Posts Tagged «electrons»
Graphene ‘spaser’ brings optical computing to the nano-scale April 18, 2014 at 11:31 am
A graphene-based “spaser” could allow extreme miniaturization of computing, and bring lasers to a scale never seen before.
Magnetic materials could make future computers 1,000 times more efficient March 7, 2014 at 6:23 am
A new technology being developed at UCLA could cool off your toasty processor. Don’t throw away that heatsink just yet, though. This is a completely new approach to integrated circuit design.
Science gets one step closer to artificial photosynthesis March 5, 2014 at 8:50 am
A new analysis of artificial photosynthesis catalysts could finally make the process efficient enough to produce usable amounts of energy.
This single-atom engine breaks the laws of physics, could drive progress in quantum computing February 5, 2014 at 10:01 am
An incredible new engine is powered by just a single calcium atom, and by being so small it can run more efficiently than scientists had previously believed possible.
Smoother-than-expected electrons could mean rethinking particle physics December 25, 2013 at 9:00 am
The shape of electrons could mean a big headache for physicists who have been hoping supersymmetry would fill in the gaps of the standard model.
Discovery of twisted graphene may finally make ultra-fast electronics possible August 16, 2013 at 8:30 am
Graphene has frequently misbehaves under experimental conditions, which has held back development. A team of scientists think they’ve figured out why.
How researchers captured the first images of atoms making and breaking molecular bonds August 14, 2013 at 12:31 pm
This week researchers published images of structures we’ve known about for decades but had yet to actually visualize.
The key to cheap solar power may have been discovered over 150 years ago August 9, 2013 at 10:27 am
Perovskite is a mineral discovered a very long time ago that might make for a very good solar cell.
Earth acts as a giant particle accelerator, creating the dangerous Van Allen radiation belts July 29, 2013 at 8:30 am
The cause of the dangerous, high-velocity electrons in the Van Allen belts has been found.
Sodium-air batteries could replace lithium-air as the battery of the future March 1, 2013 at 3:35 pm
The world of tech hardware moves and reshapes itself as fast as it ever has nowadays. Pocket computers exponentially increase in power seemingly every few months, while our laptops can now fold completely in half and masquerade as a tablet. However, as far as hardware ever reaches, batteries always seem so stagnant. Now, though, promising research into sodium-air batteries could lead toward the battery revolution we’ve all been waiting for.