Jun 09, 2022 (Nanowerk News) Brown dwarfs are mysterious astronomical objects that fill the gap between the heaviest planets and the lightest stars, with a mix of stellar and planetary characteristics. Due to this hybrid nature, these puzzling objects are crucial to improve our understanding of both stars and giant...
Scientists craft living human skin for robots (w/video)
Jun 09, 2022 (Nanowerk News) In not-at-all-creepy news, Japanese scientists have made living human skin for robots, and they say it's a bit "sweaty". The team placed a robotic finger in a solution of collagen and human dermal fibroblasts, the two main components that make up our skin’s connective tissues....
Researchers use CRISPR technology to create map tying every human gene to its function
Jun 09, 2022 (Nanowerk News) The Human Genome Project was an ambitious initiative to sequence every piece of human DNA. The project drew together collaborators from research institutions around the world, including Whitehead Institute, and was finally completed in 2003. Now, over two decades later, Whitehead Institute Member Jonathan Weissman...
Realization of ‘silicon-like’ doping in organic semiconductors
Jun 09, 2022 (Nanowerk Spotlight) Doping, which can provide charge carriers to semiconductors, is an essential technology for semiconductors and devices, and it can be classified as n- and p-doping depending on the charge carriers provided by dopants being holes or electrons. For the most widely used inorganic semiconductor silicon,...
Discovery paves the way for faster computers, longer-lasting batteries
Jun 09, 2022 (Nanowerk News) University of Queensland scientists have cracked a problem that’s frustrated chemists and physicists for years, potentially leading to a new age of powerful, efficient, and environmentally friendly technologies. Using quantum mechanics, Professor Ben Powell from UQ’s School of Mathematics and Physics has discovered a ‘recipe’...
Scientists observe effects of heat in materials with atomic resolution
Jun 08, 2022 (Nanowerk News) As electronic, thermoelectric and computer technologies have been miniaturized to nanometer scale, engineers have faced a challenge studying fundamental properties of the materials involved; in many cases, targets are too small to be observed with optical instruments. Using cutting-edge electron microscopes and novel techniques, a...