Determining the Properties of Silicon Nanowires

Determining the Properties of Silicon Nanowires

Their mechanical traits are essential for future technologies

  • Sci Pry
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 3rd, 2009
Experts Create Silicon-Silk Electronics

Experts Create Silicon-Silk Electronics

They can be implanted in the body

Roadrunner Simulates Stretching, Silver Nanowire

Roadrunner Simulates Stretching, Silver Nanowire

The simulation has gone down to the atomic level

Nanowires 'Compatible' with the Human Brain

Nanowires 'Compatible' with the Human Brain

Results obtained thus far are encouraging

Melting Materials Analyzed in World's Smallest Test Tube

Melting Materials Analyzed in World's Smallest Test Tube

The device is only a thousandth the diameter of a human hair

New Nanoscale Sensors Need No Power Source

New Nanoscale Sensors Need No Power Source

They power themselves under stress

Silicon Nanowires Could Make Transistors Obsolete

Silicon Nanowires Could Make Transistors Obsolete

They set the basis for new types of electronics

3D Microchips One Step Closer to Reality

3D Microchips One Step Closer to Reality

Experts can now stack nanocrystals on top of each other

'Origami' DNA Self-Organizes onto Silicon Substrates

'Origami' DNA Self-Organizes onto Silicon Substrates

The effect has been discovered by experts at IBM

Nanowire Lithium Batteries One Step Closer

Nanowire Lithium Batteries One Step Closer

Stanford experts improve the technology

Scientists Create Nanowire Structures that Operate as Nerve Cells

Scientists Create Nanowire Structures that Operate as Nerve Cells

They are made of silicon nanowires enclosed in a cell-like membrane

Dielectrics Affect How Nanowires Operate

Dielectrics Affect How Nanowires Operate

They influence the activation energy thresholds

Nanowire Channels Used for Next Generation of Chips

Nanowire Channels Used for Next Generation of Chips

Gallium arsenide to benefit the manufacturing industry

Nanowires Reveal Their Dopant Properties

Nanowires Reveal Their Dopant Properties

Their structure has to be flawless

A Hand Wave Will Soon Recharge Mobile Devices

A Hand Wave Will Soon Recharge Mobile Devices

Nanogenerators are to be used for this purpose

Using Hamsters to Produce Electricity

Using Hamsters to Produce Electricity

A special jacket and a wheel are all they need

Latest LED Crop Packs Nanowires

Latest LED Crop Packs Nanowires

LEDs go large-scale

 
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