Semiconductors and electronics Research update Memory device could store data using heat Researchers develop a way of storing and reading information with phonons
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Read article: Carbon nanotubes, but without the ‘nano’ Structure and dynamics Research update Carbon nanotubes, but without the ‘nano’ New structures are 30 times stronger than Kevlar, say researchers
Read article: Ballistic breakthrough could lead to molecular logic gates Transport properties Research update Ballistic breakthrough could lead to molecular logic gates Electrons travel with ease between benzene and platinum
Ultrafast science Research update Cold atoms could help build ‘spintronics’ transistor Analogue "may help understand problems in real systems"
Read article: Plasmons put laser light on the straight and narrow Ultrafast science Research update Plasmons put laser light on the straight and narrow Tiny collimator reduces divergence of light from semiconductor lasers
Read article: Combination technique shows the strain Transport properties Research update Combination technique shows the strain Moiré technique and electron holography combined to give 2D strain map
Transport properties Research update Quantized conductance seen in graphene Graphene nanodevices move a step closer
Transport properties Research update Dawn of the memristor There is a fourth standard circuit element in addition to resistors, capacitors and inductors
Read article: Quantum logic gate is miniaturized Semiconductors and electronics Research update Quantum logic gate is miniaturized Researchers convert single-photon controlled-NOT gate from lab-bench experiment to single-chip device