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• NUS scientists develop electrically conductive polymers for semiconductors

  Researchers at the National University of Singapore (NUS) have developed a new concept of doped conducting polymers with bonded ionic groups that provide unprecedented ohmic contacts and extreme work function. details>>

• Rice scientists calculate graphene nano-chimneys to cool circuits

  Rice University scientists have calculated that placing a cone-like nanoscale chimney structure between graphene and carbon nanotubes will eliminate the barrier of heat escaping and will in turn create a path for using these structures to dissipate heat from electronic components. details>>

• Stanford researchers visualize hydrogen absorption in nanoparticles

  Stanford researchers have been studying nanoparticle reactions to capture real-time visualizations of intercalation-driven phase transitions, hydrogen atoms moving in and out of palladium, which is analogous to how ions flow during the charging and discharging of battery electrodes. details>>

• European scientists discover propagation of phase change in nickelates

  A team of European scientists led by researchers at the Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) in the Netherlands have been able to detail how phase change propagates in solid state nickelates. details>>

• German institute announces breakthrough in graphene production

  The Fraunhofer Institute for Organic Electronics, Electron Beam, and Plasma Technology FEP in Dresden, Germany recently announced that it has successfully developed OLED (organic light-emitting diodes) electrodes from graphene. details>>

• Stanford researchers using polymers to create safer batteries

  Researchers at Stanford University have spent several years examining the problem of overheating batteries and the potential safety hazards that stem from the standard liquid electrolytes in lithium-ion batteries. details>>

• NIST physicists cool microscopic drum below quantum limit

  Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Gathersburg, Md. have made a potentially significant breakthrough by cooling a microscopic mechanical drum (a vibrating aluminum membrane) to less than one-fifth of a single quantum. details>>

• Purdue researchers eyeing new semiconductor for power electronics

  Researchers based at Purdue University have demonstrated the effectiveness of a gallium oxide on insulator field effect transistor (GOOI) that could be used in ultra-efficient switches for power electronics. details>>

• Research shows that graphene can strengthen copper interconnects in chips

  At the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) International Electron Devices Meeting in December, Stanford University researchers presented their work on bolstering the copper wire interconnects between transistors on a chip using graphene to prevent electron migration. details>>

• Engineers designing electromagnetic materials to enhance thermal radiation

  Engineers at Arizona State University, working with the support of a Young Investigator Program research grant from the U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research, are seeking to improve thermal radiation and its transport by designing and constructing custom electromagnetic materials using nanowires. details>>