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Jul 3, 2009
New technique produces graded bone-like material for connective tissue engineering
Optical transistor breaks size record
Jul 2, 2009
Smallest optical transistor brings all-optical circuits and optical computing a step closer
Growing nanowires pinpoint on-chip targets
Jun 30, 2009
Anisotropic, long-range voltage profiles could guide wires up to live cells
Bilayer graphene for TFETs
Jun 26, 2009
Material could make good tunnel field effect transistor with high on-off current
Study examines nanoparticle uptake in marine ecosystems
Jun 25, 2009
Clams and biofilms accumulate the most nanoparticles by mass in test system
Carbon nanotubes wired for pressure sensing
Jun 23, 2009
Configuration offers ultra-low-power operation, wide dynamic range and suits vacuum-based microcavity applications
QD-LEDs emit over whole visible spectrum
Jun 19, 2009
MIT researchers develop unique structure to make RGB-emitting devices
Joining nanocrystals together
Jun 18, 2009
New type of electronic glue could be used to make large-area devices
Roll-transfer aligns nanowires for device fabrication
Jun 17, 2009
Low-cost, high-yield approach produces FETs with excellent device characteristics
Photostable nanotechnology benefits bioimaging and biosensing
Jun 17, 2009
Up-converting nanoparticles serve as fluorescent imaging probes and diagnostic agents
Nanotubes reveal breast cancer spread
Jun 16, 2009
Photoacoustic imaging with single-walled nanotubes could provide a non-invasive alternative to sentinel lymph-node biopsy
Nanoslits measure refractive indices
Jun 12, 2009
Quasi-1D arrays could offer improved sensitivity for monitoring protein-ligand binding
Probe-based nanofabrication under control
Jun 12, 2009
Model-less inversion-based iterative control (MIIC) paves the way for high-throughput nanopatterning
Tuning a bandgap in graphene
Jun 11, 2009
Results confirm graphene's potential for future nano-electronics and photonics
Foxconn patents nanoparticle LED doping
Jun 10, 2009
The behemoth Taiwanese company seeks to protect its method for smoothing both InGaN and AlGaAs active layers
TEM watches nanocrystals grow
Jun 5, 2009
Observations might be important for creating crystals with special physical properties
Nanotube-metal contacts: a sensitive approach
Jun 5, 2009
Cryogenic probe station helps to optimize future carbon nanotube transistor designs
Helium ions etch graphene devices
Jun 4, 2009
New non-contact technique can produce features smaller than 10 nm
Graphene-on-SiC FETs near DARPA targets
Jun 4, 2009
US defence researchers unveil devices intended for wireless applications with field mobility up to eight times higher than silicon n-MOSFETs.
Rigiflex mould turns out metallic nanopatterns
Jun 4, 2009
Printing technique suits optical components and could also benefit NEMS and nanofluidic devices