Jun 22, 2022 (Nanowerk News) Ferroelectric materials are substances with spontaneous electrical polarization. Polarization refers to the separation of the negative and positive charges within a material. For ferroelectric materials, this means the “memory” of the material’s prior state (referred to as hysteresis) can store information in a way similar...
Can robotics help us achieve sustainable development?
Jun 22, 2022 (Nanowerk News) An international team of scientists, led by the University of Leeds, have assessed how robotics and autonomous systems might facilitate or impede the delivery of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Their findings identify key opportunities and key threats that need to be considered while...
Reading between the lines to model our galaxy’s central black hole
Jun 22, 2022 (Nanowerk News) Looks can be deceiving. The light from an incandescent bulb seems steady, but it actually flickers 120 times per second. Because the brain perceives only an average of the information it receives, this flickering is blurred. The perception of constant illumination is a mere illusion....
When the world of nanotechnology and microbreweries meet
Jun 22, 2022 (Nanowerk News) For a few years now, spent grain, the cereal residue from breweries, has been reused in animal feed. From now on, this material could also be used in nanotechnology! Professor Federico Rosei’s team at the Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS) has shown that...
A golden ticket to smaller electronics
Scientists demonstrate a new method for creating three-dimensional integrated circuit connections that works at low temperatures and does not require external pressure, which may lead to inexpensive and energy efficient electronic devices.
New ultrathin capacitor could enable energy-efficient microchips
Jun 22, 2022 (Nanowerk News) The silicon-based computer chips that power our modern devices require vast amounts of energy to operate. Despite ever-improving computing efficiency, information technology is projected to consume around 25% of all primary energy produced by 2030. Researchers in the microelectronics and materials sciences communities are seeking...
PICASSO technique drives biological molecules into technicolor
Jun 22, 2022 (Nanowerk News) Pablo Picasso’s surreal cubist artistic style shifted common features into unrecognizable scenes, but a new imaging approach bearing his namesake may elucidate the most complicated subject: the brain. Employing artificial intelligence to clarify spectral color blending of tiny molecules used to stain specific proteins and...
Researchers harness the power of a new solid-state thermal technology
Jun 22, 2022 (Nanowerk News) Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science have discovered a way to make a versatile thermal conductor, with promise for more energy-efficient electronic devices, green buildings and space exploration. They have demonstrated that a known material used in electronic equipment...