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Wrinkling atom-thin layers of carbon could make tiniest chips yet

New Scientist   -   Scientific News Websites

Ridges and wrinkles in a graphene sheet can affect electrons and cause them to behave as they do inside electrical components, creating the possibility of smaller and faster computer processors

Feb 16, 2021

A sharper look at the interior of semiconductors: A high-resolution imaging technique can be used to investigate materials in a non-destructive manner and with nanometer precision

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

A research team has developed a high-resolution imaging method based on extreme short-wave UV light. It can be used to examine internal structures in semiconductors non-destructively, and with nanometer precision.

Feb 16, 2021

Nanotechnologies reduce friction and improve durability of materials

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists have suggested using innovative thin films to considerably reduce friction and thus increase the durability of surfaces in mechanisms. This discovery can be important for many fields, from medicine to space technologies.

Feb 16, 2021

Tapping into waste heat for electricity by nanostructuring thermoelectric materials

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

In our ongoing struggle to reduce the usage of fossil fuel, technology to directly convert the world's waste heat into electricity stands out as very promising. Thermoelectric materials, which carry out this energy conversion process, have, t...

Feb 16, 2021

Graphene 'nano-origami' creates tiniest microchips yet: Nanomaterial developments could lead to computers and phones running thousands of times faster

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Experimental physicists have developed the smallest microchips ever - 100 times smaller than conventional microchips. They believe that this next generation of microchips could lead to computers and phones running thousands of times faster.

Feb 16, 2021

Kagome graphene promises exciting properties

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

For the first time, physicists have produced a graphene compound consisting of carbon atoms and a small number of nitrogen atoms in a regular grid of hexagons and triangles. This honeycomb-structured ''kagome lattice'' behaves ...

Feb 16, 2021

Tapping into waste heat for electricity by nanostructuring thermoelectric materials

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists develop a relatively simple synthesis strategy to produce high-performance tin telluride nanosheets, a promising thermoelectric material.

Feb 16, 2021

Graphene could one day be used to make quick, reliable tests for viruses like SARS-CoV-2

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists looked into the latest research to find the most exciting potential applications of graphene in point-of-care tests. This includes diagnostic tests for SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19, but also detecting other viruses, ba...

Feb 16, 2021

Kagome Graphene Behaves as Semiconductor, May Have Unusual Electrical Properties

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

In a breakthrough study, physicists from the University of Basel have created for the first time a graphene compound containing carbon atoms and a few number of nitrogen atoms in a regular pattern of...

Feb 16, 2021

Laser light induces giant current in topological material – Physics World

Physics World   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Switching based on manipulating the crystal lattice of zirconium pentatelluride might find use in quantum computing applications and high-speed, low-power electronics The post Laser light induces giant current in topological material appeared firs...

Feb 16, 2021

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