The Oak Ridger

ORNL researchers seek atomic building blocks for quantum computers

Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, along with other scientists, are taking small steps to create materials that could enable quantum leaps in computing speed, security in communications and ...
Nanowerk

2D material cannibalizes itself for atomic building blocks

(Nanowerk News) Scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory induced a two-dimensional material to cannibalize itself for atomic “building blocks” from which stable ...
Nanowerk

Researchers crack code to produce Mother Nature's dictionary of atomic structures

OK, that's not catchy at all, but here's the point: grain boundaries are a big deal. They are the microscopic, disordered regions where atom-sized building blocks bind the crystals (i.e. grains) ...
Science Daily

Cannibalistic materials feed on themselves to grow new nanostructures

Scientists have induced a two-dimensional material to cannibalize itself for atomic 'building blocks' from which stable structures formed. The findings provide insights that may improve design of 2-D ...
EurekAlert!

Cannibalistic materials feed on themselves to grow new nanostructures

OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Aug. 31, 2018--Scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory induced a two-dimensional material to cannibalize itself for atomic "building blocks" from which ...