For the chips in our computers and smartphones to get faster and faster, their components – the circuits and wires through which signals flow – have to get smaller and smaller.
Liquid crystals are used in everything from tiny digital watches to huge television screens, from optical devices to biomedical detectors. Yet little is known of their precise molecular structure when portions of such crystals interact with air.
When the Deepwater Horizon drilling pipe blew out seven years ago, beginning the worst oil spill in U.S. history, those in charge of the recovery discovered a new wrinkle…
A team of researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Argonne National Laboratory is using nanomaterials to improve the energy efficiency of existing single-pane windows in commercial and residential buildings.
CROWDSOURCE asks Argonne scientists from different disciplines to each provide a perspective on a complex question facing society. Today we’re asking: “How do we make computers faster?”
Target dates are critical when the semiconductor industry adds small, enhanced features to our favorite devices by integrating advanced materials onto the surfaces of computer chips.
