Tag Archive for 'Silicon'

Li Zhu et al. created a chameleon-like artificial ‘skin’ that shifts color on demand.

Researchers Create Chameleon-Like Material

Mar 13, 2015 by News Staff

Scientists at the University of California Berkeley have developed a novel material that can change color simply by flexing it. The material offers intriguing...

This color view of Enceladus was taken by Cassini spacecraft on 31 January 2011, from a distance of 50,330 miles (NASA / JPL-Caltech / SSI / G. Ugarković).

Cassini Finds Evidence for Hydrothermal Activity on Enceladus

Mar 12, 2015 by News Staff

NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has provided planetary researchers the first evidence that Enceladus – the sixth-largest of Saturn’s moons –...

Silicene transistor: Vg, Vs and Vd are the gate, source and drain voltages. Image credit: Li Tao

Researchers Create First Silicene Transistor

Feb 4, 2015 by News Staff

An international team of scientists led by Dr Li Tao from the University of Texas at Austin, Texas, has created the first transistor made of silicene,...