Crystalline silicon shapes up
Materials breakthrough could lead to cheaper silicon devices
Read article: Laser lithography makes cheaper chips
Laser lithography makes cheaper chips
A new manufacturing process could revolutionize the semiconductor industry
Read article: Tiny transistors nudge the nanoscale
Tiny transistors nudge the nanoscale
The first transistor made from a single atom could lead to practical nanoelectronics
Quantum dots count microwave photons
Single-photon detector could boost fundamental research and new technologies
Multi-talented material signals new devices
Carbon compound combines electronics, optics and magnetism for the first time
Molecular electronics claims called into question
Bell Labs investigates allegations that data were improperly manipulated
Read article: Crystals get in a twist
Crystals get in a twist
Physicists make Möbius strips from niobium selenide
Lights switch to organic LEDs
Lamps made from a new LED promise better efficiency than conventional light bulbs
Semiconductors plug terahertz gap
Scientists build a ‘quantum cascade’ laser that emits radiation at terahertz wavelengths
Read article: Super-sensor seeks out water
Super-sensor seeks out water
A sensitive humidity detector could improve crop yields and save water in dry regions
