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Scientists Unravel New Type of Atomically Thin Carbon Material Written by AZoNanoMay 21 2021 Carbon occurs in different forms in nature. Apart from graphite and diamond, there are some recently discovered forms with surprising properties. Structure of the new network. The upper part schematically shows how the carbon atoms link as squares, hexagons, and octagons. The lower part is an image of the network, obtained with high-resolution microscopy. Image Credit: University of Marburg and Aalto Un...

The orientation of a single  para-xylene molecule within a zeolite pore can be used to monitor the van der Waals interactions between that molecule and the porous material A recently developed electron microscopy technique has allowed scientists to measure van der Waals interactions by precisely imaging the changes in orientation of individual  para-xylene molecules confined in the channels of a zeolite matrix. 1 The setup resembles a nanoscale compass in which the hydrocarbon molecule is the...

 E-Mail Credit: Alex Tokarev, Ella Maru Studio Aalto University A team of theoretical and experimental physicists have designed a new ultra-thin material that they have used to create elusive quantum states. Called one-dimensional Majorana zero energy modes, these quantum states could have a huge impact for quantum computing. At the core of a quantum computer is a qubit, which is used to make high-speed calculations. The qubits that Google, for example, in its Sycamore processor unveiled last ...