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Kirigami-style fabrication may enable new 3D nanostructures

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

A new technique that mimics the ancient Japanese art of kirigami may offer an easier way to fabricate complex 3D nanostructures for use in electronics, manufacturing and health care.

Apr 2, 2021

New mechanism enables the electrical control of the magnetization in magnetic nanodevices

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

The development of innovative magnetic nanodevices is one step closer to reality thanks to the observation by RIKEN physicists of a type of rotation that can be realized in materials consisting of light elements.

Apr 2, 2021

Qubits composed of holes could be the trick to build faster, larger quantum computers

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

A new study indicates holes the solution to operational speed/coherence trade-off, potential scaling up of qubits to a mini-quantum computer.

Apr 2, 2021

Researchers Figure out How to Synthesize Zigzag Carbon Nanotubes

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

The existing technique for manufacturing carbon nanotubes—typically wrapped sheets of graphene—is not capable of enabling total control over their length, diameter, and type. A model...

Apr 2, 2021

A New Use for Crab Shells: Chitin-Based Nanocarbon for Sustainable Electronics

Science Times   -   Scientific News Websites

In the ongoing pursuit for materials for electronic devices, researchers turn to the natural world in order to find alternatives that solve the issues of cost and availability - and crab shells might offer a solution.

Apr 2, 2021

Kirigami-style fabrication may enable new 3D nanostructures

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

A new technique that mimics the ancient Japanese art of kirigami may offer an easier way to fabricate complex 3D nanostructures for use in electronics, manufacturing and health care.

Apr 2, 2021

Depositing Fe species inside ZSM-5 to oxidize cyclohexane to cyclohexanone

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

A general strategy to selectively deposit highly-dispersed FeOx into the micropore of ZSM-5 by atomic layer deposition (ALD) is reported. The framework of ZSM-5 and the Brønsted acid sites are intact during ALD, and the Fe species are selectively ...

Apr 2, 2021

Oxygen-promoted synthesis of armchair graphene nanoribbons on Cu(111)

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers report the systematic investigation of the effects of oxygen on the synthesis of 3p sub-family armchair graphene nanoribbons (3p-AGNRs), which revealed a strong catalytic effect with a reduction in the reaction temperature by approxima...

Apr 2, 2021

In-situ nanoscale insights into the evolution of solid electrolyte interphase shells

EurekAlert   -   Scientific News Websites

Straightforward visualized evidence of SEI shells evolution during Li deposition/stripping to reveal anode degradation is provided via in-situ atomic force microscopy (AFM). Nucleation and growth of quasi-spherical Li particles are observed on a C...

Apr 2, 2021

Honey Healing Properties: Anti-Inflammatory Nanoparticles May Be Added in Ointments

Science Times   -   Scientific News Websites

While honey has been mostly used for sweetening or preserving food, different cultures have recorded using the sweet substance as an ointment - and researchers have looked into its anti-inflammatory potential.

Apr 1, 2021

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