etching

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Until now, most MXenes have been produced using chemical etching, a process that leaves a mix of surface atoms such as oxygen, fluorine, or chlorine scattered randomly across the material.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

Chip makers use it to maintain stable temperatures while etching silicon wafers into advanced semiconductors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

The venture would also presumably need equipment for etching and deposition, which are manufacturing and packaging processes.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 23, 2026

“By no means are we etching anything in stone, but putting a framework out there to guide the community,” said Jerry Chow, IBM’s chief technology officer of quantum-centric computing.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

Without my camera or a functioning phone, I look out the door, etching the scene in my mind.

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed