Month: March 2022

Mar 04, 2022 (Nanowerk News) Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientists are using artificial intelligence to set a new world record for producing algae as a reliable, economic source for biofuel that can be used as an alternative fuel source for jet aircraft and other transportation needs. Joshua Yuan, Ph.D., AgriLife...

Mar 04, 2022 (Nanowerk News) These ancient creatures can squeeze through the tiniest cracks, fit snugly into tight spaces and survive in harsh environments: There aren’t many spaces that are off-limits to an insect. That’s why researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have created tiny bug-inspired robots that can carry...

Mar 04, 2022 (Nanowerk News) The Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) announced that a research team led by Dr. Jeong-Myeong Ha of the Clean Energy Research Center developed a process technology and catalyst for removing hydrogen sulfide, a toxic substance, during the process of ethylene production from methane...

Mar 04, 2022 (Nanowerk News) The scientific community has always been enthralled in the creation of an illusion – the optical transformation of an object into another object. So far, scientists experimenting with metamaterials in 'ghosting' have not had much success in changing the perception of the real object. Mainstream...

Mar 04, 2022 (Nanowerk News) Insulin is a vital hormone produced by pancreatic beta cells. Type 1 diabetes is caused by the destruction of these cells, which results in patients having to replace the lost insulin with multiple daily injections. Insulin secretion can be restored in diabetic patients by transplanting...

Mar 03, 2022 (Nanowerk News) When it comes to recording and stimulating brain activity, scientists can rely on a formidable tool: light. An international research team, coordinated by IIT- Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (Italian Institute of Technology), has developed nanometric light modulators that, fabricated on a micrometric optical fiber, make...

Mar 03, 2022 (Nanowerk News) A team of researchers at The University of Manchester’s National Graphene Institute (NGI) and the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) has demonstrated that slightly twisted 2D transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) display room-temperature ferroelectricity. This characteristic, combined with TMDs’ outstanding optical properties, can be used to build...

Mar 03, 2022 (Nanowerk News) One of the most promising avenues in treating cancer is to restore our immune system’s ability to recognize and attack cancerous cells. A team of University of Chicago chemists and biologists developed a tiny device that can locate tumor cells and force them to reveal...

Mar 03, 2022 (Nanowerk News) Wearable devices could soon be entirely made of recycled waste materials – and powered by human movement, thanks to a new energy-harvesting device developed at the University of Surrey (ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, "Wearable Triboelectric Nanogenerator from Waste Materials for Autonomous Information Transmission via...

Mar 03, 2022 (Nanowerk News) People are having children later than ever before. The average age of new parents in the United States has been rising for at least the past half century. But time is tough on our bodies and our reproductive systems. For instance, as animals age, our...