 Flexible charge pump: New small-scale generator produces alternating current by stretching zinc oxide wires November 09, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 24 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers have developed a new type of small-scale electric power generator able to produce alternating current through the cyclical stretching and releasing of zinc oxide wires encapsulated ... | |
 Gold nanostar shape of the future November 06, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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Rods, cones, cubes and spheres – move aside. Tiny gold stars, smaller than a billionth of a meter, may hold the promise for new approaches to medical diagnoses or testing for environmental contaminants. | |
 Measuring sound with a nanoscopic air bubble 30 minutes ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
(PhysOrg.com) -- It will soon be possible to measure ultrasonic sound using water, air, light and nanotechnology – over a hundred times more accurately than with existing sensors. | |
Miniaturizing memory: Taking data storage to the molecular level November 11, 2008 | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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Computers are getting smaller and smaller. And as hand-held devices — from mobile phones and cameras to music players and laptops — get more powerful, the race is on to develop memory formats that can satisfy the ever-growing ... | |
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