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Ubuchwepheshe bokulwa nothuli: Kusukela ekuhloleni indawo kuya emandleni aqhubekayo

Izindawo ezimelana nothuli zingazuzisa izimboni ezihlukahlukene, okuhlanganisa ezogesi, ucwaningo lwasemkhathini, namakhaya ahlakaniphile.

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I-Quantumrun Foresight
September 15, 2023

Isifinyezo sokuqonda

Abacwaningi eNyuvesi yaseTexas e-Austin baye benza ubuchwepheshe bokulwa nothuli obusebenzisa i-nano-coining kanye ne-nano-imprinting. Lokhu kuthuthukiswa kunomthelela ekuhloleni indawo, amandla elanga, izinto zikagesi, izimpahla zabathengi, kanye nokwakhiwa, okungenzeka kunciphise isidingo sokuhlanza njalo nokuholela ekongeni izindleko. Imithelela ebanzi yobuchwepheshe bokulwa nothuli ihlanganisa ukuncishiswa kwentuthuko kwisayensi yezinto zokwakha, izimboni ezintsha nezimakethe, nokuhlanganiswa kumakhaya ahlakaniphile nezakhiwo.

Umongo wobuchwepheshe bokulwa nothuli

Besekelwa uxhaso lwe-NASA, abacwaningi baseNyuvesi yaseTexas e-Austin, ngokubambisana nenkampani eqala ukukhiqiza i-Smart Material Solutions, basungule indlela yokuvimbela uthuli ekunamatheleni endaweni. Le nqubo ihlanganisa izinqubo ezimbili zokwenziwa - i-nano-coining kanye ne-nano-imprinting - ukuze kwakhe iphethini yamaphiramidi amancane ezintweni eziyisicaba ngaphambilini. Lezi zinhlayiya ezincane zivimbela izinhlayiya zothuli ukuthi zinganamatheli entweni, zibangele ukuthi zishibilike.

Ukuze babonise ubuchwepheshe babo bokuxosha uthuli, ososayensi bamboza indawo eyisicaba kanye nenye yezindawo zabo eziklanywe ngokukhethekile ngothuli lwenyanga olulingiswayo. Babe sebebeka izindawo eziqondile, bevumela uthuli oluxegayo lwehlele phansi. Lapho behlola indawo engaphezulu, bathola ukuthi indawo eyisicaba yayinamaphesenti angu-35 endawo embozwe uthuli, kuyilapho indawo eyakhiwe yayinothuli olungamaphesenti amabili nje kuphela.

Kunezizathu ezimbili eziyinhloko zokuthi uthuli lunamathele phezulu: amandla e-van der Waals kanye nogesi omile. Kubalulekile ukwakha izindawo ezimelene nothuli ngamandla aphansi e-van der Waals, okusho ukunamathela okubuthakathaka phakathi kwezinhlayiya ezingaphezulu nothuli. Ngale ndlela, izinhlayiya zothuli zingasuswa amandla angaphandle futhi azinciki kuphela kumaconsi amanzi. Kunezindlela ezimbili zokwehlisa amandla e-van der Waals. Enye iwukwenza izakhiwo ezincane ukunciphisa indawo yokuxhumana phakathi kothuli nengilazi, kanti enye iwukwehlisa amandla endaweni yengilazi. Izindawo ezimelene ne-anti-static zisiza ukunciphisa ukunqwabelana kothuli ngokwenza buthaka ugesi omile phakathi kwezinhlayiya zothuli nangaphezulu.

Umthelela ophazamisayo

Ngaphandle kokusiza ama-NASA azayo ekubhekaneni nothuli lwasemkhathini, lobu buchwepheshe bungase buqashwe ukuze kwakhiwe amaphaneli elanga alwa nothuli azosetshenziswa eMhlabeni, kuthuthukise ukusebenza kwawo kahle ngaphandle kokuhlanza mathupha - izindleko ezikhulayo kumandla elanga. Izingubo zokulwa nothuli endaweni nezinto zokwakha zinganciphisa isidingo sokuhlanza njalo, okuholela ekwehleni kwesidingo semikhiqizo yokuhlanza nezinsizakalo. Izimpahla ezipakishwe ngabathengi zingazuza futhi kubuchwepheshe bokulwa nothuli, ikakhulukazi imikhiqizo yokudla nemithi. Lokhu kuthuthukiswa kungathuthukisa impilo yamakhasimende, ikakhulukazi lawo aphethwe yizinto ezingezwani nothuli nezinye izifo ezihlobene nokuphefumula.

Enye imboni engaphazanyiswa ubuchwepheshe bokulwa nothuli i-electronics. Ukunqwabelana kothuli ezingxenyeni ze-elekthronikhi kungabangela umonakalo, okuholela ekwehleni kokusebenza kanye nempilo yokuphila ibe mfushane. Izingubo zokulwa nothuli zinganciphisa isidingo sokushintshwa, kuthinte uchungechunge lokuhlinzekwa kwezingxenye ze-elekthronikhi.

Okokugcina, ubuchwepheshe bokulwa nothuli bungaba nomthelela omkhulu embonini yokwakha neyokwakha. Ukunqwabelana kothuli ezintweni zokwakha kungabangela ukuwohloka futhi kuthinte ukusebenza kwazo ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Izindwangu ezilwa nothuli ezintweni zokwakha zingasiza ekunciphiseni ukulungiswa okudingekayo, okuholela ekongeni kwezindleko zabanikazi bezakhiwo. Kodwa-ke, kungaba nomthelela embonini yezinto zokwakha, njengoba ukuncipha kwesidingo kungaholela ekwehleni kokukhiqiza kanye nokulahleka kwemisebenzi okungenzeka.

Imithelela yobuchwepheshe bokulwa nothuli

Imithelela ebanzi yobuchwepheshe bokulwa nothuli ingase ihlanganise:

Ukuncipha kokungcoliswa kothuli, ukuthuthukisa izinga lomoya kanye nokunciphisa izinkinga zempilo ezihlobene nezindaba zokuphefumula. Le ntuthuko ingase futhi yehlise inani lothuli olunqwabelana ku-ecosystem yemvelo, ilondoloze futhi inciphise izingozi zomlilo wequbula.
Ukuthuthuka kwesayensi yezinto ezibonakalayo, njengoba abacwaningi behlola izindlela ezintsha zokwenza izindawo ezingaphezulu zingenwe kalula ekunqwabeleni kothuli. Lokhu kungaholela emikhiqizweni emisha, njengokuzihlanza kwamafasitela.
Izimboni ezintsha nezimakethe zemikhiqizo namasevisi ahlobene nokuvimbela nokususwa kothuli.
Ukuncipha kwesidingo somsebenzi wezandla ekuhlanzeni nasekulungiseni imisebenzi, okuholela ekulahlekeni kwemisebenzi kule mikhakha.
Ukunciphisa ukunqwabelana kothuli kumaphaneli elanga kungathuthukisa ukusebenza kwawo kahle, okuholela ekuthathweni okukhulu kwamandla elanga nokunciphisa ukukhishwa kwesisi esibamba ukushisa.
Ubuchwepheshe bokulwa nothuli buhlanganiswa nezindlu nezakhiwo ezihlakaniphile, okuvumela ukususwa nokugcinwa kothuli okuzenzakalelayo. Lesi sici singase siholele ekusebenzeni kahle kwamandla kanye nokuncipha kwezindleko ezihlobene nokuhlanza mathupha.