When the results of your otherwise invisible efforts at work, turn out to be an amazing discovery that can be applied to nanotechnology all over the world, working with tiny molecules is not that bad after all.
As our devices get smaller and smaller, the use of molecules as the main components in electronic circuitry is becoming ever more critical. Over the past 10 years, researchers have been trying to .
Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: Led by Columbia Engineering, researchers build longest, highly conductive molecular nanowire: The 2.6nm-long single molecule wire has quasi-metallic properties and shows an unusual increase of conductance as the wire length increases; its excellent conductivity holds great promis nanotech-now.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from nanotech-now.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Columbia University scientists announced that they have built a 2.6 nanometer-long nanowire with a high conductance showing an unusual. Continue reading to learn more about the successful experiment.
Columbia researchers announced today that they have built a nanowire that is 2.6 nanometers long, shows an unusual increase in conductance as the wire length increases, and has quasi-metallic properties. Its excellent conductivity holds great promise for the field of molecular electronics, enabling electronic devices to become even tinier.