Jul 04, 2024 (Nanowerk News) A groundbreaking 100-inch or larger super-sized Nano Transparent Screen (NTS) has been developed and commercialized for the first time in the world. This innovative screen can adjust its transparency according to the environment and can be produced at a low cost, paving the way for...
Researchers discover way to ‘grow’ sub-nanometer sized transistors
Jul 03, 2024 (Nanowerk News) A research team led by Director JO Moon-Ho of the Center for Van der Waals Quantum Solids within the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) has implemented a novel method to achieve epitaxial growth of 1D metallic materials with a width of less than 1 nanometer...
Designing photonic crystals with a genetic algorithm
Jul 03, 2024 (Nanowerk News) The advent of quantum computers promises to revolutionize computing by solving complex problems exponentially more rapidly than classical computers. However, today's quantum computers face challenges such as maintaining stability and transporting quantum information. Phonons, which are quantized vibrations in periodic lattices, offer new ways to...
Mapping the surfaces of MXenes, atom by atom, reveals new potential for the 2D materials
Jul 03, 2024 (Nanowerk News) In the decade since their discovery at Drexel University, the family of two-dimensional materials called MXenes has shown a great deal of promise for applications ranging from water desalination and energy storage to electromagnetic shielding and telecommunications, among others. While researchers have long speculated about...
Liquid metal nanoreactors enable synthesis of high-entropy alloy nanoparticle arrays
Jul 03, 2024 (Nanowerk Spotlight) The field of high-entropy alloys (HEAs) has emerged as a promising frontier in materials science, offering unique properties that surpass those of traditional alloys. Unlike conventional alloys, which typically consist of one primary element with small amounts of other elements added to enhance specific properties,...
Precise and less expensive 3D printing of complex, high-resolution structures
Jul 03, 2024 (Nanowerk News) Researchers have developed a new two-photon polymerization technique that uses two lasers to 3D print complex high-resolution structures. The advance could make this 3D printing process less expensive, helping it find wider use in a variety of applications. Two-photon polymerization is an advanced additive manufacturing...
Artificial intelligence for studying twisted van der Waals magnets
Jul 03, 2024 (Nanowerk News) Researchers at the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) in South Korea have developed artificial intelligence techniques for analyzing twisted van der Waals magnets. Spearheaded by Dr. KIM Kyoung-Min from the IBS Center for Theoretical Physics of Complex Systems, these innovative techniques enable a streamlined and...
Green printing revolution with microalgae for biocompatible 3D structures
Jul 02, 2024 (Nanowerk Spotlight) The development of sustainable and biocompatible materials has become increasingly important in scientific research, driven by growing environmental concerns and the need for advanced biomedical applications. This push towards more eco-friendly and biologically compatible materials has been particularly evident in the field of additive manufacturing,...
An inexpensive, easy-to-use method to create solid-state nanopores
Jul 02, 2024 (Nanowerk News) SMU and the University of Rhode Island have patented an inexpensive, easy-to-use method to create solid-state nanopores (SSNs), while also making it possible to self-clean blocked nanopores. The technique called chemically-tuned controlled dielectric breakdown (CT-CDB) addresses two key problems that have kept solid-state nanopores –...
Researchers achieve dual-functional supramolecular materials
Jul 02, 2024 (Nanowerk News) Versatile molecular frameworks called discrete supramolecular structures act like microscopic building blocks customizable for a wide variety of applications. The structures can serve in drug delivery, provide unique environments for catalytic reactions or plug into a molecular machine. In their paper published in the Journal...