Jan 09, 2023 (Nanowerk News) A new analysis of distant galaxies imaged by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope shows that they are extremely young and share some remarkable similarities to “green peas,” a rare class of small galaxies in our cosmic backyard. “With detailed chemical fingerprints of these early galaxies, we see...
Nanotechnology and the Internet of Things: Boosting efficiency and capability
Jan 09, 2023 (Nanowerk Spotlight) The Internet of Things (IoT) is a system of interconnected physical objects equipped with sensors, processors, and other technologies that allow for the exchange of relevant data over the internet. In 1999, British technologist Kevin Ashton coined the term Internet of Things to define a...
Engineers to advance nanomedicine manufacturing using AI
Jan 09, 2023 (Nanowerk News) A novel combination of artificial intelligence and production techniques could change the future of nanomedicine, according to Cornell researchers using a new $3 million grant from the National Science Foundation to revolutionize how polymer nanoparticles are manufactured. Polymer nanoparticles have emerged as a powerful tool...
New database maps proteins that could predict cancer
Jan 09, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Cancer prediction medicine gained a boost with the recent unveiling of a new cancer protein profile database compiled from AI and machine learning. Announced by KTH Royal Institute of Technology Professor Mathias Uhlén, the new open-access Disease Blood Atlas provides a first-ever map of the...
Using the power of symmetry for new quantum technologies
Jan 09, 2023 (Nanowerk News) By taking advantage of nature’s own inherent symmetry, researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden have found a way to control and communicate with the dark state of atoms. This finding opens another door towards building quantum computing networks and quantum sensors to detect...