As you explore the nanoworld, he says, mechanical devices become an attractive alternative to electronics.
Carbon nanotubes, on the other hand, offer a high-performance alternative in flexible electronics.
It provides an alternative to the electronics industry in the application of magnesium alloys.
In the past, this problem was suppressed by the addition of a few percent Pb in the electroplated tin, but following the introduction of international laws restricting the use of lead in electronics, alternative strategies are necessary.
Japan, the US, and the EU have all listed those technologies (nanotech, photonics, new materials, micro electronics, alternative energy, biotech, etc) that will be key for development, productivity improvements, and growth.
1– 6 This alternative formulation of electronics offers the unique possibility to adjust the shape of devices at will after their fabrication.
A nine-nanometer device shows that nanotubes could be a viable alternative to silicon as electronics get even tinier.
Mesophase pitch based graphite foams with different thermal properties and cell structures were infiltrated with glass by pressureless infiltration to prepare potential alternative composites for cooling electronics.
Aterciopelados, from Colombia, suffered most from the sound; despite the strong stage presence of its singer, Andrea Echeverri, its music was the most delicate on the bill, striking a balance between electronics and alternative rock, mixing in traditional vallenato and cumbia rhythms.
Among those discussed at the Boston meeting, Lesieur says, were such "potentially disruptive" future technologies as Bell Labs' new molecular-scale organic transistor, which may eventually provide a low-cost alternative to silicon-based electronics.
