Tag: electronics

Nanopatterns Improve Thin-Film Solar Cells

By Kate Greene | 10/19/2009 | 3 Comments

Thin-film silicon solar cells are more efficient with tiny holes in the back electrical contact.

Supercomputer Visuals Without Graphics Chips

By Christopher Mims | 08/10/2009 | 5 Comments

Computer scientists are visualizing the world's most gigantic datasets without graphics clusters.

Intel's Wireless Power Play

By Kate Greene | 06/22/2009 | 9 Comments

A research project cuts the electric cord, wirelessly charging an electronic device.

A Step toward Graphene Circuitry

By Kate Greene | 05/11/2009 | 0 Comments

A new way to change the electronic properties of graphene could lead to ultrafast circuits.

A Step Toward Superfast Carbon Memory

By Prachi Patel | 04/01/2009 | 2 Comments

Graphene could make computer hard drives denser and speedier.

Bigger, Stretchier Graphene

By Prachi Patel | 01/15/2009 | 0 Comments

High-quality, clear graphene films are a leap toward bendable OLED displays.

The Year in Materials

By Katherine Bourzac | 12/31/2008 | 3 Comments

Stretchable electronics and the strongest material ever were just two achievements of 2008.

Carbon-Nanotube Thread

By Katherine Bourzac | 11/19/2008 | 5 Comments

Fabrics woven from highly conductive, nanotube-coated cotton are wearable biosensors.

Spintronics Goes Organic

By Prachi Patel | 08/20/2008 | 0 Comments

Measuring spin in an organic LED is an important step toward a spintronic device.

Nanowires for Displays

By Prachi Patel | 05/06/2008 | 0 Comments

Copper nanowires could be used in ultra-thin field-emission displays that are brighter and sharper than flat-panel displays.

New Graphene Transistors Show Promise

By Kate Greene | 03/06/2007 | 3 Comments

Electronics made of a single sheet of carbon could be created much smaller than those made with silicon.