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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.

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 ...

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 ...