Jun 03, 2022 (Nanowerk News) Aqueous droplet formation by liquid-liquid phase separation (or coacervation) in macromolecules is a hot topic in life sciences research. Of these various macromolecules that form droplets, DNA is quite interesting because it is predictable and programmable, which are qualities useful in nanotechnology. Recently, the programmability...
Nanostructured fibers can impersonate human muscles
Jun 03, 2022 (Nanowerk News) Mimicking the human body, specifically the actuators that control muscle movement, is of immense interest around the globe. In recent years, it has led to many innovations to improve robotics, prosthetic limbs and more, but creating these actuators typically involves complex processes, with expensive and...
An atomic-scale window into superconductivity paves the way for new quantum materials
Jun 03, 2022 (Nanowerk News) Superconductors are materials with no electrical resistance whatsoever, commonly requiring extremely low temperatures. They are used in a wide range of domains, from medical applications to a central role in quantum computers. Superconductivity is caused by specially linked pairs of electrons known as Cooper pairs....
Promising new materials mimic muscle structure and function
Jun 03, 2022 (Nanowerk News) Inspired by the structure of muscles, an innovative new strategy for creating fiber actuators could lead to advances in robotics, prosthetics, and smart clothing, according to a Penn State led team of scientists who discovered the process. “Actuators are any material that will change or...
‘Dust echo’ reveals cosmic catastrophe
Jun 03, 2022 (Nanowerk News) In a distant galaxy in the constellation Hercules, a gigantic black hole has torn apart a giant star. This is shown by extensive observations with several observatories, reported by an international, DESY-led research team in the journal Physical Review Letters ("Candidate Tidal Disruption Event AT2019fdr...
Researchers study society’s readiness for AI ethical decision making
Jun 03, 2022 (Nanowerk News) With the accelerating evolution of technology, artificial intelligence (AI) plays a growing role in decision-making processes. Humans are becoming increasingly dependent on algorithms to process information, recommend certain behaviors, and even take actions of their behalf. A research team has studied how humans react to...
Topological phase detected in spin chains
Jun 03, 2022 (Nanowerk News) Any matter occurs in different phases, which can merge into one another. An example of this is water, which exists in liquid form, as ice or steam - depending on the external conditions. The different physical phases have the same chemical composition, but a different...
Time crystals ‘impossible’ but obey quantum physics
Jun 02, 2022 (Nanowerk News) Scientists have created the first ”time-crystal” two-body system in an experiment that seems to bend the laws of physics. It comes after the same team recently witnessed the first interaction of the new phase of matter. Time crystals were long believed to be impossible because...
Artificial intelligence centered cancer nanomedicine: Diagnostics, therapeutics and bioethics
Jun 02, 2022 (Nanowerk News) The book “Artificial Intelligence Based Cancer Nanomedicine: Diagnostics, Therapeutics and Bioethics” gives a comprehensive explanation of the role of machine learning and artificial intelligence in cancer nanomedicine. It presents 10 chapters that cover multiple dimensions of the subject. These dimensions are: –The need of AI...
Progressive medicinal and herbal nanoscience for targeted drug delivery systems
Jun 02, 2022 (Nanowerk News) This 2-part reference informs readers about the application of drug delivery technologies to herbal medicines. Chapters cover a broad range of major topics on the subject of targeted drug delivery systems. These topics include the application of drug delivery systems for herbal nanomedicines, drug development...