Nov 08, 2022 (Nanowerk News) Using a unique combination technology, a team of researchers from Nagoya University in Japan has analyzed the mechanisms of the light-matter interaction in nanomaterials at the smallest and fastest levels. Nanomaterials, materials sized at the nanoscale between 1 and 100 nm, are increasingly important in...
Faster and more efficient computer chips thanks to germanium
Nov 08, 2022 (Nanowerk News) Our current chip technology is largely based on silicon. Only in very special components a small amount of germanium is added. But there are good reasons to use higher germanium contents in the future: The compound semiconductor silicon-germanium has decisive advantages over today's silicon technology...
Ultrathin solar cells promise improved satellite performance
Nov 08, 2022 (Nanowerk News) Most space satellites are powered by photovoltaic cells that convert sunlight to electricity. Exposure to certain types of radiation present in orbit can damage the devices, degrading their performance and limiting their lifetime. In Journal of Applied Physics ("Radiation effects in ultra-thin GaAs solar cells"),...
Lignin nanoparticles as interfacial modulator for tough, hydrophobic cellulosic films
Nov 08, 2022 (Nanowerk News) The Bioproduct Chemistry team at Aalto University have designed a sustainable method to produce strong and flexible cellulosic films that incredibly maintain their strength even when wet (Advanced Materials, "Lignin Nanoparticles as an Interfacial Modulator in Tough and Multi-Resistant Cellulose–Polycaprolactone Nanocomposites Based on a Pickering...
A 5G-enabled AI-based malware classification system for the next generation of cybersecurity
Nov 08, 2022 (Nanowerk News) The Industrial Internet of Things, or IIoT, has recently gained popularity due to its ability to create communication networks between different components of an industry and bring about the new revolution—Industry 4.0. Powered by wireless 5G connectivity and artificial intelligence (AI), IIoT holds the ability...
Researchers develop a material that mimics how the brain stores information
Nov 08, 2022 (Nanowerk News) Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) researchers have developed a magnetic material capable of imitating the way the brain stores information. The material makes it possible to emulate the synapses of neurons and mimic, for the first time, the learning that occurs during deep sleep. Neuromorphic...
Recipe for creating a new plant from a single differentiated cell
Nov 08, 2022 (Nanowerk News) Research probing the secret of how some single plant cells can regenerate into whole plants will benefit from a new culture protocol developed by RIKEN scientists (The Plant Cell, "Transcriptional activation of auxin biosynthesis drives developmental reprogramming of differentiated cells"). Some plants naturally possess the...
creating advanced nanotechnology to imitate natural light conversion processes
Nov 07, 2022 (Nanowerk News) Two-dimensional (2D) materials, such as graphene and many others that can be obtained from three-dimensional crystalline species with a layered structure, represent a very versatile platform on which to perform chemical modifications in order to obtain more complex nanostructures. The two-sided (Janus) nature of these...