lasers Can Lengthen Quantum Bit Memory By 1,000 Times
June 24, 2009 Physicists have found a way to drastically prolong the shelf life of quantum bits, the 0s and 1s of quantum ... > full story -
Spintronic – The New Electronic?
June 17, 2009 Spintronic devices have created enormous advances in microelectronics, leading to faster, instant-on start times and orders-of-magnitude increases in data storage capacity. Spintronics is short for ... > full story -
Magnetic Super-Atoms Discovered
June 15, 2009 Scientists have discovered a "magnetic superatom" -- a stable cluster of atoms that can mimic different elements of the periodic table -- that one day may be used to create molecular electronic ... > full story -
New Exotic Material Could Revolutionize Electronics
June 15, 2009 Move over, silicon -- it may be time to give the Valley a new name. Physicists have confirmed the existence of a type of material that could one day provide dramatically faster, more efficient ... > full story -
'Colossal' Magnetic Effect Under Pressure: Another Revolution In Computing Technology?
June 5, 2009 Millions of people today carry around pocket-sized music players capable of holding thousands of songs, thanks to the discovery 20 years ago of a phenomenon known as the "giant magnetoresistance ... > full story -
Physicists Demonstrate Quantum Entanglement In Mechanical System
June 3, 2009 Physicists have demonstrated entanglement -- a phenomenon peculiar to the atomic-scale quantum world -- in a mechanical system similar to those in the macroscopic everyday world. The work extends the ... > full story -
Multiferroics: Making A Switch The Electric Way
May 22, 2009 Researchers have demonstrated that electric fields can be used as ON/OFF switches in multiferroic materials, a development that holds promise for future magnetic data storage and spintronic ... > full story -
Graphene Yields Secrets To Its Extraordinary Properties
May 14, 2009 Applying innovative measurement techniques, researchers have directly measured the unusual energy spectrum of graphene, a technologically promising, two-dimensional form of carbon that has tantalized ... > full story -
Single Electron Captured In Tunable Carbon Nanotube Quantum Dot
May 14, 2009 Researchers have successfully captured a single electron in a highly tunable carbon nanotube double quantum dot. This was made possible by a new approach for producing ultraclean nanotubes. Moreover, ... > full story
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