This Is the Smallest House in the World
What is this, a house for one-celled organisms? Continue reading This Is the Smallest House in the World
Category Archives: nanotechnology
This Graphene Researcher Is Making Computers You Can Wear
Felice Torrisi’s circuits printed on cloth are the future of fashion. Continue reading This Graphene Researcher Is Making Computers You Can Wear
Nanomesh On-Skin Electronics Are a New Biointerface Frontier
New sensors are basically temporary tattoos that act as electronics interfaces. Continue reading Nanomesh On-Skin Electronics Are a New Biointerface Frontier
Nanomesh On-Skin Electronics Are a New Biointerface Frontier
New sensors are basically temporary tattoos that act as electronics interfaces. Continue reading Nanomesh On-Skin Electronics Are a New Biointerface Frontier
Doped Diamonds Push Practical Quantum Computing Closer to Reality
Good old silicon saves the day. Continue reading Doped Diamonds Push Practical Quantum Computing Closer to Reality
New Nanofibers Detect Motion of Individual Bacteria, Muscle cells
Engineers have built a nanoscale stethoscope, basically. Continue reading New Nanofibers Detect Motion of Individual Bacteria, Muscle cells
Graphene-Infused Silly Putty Can Detect Movements as Subtle as Spider Footsteps
“A small amount of nano can really turn the ordinary into something extraordinary.” Continue reading Graphene-Infused Silly Putty Can Detect Movements as Subtle as Spider Footsteps
New Chemical Assembly Process Opens Door to Atomically Thin Electronics
Graphene takes on Moore’s Law. Continue reading New Chemical Assembly Process Opens Door to Atomically Thin Electronics
How Nanotechnology Will Keep Your Bananas and Mangoes From Rotting
Food waste costs Canada as much as $31 billion per year. Continue reading How Nanotechnology Will Keep Your Bananas and Mangoes From Rotting
What’s a Piezo Optomechanical Circuit?
Ever hear of a piezo-optomechanical circuit? We hadn’t either. Let’s break it down. Piezo implies some transducer that converts motion to and from energy. Opto implies light. Mechanical implies…well, mechanics. The device, from National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), converts signals among optical, acoustic and radio waves. They claim a system based on this design could move and store information in future computers.
At the heart of this circuit is an optomechanical cavity, in the form of a suspended nanoscale beam. Within the beam are a series of holes that act as mirrors for very specific photons. The photons …read more
