Artificial nanofluidic synapses can store computational memory
In a step toward nanofluidic-based neuromorphic -- or brain-inspired -- computing, engineers have succeeded in executing a logic operation by connecting two chips that use ions, rather than electrons,...
View ArticleBrain-inspired wireless system to gather data from salt-sized sensors
In a new study, researchers describe a novel approach for a wireless communication network that can efficiently transmit, receive and decode data from thousands of microelectronic chips that are each...
View ArticleN-channel diamond field-effect transistor
A research team has developed an n-channel diamond MOSFET (metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor). The developed n-channel diamond MOSFET provides a key step toward CMOS (complementary...
View ArticleDownscaling storage devices: Magnetic memory based on the chirality of spiral...
A team of researchers has proposed a new concept for magnet-based memory devices, which might revolutionize information storage devices owing to their potential for large-scale integration,...
View ArticleQuantum interference could lead to smaller, faster, and more energy-efficient...
Scientists made a single-molecule transistor using quantum interference to control electron flow. This new design offers high on/off ratio and stability, potentially leading to smaller, faster, and...
View ArticleSuper permeable wearable electronics developed for stable, long-term...
Super wearable electronics that are lightweight, stretchable and increase sweat permeability by 400-fold have been developed by scientists, enabling reliable long-term monitoring of biosignals for...
View ArticleRevolutionary biomimetic olfactory chips to enable advanced gas sensing and...
A research team has addressed the long-standing challenge of creating artificial olfactory sensors with arrays of diverse high-performance gas sensors. Their newly developed biomimetic olfactory chips...
View ArticleMicro-Lisa! Making a mark with novel nano-scale laser writing
High-power lasers are often used to modify polymer surfaces to make high-tech biomedical products, electronics and data storage components. Now researchers have discovered a light-responsive,...
View ArticlePhysics-based predictive tool will speed up battery and superconductor research
Researchers have developed physics-based guidelines that will benefit host-guest intercalated materials research. By using only two guest properties and eight host-derived descriptors, they correctly...
View ArticleProgress in quantum physics: Researchers tame superconductors
An international team including researchers from the University of W rzburg has succeeded in creating a special state of superconductivity. This discovery could advance the development of quantum...
View ArticleBreakthrough for next-generation digital displays
Researchers have developed a digital display screen where the LEDs themselves react to touch, light, fingerprints and the user's pulse, among other things. Their results could be the start of a whole...
View Article'Surprising' hidden activity of semiconductor material spotted by researchers
New research suggests that materials commonly overlooked in computer chip design actually play an important role in information processing, a discovery which could lead to faster and more efficient...
View ArticleNew colorful plastic films for versatile sensors and electronic displays
Researchers have synthesized triarylborane (TAB) compounds that exhibit unusual optical responses upon binding to certain anions. They also synthesized thin polymer films that incorporate the TAB and...
View ArticleMachine learning used to create a fabric-based touch sensor
A new fabric-based touch sensor used machine learning to control mobile apps, video games and other devices while integrated into clothing.
View ArticleAtom-by-atom: Imaging structural transformations in 2D materials
Silicon-based electronics are approaching their physical limitations and new materials are needed to keep up with current technological demands. Two-dimensional (2D) materials have a rich array of...
View ArticleNovel material supercharges innovation in electrostatic energy storage
Scientists have developed artificial heterostructures made of freestanding 2D and 3D membranes that have an energy density up to 19 times higher than commercially available capacitors.
View ArticleDevelopment of organic semiconductors featuring ultrafast electrons
Collaboration has led to the successful observation of these ultrafast electrons within conducting two-dimensional polymers.
View ArticleMagnetic with a pinch of hydrogen
Magnetic two-dimensional materials consisting of one or a few atomic layers have only recently become known and promise interesting applications, for example for the electronics of the future. So far,...
View Article2D materials rotate light polarization
Physicists have shown that ultra-thin two-dimensional materials such as tungsten diselenide can rotate the polarization of visible light by several degrees at certain wavelengths under small magnetic...
View ArticleUnlocking spin current secrets: A new milestone in spintronics
Using neutron scattering and voltage measurements, a group of researchers have discovered that a material's magnetic properties can predict spin current changes with temperature. The finding is a major...
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