'White graphene' reshaped at the atomic scale with tailor-made nanopores

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Thu, 10 Sep 2026 16:00:08 UTCUpdated Thu, 10 Sep 2026 16:00:08 UTCOriginal reporting: Phys.org

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A research team at the University of Vienna led by physicist Jani Kotakoski demonstrates how the shape of nanopores in hexagonal boron nitride—the electrically insulating counterpart to graphene, also known as "white graphene"—can be precisely contro…

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Reported by Phys.org and published Thu, 10 Sep 2026 16:00:08 UTC.

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