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Carbon Nanotube Windmills Powered by 'Electron Wind' Nanotechnology / Physics 10 hours ago \| User rating: 5 / 5 after 26 vote(s) \| User comments: 6 Theoretical physicists from Lancaster University in the UK have designed a nanomotor that operates by a novel mechanism: an electron wind.

Researchers report finer lines for microchips: Advance could lead to next-generation computer chips, solar cells Nanotechnology / Physics 10 hours ago \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 18 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 MIT researchers have achieved a significant advance in nanoscale lithographic technology, used in the manufacture of computer chips and other electronic devices, to make finer patterns of lines over larger ...

Research helps understand factors that influence efficiency of organic-based devices Nanotechnology / Materials 10 hours ago \| User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet Organic-based devices, such as organic light-emitting diodes, require a transparent conductive layer with a high work function, meaning it promotes injection of electron holes into an organic layer to produce ...