Nov 19, 2021 (Nanowerk News) Nanoplastics is a new type of environmental pollutant. Its particles can easily enter the bodies of animals through diet and breathing, and affect the physiological functions of organisms. Though vulnerable to nanoplastics, immune cells are an important line of defense against foreign antigens. However, little...
Nanotechnology Now – Press Release: New microscopy method offers 3D tracking of 100 single molecules at once
Home > Press > New microscopy method offers 3D tracking of 100 single molecules at once The graphic shows the basic experimental setup for Surface Plasmon Resonance Microscopy (SPRM). When a particle of interest binds with a receptor, tethered to a thin gold film, the event disturbs a surface plasmon...
Modeling quantum spin liquids using machine learning
Nov 19, 2021 (Nanowerk News) The properties of a complex and exotic state of a quantum material can be predicted using a machine learning method created by a RIKEN researcher and a collaborator (Physical Review X, "Dirac-type nodal spin liquid revealed by refined quantum many-body solver using neural-network wave function,...
Acquiring spectra from single excited molecules
Nov 19, 2021 (Nanowerk News) RIKEN physicists have taken a spectrum from a single molecule using a new nanospectroscopy technique they developed (Science, "Single-molecule laser nanospectroscopy with micro–electron volt energy resolution"). This ability to probe individual molecules will be invaluable for tailoring the properties of organic materials for use in...
Nanotechnology Now – Press Release: Visualizing temperature transport: An unexpected technique for nanoscale characterization
Home > Press > Visualizing temperature transport: An unexpected technique for nanoscale characterization CREDIT Tokyo Tech Abstract:As devices continue to shrink, new challenges in their measurement and design present themselves. For devices based on molecular junctions, in which single molecules are bound to metals or semiconductors, we have a variety...
Advances in simple crystals for thermoelectric technology
Nov 19, 2021 (Nanowerk News) Space probes, gas pipelines, and other applications require an ongoing source of thermoelectric power without direct human maintenance, but current technologies for the corresponding energy conversion are inefficient. Now, researchers from Japan and Denmark have provided a greater understanding of the basis of ultralow thermal...
Using metal-organic frameworks to develop promising vaccine method against recurrent UTI
Nov 19, 2021 (Nanowerk News) Researchers at The University of Texas at Dallas are investigating the use of whole-cell vaccines to fight urinary tract infection (UTI), part of an effort to tackle the increasingly serious issue of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Dr. Nicole De Nisco, assistant professor of biological sciences, and Dr....
By keeping ferroelectric ‘bubbles’ intact, researchers pave way for new devices
Nov 19, 2021 (Nanowerk News) When a magician suddenly pulls a tablecloth off a table laden with plates and glasses, there is a moment of suspense as the audience wonders if the stage will soon be littered with broken glass. Until now, an analogous dilemma had faced scientists working with...