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...