Feb 15, 2022 (Nanowerk News) Similar to the widespread interest in graphite and diamond, there is growing interest in metastable phases, which have different physical properties than those of stable phases. However, processes to fabricate metastable-phase materials are highly limited. Novel findings have been published about the development of a...
Filtering deuterium with MOFs
Apr 14, 2022 (Nanowerk News) Deuterium, the heavy brother of hydrogen, is considered a promising material of the future – because of its wide range of applications: in science, for energy generation, or in the production of pharmaceuticals. However, the extraction of deuterium from its natural isotope mixture has so...
Want to 3D print a kidney? Start by thinking small
Apr 14, 2022 (Nanowerk News) Human organ transplants offer a crucial lifeline to people with serious illnesses, but there are too few organs to go around: in the U.S. alone, there are more than 112,000 people currently waiting for transplants. The promise of 3D printing organs is one possible solution...
Researchers create miniature wide-angle camera with flat metalenses
Apr 14, 2022 (Nanowerk News) Researchers have designed a new compact camera that acquires wide-angle images of high-quality using an array of metalenses — flat nanopatterned surfaces used to manipulate light. By eliminating the bulky and heavy lenses typically required for this type of imaging, the new approach could enable...
Graphene-hBN breakthrough to spur new LEDs, quantum computing
Apr 14, 2022 (Nanowerk News) In a discovery that could speed research into next-generation electronics and LED devices, a University of Michigan research team has developed the first reliable, scalable method for growing single layers of hexagonal boron nitride on graphene. The process, which can produce large sheets of high-quality...