As computer chips continue to get smaller and more complex, the ultrathin metallic wires that carry electrical signals within these chips have become a weak link. Standard metal wires get worse at ...

A team of scientists and engineers led by Drexel materials science and engineering professor Dr. Jonathan Spanier and collaborators Dr. Andrew Rappe of the University of Pennsylvania and Dr. Lane ...

We are delighted to present the Research Topic, Spotlight on Nanotechnology Research: Catalonia.Led by a team of expert editors including Dr. Jordi ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) At first glance, electronics and DNA, the fundamental building block of our genetic makeup, appear to be two completely different things. As it turns out, DNA could be ...

Research in low temperature nanoelectronics and thermometry has ushered in a transformative era in the study of quantum phenomena and advanced sensor technologies. By exploiting the interplay between ...

An illustration of material where gold nanoclusters are connected using magnesium ions. Blue areas describe the material’s electron density in an energy range that is important for electrical ...

To realize the full potential of DNA nanotechnology in nanoelectronics applications requires addressing a number of scientific and engineering challenges: how to create and manipulate DNA ...

Nanoelectronics, one of the more promising disruptive technologies, has caught the eye of venture investors. By controlling matter on the nanometer (billionth of a meter) scale, developers hope to ...

IEEE INEC, which stands for IEEE International Nanoelectronics Conference, was initiated in 2006 when the field of nanoelectronics was emerging and will host its 2025 conference in Taipei on Jan 3-6.

Researchers show that certain proteins can act as efficient electrical conductors. In fact, these tiny protein wires may have better conductance properties than similar nanowires composed of DNA, ...

In the past, vacuum tubes were used for amplifying electrical signals, but have long been replaced by other devices such as MOSFETs, which require lower power and less cost to fabricate. Researchers ...