Month: February 2022

Feb 14, 2022 (Nanowerk News) Astronomers from the Universities of Tübingen and Potsdam have discovered a new type of star. While hunting for "hot stars" with the Large Binocular Telescope in Arizona, the team came across stars with unusual properties. While normal stellar surfaces are composed of hydrogen and helium,...

Feb 14, 2022 (Nanowerk News) Television used to be known as ‘the idiot box’. But the organic LEDs found in modern flat screens are far from stupid. In fact, they’re helping us to draw a map that could unlock the quantum future. No wonder they’re now called smart TVs. The...

Feb 13, 2022 (Nanowerk News) With the increased use of Internet of Things (IoT) devices and artificial intelligence, the technical development of smart home applications plays an increasingly important role in improving people's quality of life and health. The key component for setting up and running smart home systems are...

Feb 13, 2022 (Nanowerk News) Metamaterials are artificially engineered composite materials derive their properties from internal micro- and nanostructures, rather than the chemical composition found in natural materials. As a result, metamaterial structures enable properties and capabilities, which are generally not possible to create using conventional material discovery or chemical...

Home > Press > Scientists use DNA to assemble complex nanomaterials: Researchers create DNA nano-chambers with bonds that can control the assembly of targeted nanoparticle structures IMAGE: SEPARATELY ADDRESSABLE BONDS EXTENDING FROM EACH FACE OF THE CUBE-SHAPED DNA CHAMBER (LEFT) ARE ASSEMBLED INTO ARRAYS OF CHAMBERS CONTAINING NANOPARTICLES (RIGHT). view...

Home > Press > Copper doping enables safer, cost-effective hydrogen peroxide production To produce safer, more economic and environmental hydrogen peroxide, an international research team turned to copper. CREDIT Nano Research Abstract:Hydrogen peroxide, the common household antiseptic used to clean cuts and scrapes, can also power space shuttles. While...

Home > Press > Eyebrow-raising: Researchers reveal why nanowires stick to each other Researchers reveal why nanowires stick to each other CREDIT Nano Research Abstract:Nanowires, used in sensors, transistors, optoelectronic devices and other systems that require subatomic preciseness, like to stick together. Untangling electrical wires can be a difficult...

Home > Press > Quantum tech in space? Scientists design remote monitoring system for inaccessible quantum devices Diagram detailing how the monitoring system works CREDIT University of Sussex Abstract:Operating quantum technology in challenging environments, such as space, has moved a significant step forward after physicists working at the University...

Feb 11, 2022 (Nanowerk News) University of Notre Dame researchers, along with collaborators in China and Australia, published a new sample catalog of more than 24 million stars that can be used to decipher the chemical history of elements in the Milky Way Galaxy. The research, published in The Astrophysical...

Home > Press > NGI advances graphene spintronics as 1D contacts improve mobility in nano-scale devices Abstract:Researchers at The University of Manchester may have cleared a significant hurdle on the path to quantum computing, demonstrating step-change improvements in the spin transport characteristics of nanoscale graphene-based electronic devices. NGI advances graphene...