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Spintronics – an introduction
Friday, July 17th, 2009Spintronics, or “spin electronics”, is the study of the role of spin of electrons in solid state electronics. Solid state devices are based entirely on semiconductors, such as transistors and microprocessors, and contain no moving parts. The field of spintronics was established in the 1980s, following a number of experiments on electron transport in solid [...]
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Everyday applications of nanotechnology
Friday, July 17th, 2009There are already a huge number of products on the market that make use of nanotechnology, the science of “engineering systems at a molecular scale”. Some uses of this technology appear in what are likely to be the products you would least expect! For example, the sports industry has made wide use of nanotechnology by [...]
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Introduction to nanotechnology
Friday, July 17th, 2009According to the Center for Responsible Nanotechnology, “nanotechnology is the engineering of functional systems at the molecular scale”. The idea is that we should soon be able to manipulate individual atoms and molecules to construct devices that are more powerful, more precise, lighter and stronger. These days, the term “nanotechnology” has become much more popular [...]
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Introduction to nanomaterials
Friday, July 17th, 2009When materials are reduced to a very small scale, like the size of a few molecules or atoms, their properties can change drastically. The reason for this is the fact that the surface area to volume ration of the material at a tiny scale is much greater than it is at a larger scale. Some [...]
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