Boron arsenide crystals could cool computer chips
The semiconductor could be a “revolutionary thermal management material”
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Sounding out lasing in silicon
Lasing by stimulating acoustic vibrations in a silicon waveguide may bring integrated silicon photonics a step closer
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Data storage prospects broaden for antiferromagnetics
A previously unobserved type of antiferromagnetic switching may be useful for memory applications
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Inorganic semiconductors can be more flexible in the dark
Experiments in complete darkness reveal extraordinary plasticity in ZnS
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Memristor technology programme wins £11 million
Research collaborators at Southampton, Imperial and Manchester universities in the UK win a grant to develop memristor technology for broader use
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Funnelling charges to boost solar-cell efficiency
The inverse charge funnelling effect pushes charges to easy collection points in few-layer hafnium disulphide flakes, thanks to strain from laser-induced oxidation
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Atomic force microscope makes single-electron current meter
IBM team measures the energy levels of single molecules on insulators for the first time
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Van der Waals nanoribbons carry current
1D zirconium telluride wires could be used to make the tiniest interconnects and transistor channels
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Phase-separated state could make nanoscale switch
Devices made from perovskite nickelate materials would operate electronically
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Plasma, nanoparticles and printed electronics
NovaCentrix’s chief technology officer Kurt Schroder on how the company got into printable electronics
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