Feb 12, 2022 (Nanowerk News) Hospital-acquired infections are a major issue for modern medicine, with pathogens like methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Clostridium difficile (C. diff) getting extensive publicity. One in 10 hospital patients are affected by so-called nosocomial infections, or healthcare-associated infections – an infection you get while you're...
Nanotechnology Now – Press Release: Polymer fibers with graphene nanotubes make it possible to heat hard-to-reach, complex-shaped items
Home > Press > Polymer fibers with graphene nanotubes make it possible to heat hard-to-reach, complex-shaped items Abstract: Polymer fibers with graphene nanotubes combine the flexibility of synthetic fiber with very high electrical conductivity. The nanotubes can be added into melted polypropylene or polyamide to provide electrical conductivity. An ultrafine...
Simplifying RNA editing for treating genetic diseases
Feb 11, 2022 (Nanowerk News) New research led by bioengineers at the University of California San Diego could make it much simpler to repair disease-causing mutations in RNA without compromising precision or efficiency. The new RNA editing technology holds promise as a gene therapy for treating genetic diseases. In a...
Electron conspiracy in a Japanese lattice pattern: kagome metals baffle science
Feb 11, 2022 (Nanowerk News) Toward a new kind of superconductivity: In the past four years scientists have discovered metals whose crystal structure mimics that of a traditional Japanese woven bamboo pattern: kagome metals. The international research activity in this new direction of quantum materials has recently reached a new...
Thermal writing and information storage demonstrated in a responsive polymer
Feb 11, 2022 (Nanowerk News) Scientists from Forschungszentrum Jülich and RWTH Aachen University have for the first time demonstrated thermal writing and data storage in a responsive polymer (Advanced Materials, "Bistability, remanence, read/write-memory and logic gate function via a stimuli responsive polymer"). This makes it possible to manufacture thermal memory...
Healing nerves on spider silk
Feb 11, 2022 (Nanowerk News) Spider silk has enormous potential in regenerative medicine thanks to being a natural fiber that is tough, stable, and biodegradable. Researchers have now produced double-sided spider silk fibers, which could provide damaged nerve or muscle cells with a platform for growth. As the researchers report...
Advancing graphene spintronics as 1D contacts improve mobility in nano-scale devices
Feb 11, 2022 (Nanowerk News) 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. The team - comprising researchers from the National Graphene Institute (NGI) led by Dr...
Quantum tech in space?
Feb 11, 2022 (Nanowerk News) Operating quantum technology in challenging environments, such as space, has moved a significant step forward after physicists working at the University of Sussex have developed a monitoring and control system blueprint for quantum devices and experiments. The system is presented in a peer reviewed paper...
Distant galaxies and the true nature of dark matter
Feb 11, 2022 (Nanowerk News) At the centre of spiral galaxies – those near to us but also those billions of light-years away – there is a vast spherical region made up of dark matter particles. This region has two defining characteristics: a density that is constant out to a...
New computer vision system designed to analyse cells in microscopy videos
Feb 11, 2022 (Nanowerk News) Researchers at the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) have developed a system based on computer vision techniques that allows automatic analysis of biomedical videos captured by microscopy in order to characterise and describe the behaviour of the cells that appear in the images. These...