Oct 16, 2024 (Nanowerk Spotlight) In the world of athletic performance and outdoor sports, the gear athletes wear can make or break their ability to perform. Sportswear is not just about comfort and style—it’s increasingly becoming a high-tech domain where clothing needs to protect, monitor health, and regulate temperature, all...
A new approach to controlling heat flow in crystals
Oct 16, 2024 (Nanowerk News) Unwanted heating of electronic components hinders the performance of many devices. For example, the processing speed and memory available to silicon-based computer chips depend strongly on the ability to dissipate heat effectively. Unfortunately, despite high demand, thermal management remains challenging. Now, in a study published...
New diamond bonding technique a breakthrough for quantum devices
Oct 16, 2024 (Nanowerk News) Synthetic diamond is durable, inert, rigid, thermally conductive and chemically well-behaved – an elite material for both quantum and conventional electronics. But there’s one problem. Diamond only likes diamond. It’s homoepitaxial, meaning it only grows on other diamonds, and integrating diamond into quantum or conventional...
New light-induced material shows powerful potential for quantum applications
Oct 16, 2024 (Nanowerk News) A class of material called perovskites, which have special electronic bonding with many applications, could be useful for quantum sensing. Many scientists are studying different materials for their potential use in quantum technology. One important feature of the atoms in these materials is called spin....
Janus-like metasurface technology that acts according to the direction of light
Oct 16, 2024 (Nanowerk News) Metasurface technology is an advanced optical technology that is thinner, lighter, and capable of precisely controlling light through nanometer-sized artificial structures compared to conventional technologies. KAIST researchers have overcome the limitations of existing metasurface technologies and successfully designed a Janus metasurface capable of perfectly controlling...
Taking a major step toward fully 3D-printed active electronics
Oct 16, 2024 (Nanowerk News) Active electronics — components that can control electrical signals — usually contain semiconductor devices that receive, store, and process information. These components, which must be made in a clean room, require advanced fabrication technology that is not widely available outside a few specialized manufacturing centers....
Silicon metasurfaces unlock broad-spectrum infrared imaging
Oct 16, 2024 (Nanowerk News) Infrared imaging technology is crucial for advancing our understanding of the world, from exploring biological specimens to inspecting complex materials and detecting hidden patterns in physical systems. Infrared light can penetrate fog and smoke, making it invaluable for search and rescue, firefighting, and sensitive operations....