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Polymer With Honeycomb Structure: Scientists Synthesize Graphene-Like Material
November 20, 2009 — Two-dimensional carbon layers, so-called graphenes, are regarded as a possible substitute for silicon in the semiconductor industry. The electronic properties of these layers can be varied by ... > full story -
Exotic Electric Properties of Graphene Confirmed
November 17, 2009 — First, it was the soccer-ball-shaped molecules dubbed buckyballs. Then it was the cylindrically shaped nanotubes. Now, the hottest new material in physics and nanotechnology is graphene: a remarkably ... > full story -
Researchers Find Reliable, Mess-Free Way to Grow Graphene
November 13, 2009 — Single layers of carbon atoms, called graphene sheets, are lightweight, strong, electrically semi-conducting -- and notoriously difficult and expensive to make. Now, scientists have invented a simple ... > full story -
New 'FinFETs' Promising For Smaller Transistors, More Powerful Chips
November 10, 2009 — Researchers are making progress in developing a new type of transistor that uses a finlike structure instead of the conventional flat design, possibly enabling engineers to create faster and more ... > full story -
Capturing Those In-Between Moments: Timing Problem In Molecular Modeling Solved
November 4, 2009 — A theoretical physicist has developed a method for calculating the motions and forces of thousands of atoms simultaneously over a wider range of time scales than previously possible. The method ... > full story -
Battery Of The Future: New Storage Material Improves Energy Density Of Lithium-Ion Battery
October 29, 2009 — High-performance energy storage technologies for the automotive industry or mobile phone batteries and notebooks providing long battery times – these visions of the future are being brought one ... > full story -
Next-Generation Microcapsules Deliver 'Chemicals On Demand'
October 28, 2009 — Scientists are reporting development of a new generation of the microcapsules used in carbon-free copy paper, in which capsules burst and release ink with pressure from a pen. The new microcapsules ... > full story -
All-Electric Spintronics Created
October 27, 2009 — Scientists have always attempted to develop spin transistors by incorporating local ferromagnets into device architectures. A far better and practical way to manipulate the orientation of an ... > full story -
Interactions Between Massless Particles May Lead To Speedy, Powerful Electronic Devices
October 14, 2009 — Researchers have discovered novel electronic properties in two-dimensional sheets of carbon atoms called graphene that could one day be the heart of speedy and powerful electronic devices. The new ... > full story -
24-Carat Gold 'Snowflakes' Improve Graphene's Electrical Properties
October 13, 2009 — In an effort to make graphene more useful in electronics applications, engineers have made a golden discovery -- gold "snowflakes" on ... > full story
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