Home > Press > Graphene-hBN breakthrough to spur new LEDs, quantum computing: Study uncovers first method for producing high-quality, wafer-scale, single-layer hexagonal boron nitrideAbstract: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...
Machine learning helps predict protein functions
Apr 16, 2022 (Nanowerk News) Proteins are integral components of all living organisms. They are composed of a sequence of building blocks called amino acids. That sequence determines their function, which can range from setting the structure of cells to regulating metabolism. Scientists can change a protein sequence and experimentally...
AI algorithms give scientists the means to design biomolecules with a huge range of valuable functions
Apr 16, 2022 (Nanowerk News) When Dr. Shiran Barber-Zucker joined the lab of Prof. Sarel Fleishman as a postdoctoral fellow, she chose to pursue an environmental dream: breaking down plastic waste into useful chemicals. Nature has clever ways of decomposing tough materials: Dead trees, for example, are recycled by white-rot...
Nanotechnology Now – Press Release: New approach can predict pollution from cooking emissions
Home > Press > New approach can predict pollution from cooking emissionsAbstract:Organic aerosols such as those released in cooking may stay in the atmosphere for several days, because of nanostructures formed by fatty acids as they are released into the air. New approach can predict pollution from cooking...
How to compete with robots
Apr 16, 2022 (Nanowerk News) When it comes to the future of intelligent robots, the first question people ask is often: how many jobs will they make disappear? Whatever the answer, the second question is likely to be: how can I make sure that my job is not among them?...
Nanotechnology Now – Press Release: First hybrid quantum bit based on topological insulators: Scientists at Forschungszentrum Jülich take an important step on the path towards topological quantum computers
Home > Press > First hybrid quantum bit based on topological insulators: Scientists at Forschungszentrum Jülich take an important step on the path towards topological quantum computers Dr. Peter Schüffelgen (left) and Tobias Schmitt (right) in front of the NanoCluster at Forschungszentrum Jülich where core components of the hybrid qubit...
Scientists find ‘knob’ to control magnetic behavior in quantum material
Apr 16, 2022 (Nanowerk News) Magnetism, one of the oldest technologies known to humans, is at the forefront of new-age materials that could enable next-generation lossless electronics and quantum computers. Researchers led by Penn State and the university of California, San Diego have discovered a new ‘knob’ to control the...
Nanoclusters self-organize into centimeter-scale hierarchical assemblies
Apr 16, 2022 (Nanowerk News) Nature may abhor a vacuum, but it sure loves structure. Complex, self-organized assemblies are found throughout the natural world, from double-helix DNA molecules to the photonic crystals that make butterfly wings so colorful and iridescent. A Cornell-led project has created synthetic nanoclusters that can mimic...
Nanotechnology Now – Press Release: Scientists develop indoor-active photocatalyst for antiviral coating against various variant types of novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2
Home > Press > Scientists develop indoor-active photocatalyst for antiviral coating against various variant types of novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 The TiO2/CuxO coating inactivates viruses even under dark condition. Its antiviral activity is further enhanced by visible light irradiation. CREDIT Ryuichi Nakano from Nara Medical University Abstract:Photocatalyst made using a...
Collaboration shapes extracellular vesicle retention strategy (w/video)
Apr 16, 2022 (Nanowerk News) Leveraging unique expertise in the spirit of collaboration is one of Carnegie Mellon University’s formulas for success. Over the past three years, Phil Campbell and Xi (Charlie) Ren partnered on research related to spatial control of extracellular vesicles (EVs). Their efforts have yielded a novel...