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Glass does surprising things when stretched 1 atom wide

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Researchers found that glass narrowed to a single-atom-wide thread conducts heat in quantized steps.
The thermal behavior is described as surprising for nanoscale structures.
The discovery is presented as potentially useful for shrinking electronics.

Why it matters

As electronic components shrink, heat, electricity and energy have less room to flow, so how materials conduct heat at atomic scales matters for designing nanoscale electronics.

Who’s affected

materials scientists and nanotechnology researchers
electronics engineers working on miniaturized devices

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#nanotechnology
#thermal conductance
#quantized heat transport
#miniaturization

Researchers found that glass narrowed to a single-atom thread conducts heat in quantized steps, revealing surprising thermal behavior for nanoscale electronics.

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