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Tomorrow's Transistor, Built Atom by Atom
Chipmaker Applied Materials claims that the most effective way of producing the next generation of 22-nanometer transistors is through the process of atomic-layer deposition or ALD.
Date: 07/14/2011
Type: News
Technologies: Materials, Computing and Networks, Electronics
Tags: atomic-layer deposition, dielectric, transistors
Nanotubes
Pure Nanotubes by the Kilo
Researchers at Rice University have improved on a method for making pure nanotubes called amplification that could allow them to turn a nanogram of pure carbon nanotubes into much more.
Date: 07/21/2011
Type: News
Technologies: Materials, Electronics, Smart Grid
Tags: carbon nanotubes, metallic nanotubes, nanotubes
New Process Makes Heat-Harvesting Materials Cheaply
Researchers at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute discover a cost-effective way to create theroelectric materials.
Date: 01/19/2012
Type: News
Technologies: Materials
Tags: nanomaterials, thermoelectrics
Silicon Carbide Ready to Run the Rails
Silicon carbide inverters are replacing silicon-based systems on trains. Silicon carbide systems are lighter and smaller than conventional systems and provide many other material advantages. Users report roughly 40% energy savings compared to a conventional system.
Date: 04/11/2013
Type: Article
Technologies: Materials, Transportation
Tags: control motors, energy bandgap, Mitsubishi, rail, silicon, silicon carbide, trains

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