Feb 14, 2023 (Nanowerk News) The new method from RMIT University researchers splits the seawater directly into hydrogen and oxygen – skipping the need for desalination and its associated cost, energy consumption and carbon emissions. Hydrogen has long been touted as a clean future fuel and a potential solution to...
3D-printed smart contact lens with navigation function
Feb 14, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Dr. Seol Seung-Kwon's Smart 3D Printing Research Team at KERI and Professor Lim-Doo Jeong's team at Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) developed core technology for smart contact lenses that can implement augmented reality (AR)-based navigation, with a 3D printing process (Advanced Science,...
Gate-tunable nanoscale negative refraction of polaritons demonstrated in van der Waals heterostructure
Feb 14, 2023 (Nanowerk News) A new study led by DAI Qing’s team from the National Center for Nanoscience and Technology (NCNST) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and Javier Abajo from the Institute of Photonic Sciences (ICFO) in Spain has shown a gate-tunable nanoscale negative refraction of polaritons...
‘Magic’ solvent creates stronger thin films
Feb 14, 2023 (Nanowerk News) A new all-dry polymerization technique uses reactive vapors to create thin films with enhanced properties, such as mechanical strength, kinetics and morphology. The synthesis process is gentler on the environment than traditional high-temperature or solution-based manufacturing and could lead to improved polymer coatings for microelectronics,...
How a graphene-nanowire ‘sandwich’ is transforming electronics
Feb 14, 2023 (Nanowerk News) As devices get smaller and more powerful, the risk of them overheating and burning out increases substantially. Despite advancements in cooling solutions, the interface between an electronic chip and its cooling system has remained a barrier for thermal transport due to the materials’ intrinsic roughness....
3D plasmonic coral nanoarchitecture paper for cancer diagnosis using urine
Feb 14, 2023 (Nanowerk News) A research team led by Dr. Ho Sang Jung of the Surface & Nano Materials Divison of the Korea Institute of Materials Science (KIMS) conducted joint research with Professor Junsuk Rho of POSTECH and Professor Samjin Choi of Kyung Hee University Medical School to find...
Insights on quantum transport could pave the way to improved energy management at the nanoscale
Feb 14, 2023 (Nanowerk News) The quantum effects of physics have become increasingly important in the advancement of communications, computing and sensing in speed, power and precision like never before. Through quantum mechanics, we can study the quantum effects - the physics of the transportation of intricate quantities such as...
High thermal conductivity of cubic silicon carbide finally demonstrated
Feb 14, 2023 (Nanowerk News) A research group from the Graduate School of Engineering at Osaka Metropolitan University has shown that 3C-SiC exhibits high thermal conductivity equivalent to the theoretical value, based on thermal conductivity evaluation and atomic-level analysis, for the first time (Nature Communications, "High thermal conductivity in wafer-scale...
Four classes of planetary systems
Feb 14, 2023 (Nanowerk News) In our solar system, everything seems to be in order: The smaller rocky planets, such as Venus, Earth or Mars, orbit relatively close to our star. The large gas and ice giants, such as Jupiter, Saturn or Neptune, on the other hand, move in wide...
Efficient technique improves machine-learning models’ reliability
Feb 13, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Powerful machine-learning models are being used to help people tackle tough problems such as identifying disease in medical images or detecting road obstacles for autonomous vehicles. But machine-learning models can make mistakes, so in high-stakes settings it’s critical that humans know when to trust a...