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Multiferroics Make More Compact and Energy Efficient Digital Memory Possible

Is it possible to make even more compact digital memories for portable electronic devices and which consume even less energy? A team of CNRS and CEA researchers has recently demonstrated that it is feasible, thanks to a new class of materials known as multiferroics, which combine unusual electric and magnetic properties.

29 Nov 2009

Scientists Find Evidence of Confinement Using Neutron Scattering

The concept of confinement is one of the central ideas in modern physics. The most famous example is that of quarks which bind together to form protons and neutrons. Now Prof. Bella Lake from Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin tog...

29 Nov 2009

Technology to Help Create Integrated Circuits of the Future

Scientists at the University of Glasgow, in collaboration with colleagues from Edinburgh, Manchester, Southampton and York universities, have developed technology which will help microchip designers create future integrated circuits.

29 Nov 2009

Confinement of Spinons Helps Describe the Fundamental Interaction of Quarks

An experiment has confirmed that spinons, particle-like magnetic excitations, can be confined in a magnetic insulator similar to the way elementary quarks are confined within individual protons and neutrons. The finding,...

29 Nov 2009

Semiconducting Nanowires Bring New Generation Electronics Closer to Reality

A new generation of ultrasmall transistors and more powerful computer chips using tiny structures called semiconducting nanowires are closer to reality after a key discovery by researchers at IBM, Purdue University and the University of California at Los Angeles.

26 Nov 2009

Nanostructures Could Make Tap-Proof Data Transmission Possible

Würzburg physicists are global leaders in the creation of sophisticated nanostructures. The fruits of their research could make tap-proof data transmission a possibility in the future.

26 Nov 2009

Spintronics Breakthrough Brings Energy Efficient Electronics a Step Closer

Scientists from the MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology of the University of Twente and the FOM Foundation have succeeded in transferring magnetic information directly into a semiconductor. For the first time, this is ach...

26 Nov 2009

JPK Instruments Donate AFM to German Museum of Masterpieces of Technology and Science

JPK Instruments, a world-leading manufacturer of nanoanalytic instrumentation for research in life sciences and soft matter, has joined the sponsors of the German Museum of Masterpieces of Technology and Science in Munich by donating a NanoWizard® atomic force microscope worth 150,000 euros.

26 Nov 2009

Arkema Recognise Academic Excellence in the Field of Paper Science

For the fifth consecutive year, Arkema is to reward the author of the best graduation project in the field of paper fibers, bioresource valorization, and improvement of environmental balance of paper processes, among 3rd...

25 Nov 2009

Eliminate the Costs of Liquid Nitrogen and Dry Ice Consumables

The FTS Multi-Cool from SP Industries Inc. is a mechanically refrigerated bench top bath that eliminates the need for costly consumables such as liquid nitrogen and dry ice.

24 Nov 2009

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The Current State of the Global Semiconductor Market

The global semiconductor market has entered an exciting period. Demand for chip technology is both driving the industry as well as hindering it, with current chip shortages predicted to last for some time. Current trends will likely shape the future of the industry, which is set to continue to show

How are Graphene Batteries Made?

The primary distinction between graphene-based batteries and solid-state batteries lies in the composition of either electrode. Although the cathode is commonly changed, carbon allotropes can also be employed in fabricating anodes.

What Role Will The IoT Play In The Electric Vehicle Industry?

In recent years, the IoT is rapidly being introduced into almost all sectors, but it has particular importance in the EV industry.

Materials Research News

Multiferroics Make More Compact and Energy Efficient Digital Memory Possible

Scientists Find Evidence of Confinement Using Neutron Scattering

Technology to Help Create Integrated Circuits of the Future

Confinement of Spinons Helps Describe the Fundamental Interaction of Quarks

Semiconducting Nanowires Bring New Generation Electronics Closer to Reality

Nanostructures Could Make Tap-Proof Data Transmission Possible

Spintronics Breakthrough Brings Energy Efficient Electronics a Step Closer

JPK Instruments Donate AFM to German Museum of Masterpieces of Technology and Science

Arkema Recognise Academic Excellence in the Field of Paper Science

Eliminate the Costs of Liquid Nitrogen and Dry Ice Consumables

How are Fine Ceramics Supporting the Next Generation of Renewable Energy?

Beyond Lithium: How Group14 Is Redefining the Future of Battery Technology

Decoding Catalytic Processes: Advancing FTIR Research with Iso-Potential Operando Spectroscopy

SU7000 & SU8700 Schottky Field Emission SEMs: Ultra High-Resolution & Analytical Imaging

TSL-570: High Performance Tunable Laser

Advanced Reconstruction Toolbox from ZEISS

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Sheet Resistance Measurement on TOPCon Solar Cells

The Link Between FIB-SEM and TEM

Comprehensive Guide: Checkweighing

Characterizing Hyaluronic Acid with Online Multi-Angle Light Scattering

Editorial Highlights

The Current State of the Global Semiconductor Market

How are Graphene Batteries Made?

What Role Will The IoT Play In The Electric Vehicle Industry?

Materials Research News

How are Fine Ceramics Supporting the Next Generation of Renewable Energy?

Beyond Lithium: How Group14 Is Redefining the Future of Battery Technology

Decoding Catalytic Processes: Advancing FTIR Research with Iso-Potential Operando Spectroscopy

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3Bee Product-Loaded Chitosan-Gelatin Films for Wound Dressing Applications

4Transforming Sodium-Ion Batteries with Cobalt-Tin Sulfides

5Bio-Based Materials Innovator Simplifyber Raises Series a Funding in Mission to Transform Manufacturing of Fashion, Car Interiors, and Consumer Goods

6Flow Photochemistry Enables Peptide Breakthrough

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