Day: March 10, 2023

Mar 10, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Researchers from Konica Minolta and the Nara Institute of Science and Technology in Japan have developed a machine learning method to identify sustainable alternatives for composite materials. Their findings were published in the journal Science and Technology of Advanced Materials: Methods ("A data-driven scheme to...

Mar 10, 2023 (Nanowerk News) The natural activities of bacteria in soil mixed with chicken manure have been harnessed to generate electricity in a microbial fuel cell by researchers at Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS). Their work is published in the Pertanika Journal of Science & Technology ("Fabrication of Single Chamber...

Mar 10, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Water contaminated with bacteria is a large threat to global health. A Chinese research team has described a simple new method of disinfection in the journal Angewandte Chemie ("Peptide-mediated Aqueous Synthesis of NIR-II Emitting Ag2S Quantum Dots for Rapid Photocatalytic Bacteria Disinfection"). It is based...

Mar 10, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Researchers at City University of Hong Kong (CityU) have found a way to significantly enhance the efficiency of carbon-based (organic) photovoltaic cells, commonly known as solar cells. The advance, reported in the journal Nature Energy ("Suppressed recombination loss in organic photovoltaics adopting a planar–mixed heterojunction...

Mar 10, 2023 (Nanowerk News) The peculiar topological properties of some forms of matter have been researched for decades. Now, researchers at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) have discovered topological properties of simple diatomic molecules driven to rotation by laser pulses. The scientists apply similar mathematics to...

Mar 10, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Tiny dressings that generate electricity in response to movement could accelerate wound healing and tissue regeneration. Scientists in Taiwan reviewed the latest advances and potential applications of wound healing technology in the journal Science and Technology of Advanced Materials ("Self-assisted wound healing using piezoelectric and...

Mar 10, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Super-resolution microscopy methods are essential for uncovering the structures of cells and the dynamics of molecules. Since researchers overcame the resolution limit of around 250 nanometers (and winning the 2014 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their efforts), which had long been considered absolute, the methods...

Mar 10, 2023 (Nanowerk News) The sense of touch may soon be added to the virtual gaming experience, thanks to an ultrathin wireless patch that sticks to the palm of the hand. The patch simulates tactile sensations by delivering electronic stimuli to different parts of the hand in a way...

Mar 09, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Due to their considerable efficiency, catalysts made of just a few atoms show great promise in the field of water treatment. In a new study, researchers looked into how to optimize the performance of these catalysts and make them viable for practical use. The results...