In an accomplishment that might herald the future of electronics, researchers at the Cornell University in the United States were able to create large arrays of nanoscale resonators using the carbon compound graphene, currently one of the most researched materials in the world. The work was prompted by the fact that ... |
1 December 2010 05:01 GMT |
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A group of physics experts from Switzerland, at ETH-Zurich, have recently developed the smallest microlaser in the world that can be powered up using electricity. The achievement is bound to have significant implications in many research areas of physics, chemistry and medicine. Additionally, the team says, it could ... |
24 March 2010 07:56 GMT |
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Microelectromechanical systems, or MEMS, are tiny devices able to perform highly-complex tasks. Experts at the Purdue University are now planning to use them to create filters for electronic signals, to be used most commonly in mobile phones, but also in other, more exotic applications. The new class of systems curre... |
11 August 2009 11:01 GMT |
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California Institute of Technology (Caltech) scientists managed to create the first mass spectrometer at the nanoscale in the world. The device is able to measure the mass of single molecules in real-time, combining the action of components several billionths of a millimeter in size. The new method is a significant b... |
23 July 2009 06:12 GMT |
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