Comments on: Two New Nanotech Breakthroughs Point the Way to Nano-Electronics http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2010/04/05/two-new-nanotech-breakthroughs-point-the-way-to-nano-electronics/ 80beats is DISCOVER's news aggregator, weaving together the choicest tidbits from the best articles covering the day's most compelling topics. Mon, 21 May 2012 04:06:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Dan Woodward http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2010/04/05/two-new-nanotech-breakthroughs-point-the-way-to-nano-electronics/comment-page-1/#comment-153007 Dan Woodward Wed, 07 Apr 2010 16:49:02 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=12950#comment-153007 Matt; Any measureable voltage will produce a current if a load is attached. The maximum current would be produced into a short circuit (a wire). Peter's reply permits calculation of the current for any given resistive load. Matt;

Any measureable voltage will produce a current if a load is attached. The maximum current would be produced into a short circuit (a wire). Peter’s reply permits calculation of the current for any given resistive load.

]]> By: Peter http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2010/04/05/two-new-nanotech-breakthroughs-point-the-way-to-nano-electronics/comment-page-1/#comment-151807 Peter Tue, 06 Apr 2010 03:50:49 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=12950#comment-151807 Since V=IR the current produced is dependant on the resistance of the circuit that its operating i V=voltage I =current R=resistance , of course this excludes other lossy effects as it is a quick simple model used for bulk electronics, at nanoscale however, these other lossy effects play far more important roles than bulk resistance since materials tend to exhibit different property phenomena at such tiny scales. Since V=IR the current produced is dependant on the resistance of the circuit that its operating i V=voltage I =current R=resistance , of course this excludes other lossy effects as it is a quick simple model used for bulk electronics, at nanoscale however, these other lossy effects play far more important roles than bulk resistance since materials tend to exhibit different property phenomena at such tiny scales.

]]> By: Matt T http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2010/04/05/two-new-nanotech-breakthroughs-point-the-way-to-nano-electronics/comment-page-1/#comment-151632 Matt T Mon, 05 Apr 2010 23:31:37 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=12950#comment-151632 Perhaps someone with a materials or electrical engineering background can answer a question for me: Are there any piezoelectric materials that produce a current when stressed? As far as I know (mech engineering background) piezoelectric materials only produce a voltage. Perhaps someone with a materials or electrical engineering background can answer a question for me: Are there any piezoelectric materials that produce a current when stressed? As far as I know (mech engineering background) piezoelectric materials only produce a voltage.

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