Nanoscale device could create new chemicals and speed up electronics

A nanoscale device developed in the UK could be used to help synthesise new chemicals and improve the speed of electronics equipment.The device, developed by researchers at King’s College London and published in Nature Nanotechnology, uses quantum effects to convert electrons flowing around a circuit into a controlled stream of “hot electrons” and light.
Hot electrons are highly energetic, making them very useful in chemical research, according to Dr Pan Wang, the paper’s