May 11, 2023 (Nanowerk Spotlight) Sweating fingertips are a key characteristic that has played a critical role in human survival and evolution. Human fingertips are unique in their design and functionality, characterized by distinct patterns and the ability to perspire. These attributes have significantly contributed to our species' survival and...
Researchers discover a way to improve nonviral gene editing as well as a new type of DNA repair
May 11, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Gene editing is a powerful method for both research and therapy. Since the advent of the Nobel Prize-winning CRISPR/Cas9 technology, a quick and accurate tool for genome editing discovered in 2012, scientists have been working to explore its capabilities and boost its performance. Researchers in...
With new experimental method, researchers probe spin structure in 2D materials for first time
May 11, 2023 (Nanowerk News) For two decades, physicists have tried to directly manipulate the spin of electrons in 2D materials like graphene. Doing so could spark key advances in the burgeoning world of 2D electronics, a field where super-fast, small and flexible electronic devices carry out computations based on...
Nanoparticle-coated sponge removes lead from water
May 11, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Northwestern University engineers have developed a new sponge that can remove metals — including toxic heavy metals like lead and critical metals like cobalt — from contaminated water, leaving safe, drinkable water behind. In proof-of-concept experiments, the researchers tested their new sponge on a highly...
Scientists develop a novel light-field sensor for 3D scene construction with unprecedented angular resolution
May 11, 2023 (Nanowerk News) A research team from the National University of Singapore (NUS) Faculty of Science, led by Professor Liu Xiaogang from the Department of Chemistry, has developed a 3D imaging sensor that has an extremely high angular resolution, which is the capacity of an optical instrument to...
Hidden supermassive black holes brought to life by galaxies on collision course
May 11, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Astronomers have found that supermassive black holes obscured by dust are more likely to grow and release tremendous amounts of energy when they are inside galaxies that are expected to collide with a neighbouring galaxy. The new work, led by researchers from Newcastle University, is...
Researchers find new approach to explore earliest universe dynamics with gravitational waves
May 11, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Researchers have discovered a new generic production mechanism of gravitational waves generated by a phenomenon known as oscillons, which can originate in many cosmological theories from the fragmentation into solitonic “lumps” of the inflaton field that drove the early Universe’s rapid expansion, reports a new...