Jan 25, 2023 (Nanowerk News) In a new study using a rat model of Crohn’s disease, a biodegradable hydrogel composite loaded with stem cells, developed by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers, in a collaborative effort with the Whiting School of Engineering, has shown significant success in treating perianal fistulas (PAF) —...
Scientists generate and measure the shortest electron pulse to date
Jan 25, 2023 (Nanowerk News) By using ultrafast laser flashes, scientists at the University of Rostock in collaboration with researchers of the Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research in Stuttgart have generated and measured the shortest electron pulse to date. The electron pulse was created by using lasers to...
Tiny T-1000 terminator-like robot shifts between liquid and solid states, escapes tiny jail cell (w/video)
Jan 25, 2023 (Nanowerk News) International researchers have designed miniature legoman-like robots that can shift between liquid and solid states, like some kind of tiny T-1000 Terminator. The team put the magnetic and conductive robots through an obstacle course to test their mobility and shape-morphing abilities – tests included jumping...
The last mysteries of atomically thin mica
Jan 25, 2023 (Nanowerk News) At first glance, mica is something quite ordinary: it is a common mineral, found in granite for example, and has been extensively studied from geological, chemical and technical perspectives. One might think that nothing new can be discovered from such an everyday material. But now...
Spinning food processing waste into ‘gold’
Jan 25, 2023 (Nanowerk News) There is money to be made – and potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions – by finding a second life for the potato peels, fried dough particles, cheese whey and other industrial food-processing waste products that routinely end up in landfills, according to new research....
Fish sensory organ key to improving navigational skills of underwater robots
Jan 25, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Scientists, led by University of Bristol, have been studying a fish sensory organ to understand cues for collective behaviour which could be employed on underwater robots (Royal Society Open Science, "Lateral line morphology, sensory perception and collective behaviour in African cichlid fish"). This work was...