Electronic materials News for August 2011

Electronic materials News Archive

Graphene’s shining light could lead to super-fast internet Graphene’s shining light could lead to super-fast internet

Internet connection speeds could be tens of times faster than they currently are, thanks to research by University of Manchester scientists using wonder material graphene.

Controlling magnetism with electric fields Controlling magnetism with electric fields

High-precision measurements with x-ray scattering

Etch-a-sketch with superconductors Etch-a-sketch with superconductors

Write and erase

Better 'photon loops' may be key to computer and physics advances Better 'photon loops' may be key to computer and physics advances

Steering light through microchips

Nanowires get into the groove Nanowires get into the groove

Nanoguidance

Faster organic semiconductors for flexible displays Faster organic semiconductors for flexible displays

New method will help speed the development of new materials

Reliability issues for carbon nanotubes in future electronics Reliability issues for carbon nanotubes in future electronics

Recent tests at NIST suggest a major issue may be afoot

Smart skin Smart skin

Electronics that stick and stretch like a temporary tattoo

Engineers solve longstanding problem in photonic chip technology

Findings help pave way for next generation of computer chips

Designing diamond circuits for extreme environments

Diamond transistors

New polymer light-emitting devices can be stretched like rubber

Stretchable electronics

Dream screens from graphene

Rice University develops indium-free transparent, flexible electrodes

The nanowire battery

Hybrid energy storage device is as small as it can possibly get

Nobel prize winner’s unfinished symphony

Family archives provide fascinating insight into R.B. Woodward’s work on organic superconductors

An unexpected clue to thermopower efficiency

Scientists find that uneven temperature can lead to electronic whirlpools and sideways magnetic fields

Material lets electrons 'dance’

Exotic states

Graphene nanocomposite

A bridge to better batteries