Small talk
Article Abstract:
The scanning tunneling microscope (STM), which traces the roughness of surfaces with such high resolution that individual atoms become visible, has catalyzed the development of a field of research known as nanoscience or nano-technology, and was the main topic along with latest developments in nanoscience and technology at a conference in Basel on August 1, 2006. STM and the atomic force microscope (AFM) are used in the design of new materials and devices from the bottom up, using nano-meter-scale structures as building blocks, and for investigation of matter, mainly biological structures, at the nanometer scale.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2006
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Charge of the light brigade
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Kuno and his associates presented the technique to control the emission of light from semiconductor nanowires by external electric fields, indicating the presence of mobile charge carriers and which can be applied in designing nanoelectronic devices.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2007
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