Mar 21, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Magnetic topological insulators are an exotic class of materials that conduct electrons without any resistance at all and so are regarded as a promising breakthrough in materials science. In 2019, an international research team headed by materials chemist Anna Isaeva, at that time a junior...
Graphene-based material makes mind-controlled robots a reality (w/video)
Mar 20, 2023 (Nanowerk News) The advanced brain-computer interface was developed by Distinguished Professor Chin-Teng Lin and Professor Francesca Iacopi, from the UTS Faculty of Engineering and IT, in collaboration with the Australian Army and Defence Innovation Hub. As well as defence applications, the technology has significant potential in fields...
Researchers create breakthrough spintronics manufacturing process that could revolutionize the electronics industry
Mar 20, 2023 (Nanowerk News) University of Minnesota Twin Cities researchers, along with a team at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), have developed a breakthrough process for making spintronic devices that has the potential to become the new industry standard for semiconductors chips that make up computers,...
How photoelectrochemical water splitting may become competitive
Mar 20, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Hydrogen can be produced by electrolysis of water, ideally with solar cells or wind power providing the electrical energy required. This "green" hydrogen is expected to play an important role in the energy system of the future. Over the past decade, solar water splitting has...
A major breakthrough in the fields of nanophotonics and ultrafast optics
Mar 20, 2023 (Nanowerk News) In a major breakthrough in the fields of nanophotonics and ultrafast optics, a Sandia National Laboratories research team has demonstrated the ability to dynamically steer light pulses from conventional, so-called incoherent light sources. This ability to control light using a semiconductor device could allow low-power,...
Scientists open door to manipulating ‘quantum light’
Mar 20, 2023 (Nanowerk News) For the first time, scientists at the University of Sydney and the University of Basel in Switzerland have demonstrated the ability to manipulate and identify small numbers of interacting photons – packets of light energy – with high correlation. This unprecedented achievement represents an important...
Can synthetic polymers replace the body’s natural proteins?
Mar 20, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Most life on Earth is based on polymers of 20 amino acids that have evolved into hundreds of thousands of different, highly specialized proteins. They catalyze reactions, form backbone and muscle and even generate movement. But is all that variety necessary? Could biology work just...
Cracking a metal 3D-printing conundrum propels the technology toward widespread application (w/video)
Mar 20, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Researchers have not yet gotten the additive manufacturing, or 3D printing, of metals down to a science completely. Gaps in our understanding of what happens within metal during the process have made results inconsistent. But a new breakthrough could grant an unprecedented level of mastery...
A broadly applicable nanopore sensor capable of single-molecule precision
Mar 20, 2023 (Nanowerk News) While a popular hobby for many, fishing is also a pastime full of uncertainty. Each time you have something on the line, you can never be completely sure what type of fish you’ve hooked until you pull it out of the water. In a similar...
Nanotechnology could treat lymphedema
Mar 20, 2023 (Nanowerk News) The human body is made up of thousands of tiny lymphatic vessels that ferry white blood cells and proteins around the body, like a superhighway of the immune system. It’s remarkably efficient, but if damaged from injury or cancer treatment, the whole system starts to...