Mar 24, 2022 (Nanowerk News) Industrial processes for chemical separations, including natural gas purification and the production of oxygen and nitrogen for medical or industrial uses, are collectively responsible for about 15 percent of the world’s energy use. They also contribute a corresponding amount to the world’s greenhouse gas emissions....
Nanotechnology Now – Press Release: Artificial neurons go quantum with photonic circuits: Quantum memristor as missing link between artificial intelligence and quantum computing
Home > Press > Artificial neurons go quantum with photonic circuits: Quantum memristor as missing link between artificial intelligence and quantum computing Abstract representation of a neural network which is made of photons and has memory capability potentially related to artificial intelligence. (© Equinox Graphics, University of Vienna) Abstract:In recent...
Seeing an elusive magnetic effect through the lens of machine learning
Mar 24, 2022 (Nanowerk News) Superconductors have long been considered the principal approach for realizing electronics without resistivity. In the past decade, a new family of quantum materials, “topological materials,” has offered an alternative but promising means for achieving electronics without energy dissipation (or loss). Compared to superconductors, topological materials...
Nanotechnology Now – Press Release: CEA and Startup C12 Join Forces to Develop Next-Generation Quantum Computers with Multi-Qubit Chips at Wafer Scale
Home > Press > CEA and Startup C12 Join Forces to Develop Next-Generation Quantum Computers with Multi-Qubit Chips at Wafer Scale Abstract:CEA, a French key player in research, development and innovation, and C12 Quantum Electronics, a startup focused on developing the next-generation of quantum computers using carbon nanotubes, today announced...
New Fermi arcs could provide a new path for electronics
Mar 25, 2022 (Nanowerk News) Newly discovered Fermi arcs that can be controlled through magnetism could be the future of electronics based on electron spins. These new Fermi arcs were discovered by a team of researchers from Ames Laboratory and Iowa State University, as well as collaborators from the United...
Development of stretchable and printable free-form lithium-ion batteries
Mar 25, 2022 (Nanowerk News) A Korean research team has developed a soft, mechanically deformable, and stretchable lithium battery which can be used in the development of wearable devices, and examined the battery’s feasibility by printing them on clothing surfaces. The research team, led by Dr. Jeong Gon Son from...
Simply printing high-performance perovskite-based transistors
Mar 25, 2022 (Nanowerk News) The printing press has contributed immensely to the advancement of mankind by elevating politics, economy, and culture to higher grounds. Today, it goes beyond simply printing books or documents, and is expanding its influence to the realm of cutting-edge technology. Most notably, high-performance components in...
Shape-programmable 3D microfluidics
Mar 25, 2022 (Nanowerk News) Most conventional microfluidic devices are fabricated in inherently planar, block-like devices that can't be changed once fabricated. In contrast, an important feature of naturally self-assembled systems such as leaves and tissues is that they are curved and have embedded fluidic channels that enable the transport...
Breakthrough application of moisture-trapping film to reduce heat stress in personal protective suits (w/video)
Mar 25, 2022 (Nanowerk News) A team of researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) has developed a novel super-hygroscopic material that enhances sweat evaporation within a personal protective suit, to create a cooling effect for better thermal comfort for users such as healthcare workers and other frontline officers....
Re-jigged cathode recipe gives new hope to solid-state batteries for electric vehicles
Mar 25, 2022 (Nanowerk News) Solid-state batteries for electric vehicles, offering greater energy density and range than contemporary lithium-ion batteries, remain out of reach, not least due to challenges coming from the composition of the battery’s cathode. A new cathode composition and accompanying manufacturing technique looks set to overcome this...