Month: September 2022

Sep 19, 2022 (Nanowerk News) Thank the rare crested ibis for a clue that could someday help our bodies make better drugs. The species of bird is the only one known to naturally produce an enzyme able to generate a noncanonical amino acid; that is, one not among the 20...

Sep 19, 2022 (Nanowerk Spotlight) Smart watches, fitness trackers, smart clothing, smart medical attachments, data gloves – the market for wearable sensor electronics in health care, fitness and wellness is growing rapidly. The field of wearable electronics consists of several components – sensors, actuators, electronics and power storage or power...

Sep 19, 2022 (Nanowerk News) A world-first study led by Monash University engineers has demonstrated how cutting-edge 3D-printing techniques can be used to produce an ultra strong commercial titanium alloy - a significant leap forward for the aerospace, space, defence, energy and biomedical industries. Australian researchers, led by Professor Aijun...

Sep 19, 2022 (Nanowerk News) Non-biodegradable electronic waste continues to accumulate year after year. For that reason, making electronic components at least partly from a natural raw material like wood seems an obvious solution. But it’s easier said than done. For one thing, wood is naturally an electrical insulator. It...

Sep 17, 2022 (Nanowerk News) Topological insulators act as electrical insulators on the inside but conduct electricity along their surfaces. Researchers study some of these insulators’ exotic behavior using an external magnetic field to force the ion spins within a topological insulator to be parallel to each other. This process...

Sep 17, 2022 (Nanowerk News) The coming decades present a host of challenges for our built environments: a rising global population combined with increasing urbanization; crumbling infrastructure and dwindling resources to rebuild it; and the growing pressures of a changing climate, to name a few. To become more livable for...

Sep 17, 2022 (Nanowerk News) As their name suggests, hydrogels begin in liquid form as monomers. This viscous liquid, which can be made of synthetic or natural materials from polyester to sodium alginate, can be used as ink for 3D printing. The ink is first loaded into a syringe, then...

Sep 17, 2022 (Nanowerk News) Scientists at the University of Cambridge have discovered that water in a one-molecule layer acts like neither a liquid nor a solid, and that it becomes highly conductive at high pressures. Much is known about how ‘bulk water’ behaves: it expands when it freezes, and...

Sep 17, 2022 (Nanowerk News) Few human injuries are as catastrophic as those to the spine. An accident, disease or act of violence affecting the spine can result in poor function – even paralysis – almost anywhere in the body. The spinal column is enormously complex, with limited capacity for...

Sep 17, 2022 (Nanowerk News) An international team of researchers supported in part by the EU-funded NewWorlds and SACCRED projects has discovered a planet outside our solar system that is believed to be an ocean planet. Called TOI-1452 b, the exoplanet is slightly bigger in size and mass than Earth....