New fabrication method for silk fibroin microelectronics
27 March, 2019The technology for creating a biodegradable silk fibroin film allows microfabrication with polymer or metal structures manufactured from photolithography.
Patterning tiny devices with atomic precision
21 November, 2018US scientists have discovered a more precise method to create nanosize electromechanical devices.
Optical calculator uses the power of light
07 August, 2018A new type of nanowire-based nanostructure enables light to perform logic functions, allowing simple addition and subtraction operations.
Molecular electronics on the horizon
19 July, 2018We may not be able to cram any more processing power into silicon-based computer chips, but we can make electronic devices 10 times smaller and use molecules to build electronic circuits instead.
Nanoscience company to produce super-strength carbons
29 June, 2018The Ig Nobel Prize-winning Vortex Fluidic Device will be manufactured for commercial sales by newly formed nanoscience company 2D Fluidics.
Atom-thin nanowires efficiently convert heat to electricity
12 June, 2018Researchers have found that the most effective thermoelectric materials can be realised by shaping them into the thinnest possible nanowires.
Controlling conductivity in carbon nanotubes
30 May, 2018A South African PhD student has found ways to control the spin transport in networks of the smallest electrical conductor known to man — the carbon nanotube.
Avoiding the coffee ring effect in printed electronics
12 May, 2017Japanese researchers have discovered a solution to a problem that occurs when printing words on electronics — the dreaded 'coffee ring effect'.
2D nanomaterials create printed electronics
12 April, 2017Researchers have fabricated printed transistors consisting entirely of two-dimensional nanomaterials for the first time, in a breakthrough which combines exciting electronic properties with the potential for low-cost production.
Microbial nanowires for green electronics
26 January, 2017Microbiologists have discovered a type of natural wire produced by bacteria that could greatly accelerate their goal of developing sustainable conducting materials for the electronics industry.
Supersonic phenomena and nanoelectronics
28 October, 2016Freak waves, as well as other less striking localised excitations, occur in nature at every scale. Now, European researchers have found that these phenomena could play a significant role at the quantum scale in nanoelectronics.
Magnetic polaron imaging boosts possibility of magnetically charged devices
19 September, 2016Researchers were able to image the polaron by designing an artificial magnetic material. They demonstrated that polaron formation also occurs in a system of magnetic charges, and not just in a system of electric charges.
Researchers develop method to pattern functionalised nanowires
14 September, 2016The patterning of functionalised nanowires has received considerable interest around the world thanks to their potential for use in novel self-assembled nanodevices. A Hokkaido University research team has developed a method of patterning the nanowires' structure.
Vertical nanowires standing tall
02 September, 2016Hokkaido University researchers have demonstrated a method of making vertical nanowires with full control over their size, density and distribution over a semiconducting substrate.
Infinity in a grain of sand: neural dust sensors monitor the body from inside
15 August, 2016Engineers recently created tiny batteryless sensors the size of a grain of sand, opening the door to 'electroceuticals' — an emerging field in which these devices are used to treat disorders like epilepsy, stimulate the immune system or reduce inflammation by stimulating nerves and muscles.
