Home > Press > Robot nose that can smell disease on your breath: Scientists develop diagnostic device for identifying compounds unique to particular diseases Scientists develop diagnostic device for identifying compounds unique to particular diseases. CREDIT Nano Research, Tsinghua University Press Abstract:Scientists are working on diagnostic techniques that could sniff...
Nanotechnology Now – Press Release: Two opposing approaches could give lithium-sulfur batteries a leg up over lithium-ion
Home > Press > Two opposing approaches could give lithium-sulfur batteries a leg up over lithium-ion A new review paper compares the two options and considers the applications for which they are most appropriate. CREDIT Nano Research Energy, Tsinghua University Press Abstract:Lithium-sulfur batteries have for some time promised to be...
‘Soft’ CRISPR may offer a new fix for genetic defects
Jul 02, 2022 (Nanowerk News) Curing debilitating genetic diseases is one of the great challenges of modern medicine. During the past decade, development of CRISPR technologies and advancements in genetics research brought new hope for patients and their families, although the safety of these new methods is still of significant...
Researchers develop world’s most durable hydrogen fuel cell
Jul 02, 2022 (Nanowerk News) Researchers at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) have developed a new hydrogen fuel cell which is not only the world’s most durable1 to date, but is also more cost-effective, paving way for a wider application of green energy in the pursuit...
Nanotechnology Now – Press Release: Photonic synapses with low power consumption and high sensitivity are expected to integrate sensing-memory-preprocessing capabilities
Home > Press > Photonic synapses with low power consumption and high sensitivity are expected to integrate sensing-memory-preprocessing capabilities Figure 1 (a) Schematic diagram of visual perception and information transmission in human brain and corresponding artifical MoS2 synaptic device; (b) Comparison of single optical pulse width and power consumption among...
Nanoscale infrared study of meteorite mineralogy
Jul 02, 2022 (Nanowerk News) Using a nanoscale infrared probe at the Advanced Light Source (ALS), researchers found that the minerals in a meteorite—an artifact representing the solar system’s past—were altered by water on very fine spatial scales (JGR Planets, "Nano-FTIR Investigation of the CM Chondrite Allan Hills 83100"). The...
Nanotechnology Now – Press Release: Efficiently processing high-quality periodic nanostructures with ultrafast laser
Home > Press > Efficiently processing high-quality periodic nanostructures with ultrafast laser Figure 1 (a) Evolution of LIPSs formed on Au film irradiated by single 800 nm laser pulse. The laser polarization, E, is perpendicular to the prefabricated nanogroove. (b) LIPS periods as a function of laser fluences. The black...
Laser writing may enable ‘electronic nose’ for multi-gas sensor
Jul 02, 2022 (Nanowerk News) Environmental sensors are a step closer to simultaneously sniffing out multiple gases that could indicate disease or pollution, thanks to a Penn State collaboration. Huanyu “Larry” Cheng, assistant professor of engineering science and mechanics in the College of Engineering, and Lauren Zarzar, assistant professor of...
Engineers design motorless sailplanes for Mars exploration
Jul 02, 2022 (Nanowerk News) Eight active spacecraft, including three operated by NASA, orbit Mars, gathering imagery of the planet's surface at a resolution of about 1 foot per pixel. Three rovers traverse the ground, mapping small areas of the planet with greater precision. But what lies in the hundreds...
Nanotechnology Now – Press Release: New protocol for assessing the safety of nanomaterials
Home > Press > New protocol for assessing the safety of nanomaterials Abstract:A recent paper published in Nature Protocols introduces a complete and comprehensive protocol for analysing nanomaterials in humans and organisms to support the safety of these engineered small materials. New protocol for assessing the safety of nanomaterials Kuopio,...