Month: September 2022

Sep 21, 2022 (Nanowerk News) Research into the synthesis of new materials could lead to more sustainable and environmentally friendly items such as solar panels and light emitting diodes (LEDs). Scientists from Ames National Laboratory and Iowa State University developed a colloidal synthesis method for alkaline earth chalcogenides. This method...

Sep 21, 2022 (Nanowerk News) Controlling the spin of electrons opens up future scenarios for applications in spin-based electronics (spintronics), for example in data processing. It also presents new opportunities for controlling the selectivity and efficiency of chemical reactions. Researchers recently presented first successes with the example of water splitting...

Sep 21, 2022 (Nanowerk News) NASA's James Webb Space Telescope shows off its capabilities closer to home with its first image of Neptune. Not only has Webb captured the clearest view of this distant planet's rings in more than 30 years, but its cameras reveal the ice giant in a...

Sep 21, 2022 (Nanowerk News) Observations of nearly 2,000 bursts from a fast radio burst called FRB 20201124A and the presentation of a model to explain the observed characteristics are reported in Nature and Nature Communications papers. The findings suggest that this fast radio burst may originate from a complex...

Sep 21, 2022 (Nanowerk News) Prospective Mars explorers can now take a hike around the landing site of NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover with an interactive map loaded with orbital imagery, terrain data as well as synthetic and real 3D panoramic views of Jezero crater and its surrounding area. The...

Sep 21, 2022 (Nanowerk News) We can learn new idioms and interact with people from other countries - and, so can electronic systems. There are many ways to learn new languages, but we cannot deny that there is an element which can prove to be very helpful when travelling abroad:...

Sep 21, 2022 (Nanowerk News) Imperial College London and Empa researchers have created a fleet of bee-inspired flying 3D printers for building and repairing structures in-flight. The technology could ultimately be used for manufacturing and building in difficult-to-access or dangerous locations such as tall buildings or help with post-disaster relief...

Sep 21, 2022 (Nanowerk News) In molecules, the atoms vibrate with characteristic patterns and frequencies. Vibrations are therefore an important tool for studying molecules and molecular processes such as chemical reactions. Although scanning tunnelling microscopes can be used to image individual molecules, their vibrations have so far been difficult to...

Sep 21, 2022 (Nanowerk News) Algae bloom, birds flock, and insects swarm. This en masse behavior by individual organisms can provide separate and collective good, such as improving chances of successful mating propagation or providing security. Now, researchers have harnessed the self-organization skills required to reap the benefits of natural...

Sep 21, 2022 (Nanowerk News) Researchers at the University of California San Diego have developed soft devices containing algae that glow in the dark when experiencing mechanical stress, such as being squished, stretched, twisted or bent. The devices do not require any electronics to light up, making them an ideal...