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Black Phosphorus Enables Plasmonic Logic

In the future, this technology could lead to clock rates 1,000 times as fast as conventional electronics

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By compressing layers of boron nitride and graphene, researchers were able to enhance the material's band gap, bringing it one step closer to being a viable semiconductor for use in today's electronic devices.

Engineered Bandgap Pushes Graphene Closer to Displacing Silicon

A new method for engineering a bandgap into graphene maintains its attractive electronic properties

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An artist’s impression of a robot, powered by artificial intelligence, in the process of fabricating a van der Waals heterostructure

Robotic System Leads to Mass Assembly of Nanostructures

A precursor to molecular nanotechnology, the robotic system is already poised to be commerically available

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Progressively thinner flakes of a van der Waals material

2D Materials Go Ferromagnetic, Creating a New Scientific Field

Discovery could be the answer to the demands for increasing information storage density as device feature sizes decrease

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Black Phosphorus Enables Plasmonic Logic

In the future, this technology could lead to clock rates 1,000 times as fast as conventional electronics

Engineered Bandgap Pushes Graphene Closer to Displacing Silicon

A new method for engineering a bandgap into graphene maintains its attractive electronic properties

Robotic System Leads to Mass Assembly of Nanostructures

A precursor to molecular nanotechnology, the robotic system is already poised to be commerically available

2D Materials Go Ferromagnetic, Creating a New Scientific Field

Discovery could be the answer to the demands for increasing information storage density as device feature sizes decrease

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Search results: “van der Waal forces”

Black Phosphorus Enables Plasmonic Logic

In the future, this technology could lead to clock rates 1,000 times as fast as conventional electronics

Engineered Bandgap Pushes Graphene Closer to Displacing Silicon

A new method for engineering a bandgap into graphene maintains its attractive electronic properties

Robotic System Leads to Mass Assembly of Nanostructures

A precursor to molecular nanotechnology, the robotic system is already poised to be commerically available

2D Materials Go Ferromagnetic, Creating a New Scientific Field

Discovery could be the answer to the demands for increasing information storage density as device feature sizes decrease

Trending Stories

Video Friday: Punch-Out

Varjo’s New AR Headset Is Built for Secret Labs

Build Your Own Hi-fi Ear Defenders