Creating flexible electronic devices
06 March, 2006Researchers have developed a new process to make flexible, conducting ‘nano skins’ for a variety of applications, from electronic paper to sensors for detecting chemical and biological agents. The materials, which are described in the March issue of the journal Nano Letters, combine the strength and conductivity of carbon nanotubes with the flexibility of traditional polymers.
Stacked, packed nanowires hold triplexed megadata
22 April, 2004Scientists have created a transistor architecture using molecular-scale nanowire memory cells. It promises unprecedently compact data storage.
New approach to solid-state lighting
17 July, 2003In a different approach to creating white light, several researchers at the Department of Energy's (DOE) Sandia National Laboratories have developed what is claimed to be the first solid-state white light-emitting device using quantum dots. In the future, the use of quantum dots as light-emitting phosphors may represent a major application of nanotechnology.
Pressure from nanoelectronics
26 November, 2002The future of nanoelectronics looks promising. Built with nanotubes and various self-assembling molecular structures, this technology may revolutionise the elctronic world by replacing the silicon transistor in approximately ten years.
