Read article: Nanotube artificial muscles pick up the pace
Nanotube artificial muscles pick up the pace
Electrochemically powered actuator is unipolar and contracts more when driven faster, unlike previous devices
Read article: Nanotube artificial muscles pick up the pace
Read article: Hollow-core fibre boosts optical gyroscope performance
Hollow-core fibre boosts optical gyroscope performance
New device could make its way into next-generation guidance and civil navigation systems
Read article: NASA scientists design a nanoscale complementary vacuum field emission transistor
NASA scientists design a nanoscale complementary vacuum field emission transistor
Device offers immunity to radiation damage
Read article: Silicon qubits find the right position
Silicon qubits find the right position
New work on optimizing the location of phosphorous impurities could help silicon-based quantum processors scale up
Read article: Destructive quantum interference improves single-molecule switch
Destructive quantum interference improves single-molecule switch
New technique could allow for faster, smaller and more energy-efficient transistors
Read article: New fuel gauge for spacecraft could keep satellites active for longer
New fuel gauge for spacecraft could keep satellites active for longer
More reliable measurements would help operators decide when to safely retire ageing craft
Read article: Organic photodiodes rival silicon devices
Organic photodiodes rival silicon devices
Large-area low-noise structures detect faint visible light
Read article: Terahertz laser leaves the lab
Terahertz laser leaves the lab
New design reduces electron “leakage” in quantum cascade lasers and could bring terahertz imaging into wider use
Read article: Graphene-based memristor is ideal for artificial neural networks, say researchers
Graphene-based memristor is ideal for artificial neural networks, say researchers
New device offers 16 levels for synaptic connections
Read article: Ultrafast camera breaks 3D speed record
Ultrafast camera breaks 3D speed record
Stereo-polarimetric compressed ultrafast photography device takes up to 100 billion frames per second in 3D
