Capture of nanomagnetic 'fingerprints' a boost for next-generation information storage ... A technique of capturing the magnetic "fingerprints" of magnetic nanostructures -- even when they are buried within the boards and junctions of an electronic device -- has been developed by a team of researchers at ... http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-01/uoc--con012809.php- 16.1KB - Public Press Releases
Smart lighting: New LED drops the 'droop' Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed and demonstrated a new type of light emitting diode (LED) with significantly improved lighting performance and energy efficiency. The new polarization- ... http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-01/rpi-sln011309.php- 9.5KB - Public Press Releases
Engineers: Efficient organic LEDs a step toward better lights For those who love "green" compact fluorescent bulbs but hate their cold light, here's some good news: Researchers are closer to flipping the switch on cheaper, richer LED-type room lighting. http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-12/uof-eeo122308.php- 7.1KB - Public Press Releases
NIST 'stress tests' probe nanoscale strains in materials Researchers at NIST have demonstrated their ability to measure relatively low levels of stress or strain in regions of a semiconductor device as small as 10nm across. Their recent results not only will impact the design ... http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-11/nios-nt112508.php- 11.9KB - Public Press Releases
Boosting the power of solar cells New ways of squeezing out greater efficiency from solar photovoltaic cells are emerging from computer simulations and lab tests conducted by a team of physicists and engineers at MIT. http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-11/miot-btp112408.php- 9.6KB - Public Press Releases
Surface plasmon resonances of metal nanoparticles in array can have narrower spectral ... Researchers at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences have demonstrated experimentally and theoretically that the surface plasmon resonances of metal nanoparticles in a periodic array can have ... http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-11/hu-spr111408.php- 7.9KB - Public Press Releases
A new material could act as a nanofridge for microchips A joint research carried out by the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and the ICMAB-CSIC, have developed a material which could act as a nanofridge for computers, thus eliminating the barrier posed by overheating in ... http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-10/uadb-anm100808.php- 9.3KB - Public Press Releases
New research shows why metal alloys degrade Metal alloys can fail unexpectedly in a wide range of applications -- from jet engines to satellites to cell phones -- and new research from the University of Michigan helps to explain why. http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-09/uom-nrs092408.php- 8.8KB - Public Press Releases
Parallel 'nano-soldering' technique chosen for year's top-50 by Nanotech Briefs A new electroplating process that simultaneously joins many silicon nanowires to many pre-patterned electrodes was selected for a 2008 Nano 50 Award by Nanotech Briefs. http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-09/dnl-pt090408.php- 9.1KB - Public Press Releases
