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CEA-Leti to Build Quantum Photonics Platform

Photonics Media   -   Scientific News Websites

CEA-Leti announced plans to build a quantum photonics platform to develop technologies for industries requiring ultrasecure data transmission. The project is funded by Carnot, a French multidisciplinary network.

Oct 29, 2020

Density fluctuations in amorphous silicon discovered

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

For the first time, a team at HZB has identified the atomic substructure of amorphous silicon with a resolution of 0.8 nanometres using X-ray and neutron scattering at BESSY II and BER II. Such a-Si:H thin films have been used for decades in solar...

Oct 29, 2020

Breakthrough quantum-dot transistors create a flexible alternative to conventional electronics

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Researchers have created fundamental electronic building blocks out of tiny structures known as quantum dots and used them to assemble functional logic circuits.

Oct 29, 2020

Order in the disorder: density fluctuations in amorphous silicon discovered

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

For the first time, scientists have identified the atomic substructure of amorphous silicon with a resolution of 0.8 nanometres. The results show that three different phases form within the amorphous matrix, which dramatically influences the quali...

Oct 29, 2020

Researchers find path to nanodiamond from graphene

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A spot of pressure enables chemical conversion to hardened 2D material.

Oct 29, 2020

Order in the disorder: Density fluctuations in amorphous silicon discovered

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

For the first time, a team has identified the atomic substructure of amorphous silicon with a resolution of 0.8 nanometers using X-ray and neutron scattering at BESSY II and BER II. Such a-Si:H thin films have been used for decades in solar cells,...

Oct 29, 2020

Nanotechnology Now - Press Release: RUDN University chemist created a catalyst from orange peel for organic compounds production

Nanotechnology Now   -   Nanotechnology Websites

N-heterocycles are organic substances used in the chemical industry and medicine. To produce them, expensive catalysts made from noble metals are used. A chemist from RUDN University developed a nanoc...

Oct 29, 2020

Breakthrough quantum-dot transistors create a flexible alternative to conventional electronics

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Quantum dot logic circuits provide the long-sought building blocks for innovative devices, including printable electronics, flexible displays, and medical diagnostics.

Oct 29, 2020

Chemical scissors snip 2-D transition metal dichalcogenides into nanoribbon

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

One of the biggest challenges in making hydrogen production clean and cheap has been finding an alternative catalyst necessary for the chemical reaction that produces the gas, one that is much cheaper and abundant than the very expensive and rare ...

Oct 29, 2020

Chemical scissors snip 2D transition metal dichalcogenides into nanoribbon

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have identified a potential catalyst alternative - and an innovative way to produce them using chemical 'scissors' - that could make hydrogen production more economical.

Oct 29, 2020

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