Ishikawa, Japan -- Kanazawa gold leaf is a traditional Japanese material known for its remarkable thinness, just 100 nanometers—about 1/1,000 the diameter of a human hair—and its brilliant shine. Made ...
Scientists have developed technology to make metallic replicas of soft, natural surfaces such as rose petals. The team's metallic surfaces retained properties of the originals, including a rose ...
Researchers uncovered how hammering produces Kanazawa gold leaf's 100-nanometer thinness, connecting this traditional craft to advanced nanomaterial engineering. (Nanowerk News) Kanazawa gold leaf is ...