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6 years ago

A New Spin on Silicon Chips

A new spintronics device is a key step toward faster, more powerful computers.

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6 years ago

Sheets of Stretchable Silicon

Researchers have shown that ultrathin sheets of silicon can stretch in two dimensions–opening up the possibility of electronic eyeballs and smart surgical gloves.

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6 years ago

3-D Nano Images

IBM researchers have developed a nuclear MRI technique that can see features as small as 90 nanometers.

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6 years ago

A Better Silicon Laser

Researchers at Intel have made the most efficient silicon laser yet, potentially paving the way for cheaper medical imaging and ultrasensitive chemical detection.

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6 years ago

Tiny Light Bulbs

Ultrasmall light-emitting fibers deposited on electrodes can serve as nanometer-scale light sources.

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6 years ago

A Cheaper Route to Speeding Up the Web

A new silicon-based optical device has the potential to improve the speed, cost, and reach of fiber-optic networks.

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6 years ago

Flash Memory Moves onto the Desktop

Flash memory is moving from iPods to desktops and laptops, providing a performance boost and the potential for instant boot-ups.

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6 years ago

Portable, Palm-Size Radiation Detectors

A new device, with sensors the size of human cells, can measure, record, and assess the risk of radiation emissions in real time.

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6 years ago

New Graphene Transistors Show Promise

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

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6 years ago

Superfast Silicon Optics

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