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Brain-Inspired Nano-Tech Promises New Era for Electronics

Imagine a future where your phone, computer or even a tiny wearable device can think and learn like the human brain – processing information faster, smarter and using less energy.

8 Jan 2025

New Approach to Functionalizing Graphene for Electronic Applications

In a study published in Applied Physics Letters, Tohoku University researchers and collaborators developed a mild fluorination approach to overcome graphene's zero-bandgap constraint.

19 Dec 2024

CEA-Leti Demonstrates Embedded FeRAM Platform Compatible with 22 nm FD-SOI Node

CEA-Leti research engineers have demonstrated for the first time a scalable hafnia-zirconia-based ferroelectric capacitor platform integrated into the back-end-of-line (BEOL) at the 22 nm FD-SOI technology node.

11 Dec 2024

Observation of New Electric Field Signals Strong Potential for Assorted Devices: New Research at City University of Hong Kong

A new vortex electric field with the potential to enhance future electronic, magnetic and optical devices has been observed by researchers from City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK) and local partners.

8 Dec 2024

MXenes Offer Ultra-Thin, High-Performance Solutions

MXenes' unexpected low thermal conductivity may transform insulation methods, leading to significant energy savings in buildings and industrial applications.

6 Dec 2024

Single-Element Te Nanowires Show Promise for High-Density Storage

An international team of researchers has made a ground-breaking discovery that opens the door to developments in neuromorphic computing and ultrahigh-density data storage: room-temperature ferroelectric and resistive switching behaviors in single-element tellurium (Te) nanowires.

2 Dec 2024

Exploring the Potential of Proximitized Graphene for Spintronics

Researchers from CIC nanoGUNE have created the first seamless 2D spintronics system using only proximitized materials. By positioning materials near the van der Waals magnet Cr2Ge2Te6, they developed a two-dimensional graphene spin valve.

26 Nov 2024

Memristor Devices Could Power the Next Generation of Neuromorphic Computers

A novel device consisting of metal, dielectric, and metal layers remembers the history of electrical signals sent through it.

25 Nov 2024

How Can Electrons Can Split Into Fractions of Themselves?

MIT physicists have taken a key step toward solving the puzzle of what leads electrons to split into fractions of themselves. Their solution sheds light on the conditions that give rise to exotic electronic states in graphene and other two-dimensional systems.

20 Nov 2024

Atomic-Resolution Imaging Uncovers Surface Structures

Researchers from Nagoya University in Japan employed atomic-resolution secondary electron (SE) imaging to examine the atomic structure of the topmost layer of materials, uncovering differences from the underlying layers.

19 Nov 2024