New nano-technique hits the bull’s-eye
A model bull just micrometres long shows the potential of a new micro-fabrication technique
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Single electrons flick the switch
A buckled carbon nanotube can act as a single-electron transistor
Nanotubes are the new superconductors
Carbon nanotubes add resistance-free current flow to their repertoire
Ultraviolet light to squeeze in the data
Short-wavelength light will increase the capacity of devices like CDs and DVDs
Nanotube devices in the pipeline
New insights into the electronics of nanotubes could bring real devices a step closer
New ‘light transistor’ for optical circuits
Devices that run on photons instead of electrons could transmit data at the speed of light
Busquin calls for EU Framework increase
More cash on the cards for European R&D
Heat leaves atom clusters cold
Clumps of sodium atoms buck the thermodynamic trend
Green light for nanomotors
Schmid and colleagues used new microscopy techniques to observe in real time interactions between the tin clusters – each containing hundreds of thousands of atoms – and the copper surface...
Nanoscientists go on a roll
Whereas the carbon atoms in a graphite sheet are arranged in hexagons, the fullerene form of carbon includes both pentagons and hexagons. The first fullerene to be discovered, carbon-60, contains 12 p...
