Nanowires
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Researchers at Cambridge and the University of Warwick have jumped ahead to the logical endpoint of Moore's Law and shrunk wires down to a string of single atoms. Effectively one dimensional, these “extreme nanowires” are made of tellurium, compressed inside carbon nanotubes to keep them stable.
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Engineers have tested a nano-system that could restore sight through a retinal implant that responds to light by directly stimulating the neurons that send visual signals to the brain. Unlike other systems, the new device requires no external sensors, and can provide a much higher resolution.
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A nano-spacecraft made from a silicon chip could make the journey to Alpha Centauri in just 20 years. The problem is, such a "space-chip" wouldn’t survive the intense radiation and temperature of space, so a NASA and KAIST team is developing a method for helping the chip heal itself on the fly.
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Researchers at the University of Central Florida have created a supercapcitor that can not only be fully-charged in mere seconds, but can go on to be recharged more than 30,000 times without affecting performance or capacity.
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Over the years, the ONR has produced some impressive innovations, from unmanned sub-chasing ships to self-healing paint for armored vehicles. Now, it’s turned its attention towards producing new electrical materials, looking to nature for inspiration.
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By designing nanowires with a special protective coating, researchers have created an electrode that withstands hundreds of thousands of cycles, serving as a proof of concept for longer-lasting batteries to power everything from smartphones to spacecraft.
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ScienceImagine if instead of installing curtains or blinds, you could simply adjust the opacity of the glass in your windows. Well, that's how smart windows work. Researchers at Harvard University have now developed one of their own, which they say is simpler and cheaper than what's come before.
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A team of physicists at TUM are working on nanowire lasers that are a thousand times thinner than a human hair and may one day lead to economical, high-performance photonic circuits.
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Scientists have created a hybrid system of bacteria and semiconducting nanowires that take water, sunlight and carbon dioxide and turn them into the building blocks of biodegradable plastics, pharmaceutical drugs and even biofuel.
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Researchers at the University of Konstanz and the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) claim to have created a molecule-sized electrical switch and proven its operation for the very first time. This work may lead to other microscopic electronic components born from self-assembling molecules.
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Researchers have developed a silver nanowire sensor that has the potential to improve long-term patient health monitoring. The new sensor is as accurate as those used in hospitals, and thanks to its dry nature and flexibility, is well suited to monitoring when the patient is moving around.
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ScienceChances are that the touchscreen on your smartphone incorporates a coating of indium tin oxide, or ITO.Scientists are developing something that could ultimately replace the material. They've created an electrode coating that's not only more conductive than ITO, but is also far tougher.
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