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August 11, 2015

Nanoscale switches promise faster, more versatile chip-scale devices
Washington DC (SPX) Aug 10, 2015
By combining complementary mindsets on the leading edges of electronic and radiofrequency device engineering, a pair of researchers in DARPA's Young Faculty Award program has devised ultratiny, electronic switches with reprogrammable features resembling those at play in inter-neuron communication. These highly adaptable nanoscale switches can toggle on and off so fast, and with such low loss, they could become the basis of not only computer and memory devices but also multi-function radiofrequency ... read more

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Rice scientists use light to probe acoustic tuning in gold nanodisks

'Microcombing' creates stronger, more conductive carbon nanotube films

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