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Improving the efficiency of nanogenerators that harvest static electricity

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers theorize a new way to design triboelectric nanogenerators with a constant inherent capacitance.

Oct 27, 2022

A New Technique for Precisely Arranging Nanoscale Particles on a Surface

AZoNano   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers at MIT have developed a technique for precisely controlling the arrangement and placement of nanoparticles on a material, like the silicon used for computer chips, in a way that does not damage or contaminate the surface of the material.

Oct 27, 2022

Nanoconfined water enters intermediate solid-liquid phase

Physics World   -   Nanotechnology Websites

"Hexatic" phase of water trapped in narrow nanoscale cavities is also highly conductive The post Nanoconfined water enters intermediate solid-liquid phase appeared first on Physics World.

Oct 27, 2022

Advance brings quantum computing one step closer to implementation

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

Quantum computers are powerful computational devices that rely on quantum mechanics, or the science of how particles like electrons and atoms interact with the world around them. These devices could potentially be used to solve certain kinds of co...

Oct 27, 2022

Electrons that flow like liquids pave the way for robust quantum computers

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have demonstrated unprecedented control of a one-dimensional flow of electrons in a rare quantum state that physicists have sought to understand for over half a century. The technique suggests a path to more-robust and more-accurate qu...

Oct 27, 2022

A new era of two-dimensional ferroelectrics

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists present an exciting overview of the emerging field of 2D ferroelectric materials with layered van-der-Waals crystal structures: a novel class of low-dimensional materials that is highly interesting for future nanoelectronics.

Oct 27, 2022

A faster way to find and study topological materials

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Topological materials, an exotic class of materials whose surfaces exhibit different electrical or functional properties than their interiors, have been a hot area of research since their experimental realization in 2007—a finding that sparked fur...

Oct 26, 2022

New class of porous metal nanoparticles will yield new capabilities in absorption, chemical sensing and separations

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers from Northwestern University have made a significant advance in the way they produce exotic open-framework superlattices made of hollow metal nanoparticles.

Oct 26, 2022

Building with nanoparticles, from the bottom up: Researchers develop a technique for precisely arranging nanoscale particles on a surface, such as a silicon chip, that doesn't damage the material.

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Researchers created a technique for precisely arranging nanoparticles onto surfaces in arrays with arbitrary shapes that does not cause damage to the material's surface. The scalable technique could help make higher-performance devices like l...

Oct 26, 2022

New technique for arranging nanoscale particles on a surface without damaging the material

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Researchers at MIT have developed a technique for precisely controlling the arrangement and placement of nanoparticles on a material, like the silicon used for computer chips, in a way that does not damage or contaminate the surface of the material.

Oct 26, 2022

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