Feb 18, 2023 (Nanowerk News) National Institutes of Health researchers have developed and released an innovative software tool to assemble truly complete (i.e., gapless) genome sequences from a variety of species. This software, called Verkko, which means “network” in Finnish, makes the process of assembling complete genome sequences more affordable...
Using carbon-coated magnetite nanoclusters for synergistic cancer therapy
Feb 18, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Prof. WANG Hui, together with Prof. LIN Wenchu and associate Prof. QIAN Junchao from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science (HFIPS), has recently reported a near infrared (NIR)-II-responsive carbon-coated iron oxide nanocluster, which was guided by magnetic resonance image and capable of combined photothermal and...
This ‘Harry Potter’ light sensor achieves magically high efficiency of 200 per cent
Feb 18, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Solar panels with multiple stacked cells are currently breaking records. Remarkably, a team of researchers from Eindhoven University of Technology and TNO at Holst Centre have now managed to make photodiodes - based on a similar technology - with a photoelectron yield of more than...
Making nanoparticle building blocks for new materials
Feb 18, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Some researchers are driven by the quest to improve a specific product, like a battery or a semiconductor. Others are motivated by tackling questions faced by a given industry. Rob Macfarlane, MIT’s Paul M. Cook Associate Professor in Materials Science and Engineering, is driven by...
The mysterious black behemoths controlling our galaxies
Feb 18, 2023 (Nanowerk News) It was only last year that astronomers were finally able to unveil the first pictures of the supermassive black hole at the centre of our Milky Way galaxy. But you couldn’t actually see the black hole itself, not directly. That’s because it is so dense...
A molecular close-up
Feb 18, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Imagine going for an MRI scan of your knee. This scan measures the density of water molecules present in your knee, at a resolution of about one cubic millimeter – which is great for determining whether, for example, a meniscus in the knee is torn....
Decoding the neuroscience behind ChatGPT
Feb 18, 2023 (Nanowerk News) ChatGPT, a new technology developed by OpenAI, is so uncannily adept at mimicking human communication that it will soon take over the world — and all the jobs in it. Or at least that’s what the headlines would lead the world to believe. But if...
Thin-film transistor strategy to enhance flexible display panel performance
Feb 16, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Advances in display technologies prompt the development of electronic products with foldable and flexible panels. Flexible displays have thin-film transistors (TFTs) built in that act as an on/off light switch for the display. At the same time, important considerations for the advancement of next generation...