Jan 10, 2023 (Nanowerk News) You might have heard of killer robots, slaughterbots or terminators – officially called lethal autonomous weapons (LAWs) – from films and books. And the idea of super-intelligent weapons running rampant is still science fiction. But as AI weapons become increasingly sophisticated, public concern is growing...
Researchers develop AI method for mapping planets
Jan 10, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Can the mapping of planets become an automated process? Scientists from Constructor University in Bremen, Germany, the University of Padua, and the University of Bologna have now developed a novel, open-source approach for the mapping of planetary landforms using artificial intelligence. The pre-release version of...
A new, fool-proof method to evaluate thermoelectric materials
Jan 09, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Working with one of the world’s preeminent thermoelectric materials researchers, a team of researchers in the Clemson Department of Physics and Astronomy and the Clemson Nanomaterials Institute (CNI) has developed a new, fool-proof method to evaluate thermoelectric materials (Journal of Applied Physics, "Thermoelectric figure-of-merit from...
Chemical researchers discover catalyst to make renewable paints, coatings, and diapers
Jan 09, 2023 (Nanowerk News) A team led by University of Minnesota Twin Cities researchers has invented a groundbreaking new catalyst technology that converts renewable materials like trees and corn to the key chemicals, acrylic acid, and acrylates used in paints, coatings, and superabsorbent polymers. The new catalyst technology is...
James Webb Space Telescope reveals links between galaxies near and far
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...
Paper-supported photodetectors
Jan 08, 2023 (Nanowerk News) There are certain applications where one would require to use single-use (disposable) electronic components. Point-of-care medical testing applications, for example, could benefit strongly of disposable electronics. The high cost of current PCB board or silicon based components, however, would make these single-use electronics not feasible...