Scientists in Japan have developed a device that enables external magnetic field control of magnetic injection current in the bulk photovoltaic effect (BPVE), a phenomenon not yet used in commercial ...

A new device concept opens the door to compact, high-performance transistors with built-in memory. (Nanowerk News) Transistors, the building blocks of modern electronics, are typically made of silicon ...

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Niron Magnetics, the company pioneering the world’s first high-performance, rare earth-free permanent magnets, today announced that the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) ...

In the lowest capital cost scenario of US $2.8K/kW in 2050, fusion’s share of electricity generation could reach up to 50% by 2100. Even in the highest cost scenario of US $11.3K/kW, fusion energy is ...

The energy footprint of computing is a major sustainability issue. Pedram Khalili, Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering; Mark Hersam, Walter P. Murphy Professor and Chair of ...

Nuclear fusion comes in all shapes and sizes, and while donut-shaped tokamaks are the most common, many companies and universities are investigating other ways to bring star power in cheaper and more ...

The International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER), a multi-national endeavor to build a system to experiment with nuclear fusion, has just completed the final component of its pulsed ...