Implantable device shrinks pancreatic tumors

Apr 13, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Houston Methodist nanomedicine researchers have found a way to tame pancreatic cancer - one of the most aggressive and difficult to treat cancers - by delivering immunotherapy directly into the tumor with a device that is smaller than a grain of rice. In a paper...

A rechargeable battery made from food

Apr 13, 2023 (Nanowerk News) A team of researchers at the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT-Italian Institute of Technology) has created a totally edible and rechargeable battery, starting from materials that are normally consumed as part of our daily diet. The proof-of-concept battery cell has been described in a paper,...

Nanogenerator-powered, standalone sensor system uses human movement to monitor health and environment

Apr 13, 2023 (Nanowerk News) For mere dollars, a Penn State-led international collaboration has fabricated a self-powered, standalone sensor system capable of monitoring gas molecules in the environment or in human breath. The system combines nanogenerators with micro-supercapacitors to harvest and story energy generated by human movement. The researchers published...

Scientists create high-efficiency sustainable solar cells for IoT devices with AI-powered energy management

Apr 13, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Newcastle University researchers have created environmentally-friendly, high-efficiency photovoltaic cells that harness ambient light to power internet of Things (IoT) devices. Led by Dr Marina Freitag, the research group from the from School of Natural and Environmental Sciences (SNES) created dye-sensitized photovoltaic cells based on a...

Sustainable batteries for the future

Apr 13, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Batteries are indispensable for global efforts to reduce fossil fuel use. However, challenges remain: their production requires a lot of energy, the materials used are rare, and batteries are difficult to recycle. Several research groups at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) are...

Towards zero-defect manufacturing

Apr 12, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Computers were integrated into Industry 3.0 to reduce the use of manual labour. Industry 4.0 represents the next stage in this process. The focus is now on boosting the levels of communication and automation used in production processes with the aid of massive amounts of...