Apr 23, 2022 (Nanowerk News) Don’t be fooled by the name. While 3D printers do print tangible objects (and quite well), how they do the job doesn’t actually happen in 3D, but rather in regular old 2D. Working to change that is a group of former and current researchers from...
Nanotechnology Now – Press Release: The physics of a singing saw: Insights on centuries-old folk instrument is underpinned by a mathematical principle that may pave the way for high-quality resonators for sensing, electronics and more
Home > Press > The physics of a singing saw: Insights on centuries-old folk instrument is underpinned by a mathematical principle that may pave the way for high-quality resonators for sensing, electronics and more The researchers clamped the saw in two configurations: a J shape (left) and an S shape...
Uncovering the secret of ternary polymer solar cell success
Apr 23, 2022 (Nanowerk News) Solar cells will doubtless play a significant part in a sustainable energy future. Polymer solar cells (PSCs) specifically provide an excellent option because they are cheap to produce and can be both flexible and semitransparent. Ternary polymer solar cells are showing encouraging power conversion efficiencies,...
Robots that can learn to safely navigate warehouses
Apr 23, 2022 (Nanowerk News) Robots have been working in factories for many years. But given the complex and diverse tasks they perform, as well as related safety concerns, most of them operate inside cages or behind safety glass to limit or prevent interaction with humans. In warehouse operations, where...
Nanotechnology Now – Press Release: New quantum network shares information at a scale practical for future real-world applications: Researchers enable real-time adjustments to communication among three remote nodes in a quantum network
Home > Press > New quantum network shares information at a scale practical for future real-world applications: Researchers enable real-time adjustments to communication among three remote nodes in a quantum network Quantum equipment in the "Alice laboratory, where the researchers stored the photon source and the first node in the...
A novel insulating state emerges in a 2D material
Apr 23, 2022 (Nanowerk News) Using the Advanced Light Source (ALS), researchers found a unique insulating state in an atomically thin material, driven by the combined effects of lattice–electron interactions and atomic-bond formation (Nature Communications, "Large-gap insulating dimer ground state in monolayer IrTe2"). The work provides a better understanding of...
Nanotechnology Now – Press Release: Water processing: light helps degrade hormones: KIT researchers use polymer membranes coated with titanium dioxide for photocatalytic cleaning results are reported in Nature Nanotechnology
Home > Press > Water processing: light helps degrade hormones: KIT researchers use polymer membranes coated with titanium dioxide for photocatalytic cleaning results are reported in Nature Nanotechnology Photocatalytic membrane filtration system with a sun simulator. The membranes are coated with titanium dioxide. (Photo: Markus Breig, KIT) CREDIT ...
Electrochemical DNA nanomachine as novel circulating tumor biosensor
Apr 22, 2022 (Nanowerk News) Nucleic acids analysis is mainly used in pathogen detection, genetic disease identification and early cancer diagnosis. For example, quantitative analysis of circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA), a free DNA fragment derived from malignant cells which carries tumor specific sequence changes, can help obtain abundant information about...
The deformation of the hydrogel is used to measure the negative pressure of water
Apr 22, 2022 (Nanowerk News) Water, unexpectedly, has the potential to withstand a massive stretching force or tension due to its internal cohesive force. Under extreme tension, the hydrostatic pressure of the water would display as absolute negative. The comprehension of such a unique thermodynamic non-equilibrium state in the phase...
Nanotechnology Now – Press Release: Nylon cooking bags, plastic-lined cups can release nanoparticles into liquids
Home > Press > Nylon cooking bags, plastic-lined cups can release nanoparticles into liquids Abstract:Nylon cooking bags and plastic-lined cardboard cups are conveniences many people rely on, but a new study in ACS Environmental Science & Technology suggests that they are an underappreciated source of nanoparticles. They report that the...