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World’s first vertically stacked GAA Si nanowire CMOS transistors
At this week’s IEEE IEDM conference, imec, reported for the first time the CMOS integration of vertically stacked…
Magnetic field sensing up to a trillion times smaller
Measuring tiny changes in strong magnetic fields with unprecedented precision has been achieved by researchers from…
Highly efficient solar cells inspired by plants
To make a key discovery that could help make solar cells more efficient, a University of California, Riverside…
Drug delivery and tumor imaging through ‘nanocarriers’
A conundrum of cancer is the tumor's ability to use our bodies as human shields to deflect treatment. Tumors grow…
Laser emissions created with light and water waves
For the first time, Technion researchers have demonstrated that laser emissions can be created through the…
Nanotechnology destroys precancerous liver tumor cells
More than 700,000 new cases of liver cancer are diagnosed worldwide each year, according to the American Cancer…
Ice wires to conduct protons made possible
It’s a well-known fact that water, at sea level, starts to boil at a temperature of 212°F, or 100°C. And scientists…
Scientists ‘bred’ nature to make silicon-carbon bonds
Scientists at Caltech 'bred' a bacterial protein to make man-made silicon-carbon bonds—a finding that has…
Nanomaterial suitable for bendable wearable electronics
A film that is stretchy and bendable is offering the potential to be used in roll-up touchscreen displays, as well…
Imaging technique boosts solar cell efficiency
Next gen solar cells made of super-thin films of semiconducting material hold promise because they're relatively…