Apr 17, 2023 (Nanowerk News) The nano-scale electronic parts in devices like smartphones are solid, static objects that once designed and built cannot transform into anything else. But University of California, Irvine physicists have reported the discovery of nano-scale devices that can transform into many different shapes and sizes even...
Quantum light source goes fully on-chip, bringing scalability to the quantum cloud
Apr 17, 2023 (Nanowerk News) An international team of researchers from Leibniz University Hannover (Germany), the University of Twente (Netherlands), and the start-up company QuiX Quantum has presented an entangled quantum light source fully integrated for the first time on a chip (Nature Photonics, "Fully on-chip photonic turnkey quantum source...
Meet the autonomous lab of the future
Apr 17, 2023 (Nanowerk News) To accelerate development of useful new materials, researchers are building a new kind of automated lab that uses robots guided by artificial intelligence. “Our vision is using AI to discover the materials of the future,” said Yan Zeng, a staff scientist leading the A-Lab at...
Valleytronics explained
Apr 17, 2023 (Nanowerk Spotlight) In the ever-evolving landscape of technology, researchers are constantly seeking ways to create faster, more efficient, and versatile devices. Over the years, scientists have explored various degrees of freedom in the electronic properties of materials to develop novel technologies. From conventional electronics, which utilize the...
Fungi makes meal of hard-to-recycle plastic
Apr 17, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Polypropylene has long been recycling’s head scratching riddle. A common plastic used for a wide variety of products from packaging and toys to furnishing and fashion, it accounts for roughly 28 percent of the world's plastic waste, but only 1 percent of it is recycled....