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 using the entsuke ...
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 ...