May 25, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Scientists in Finland have developed a nanodevice that can measure the absolute power of microwave radiation down to the femtowatt level at ultra-low temperatures – a scale trillion times lower than routinely used in verifiable power measurements. The device has the potential to significantly advance...
Skyrmion transistors propel quantum and AI research
May 25, 2023 (Nanowerk News) In an era marked by an escalating energy crisis, the world stands on the precipice of a transformative revolution in spintronics technology, promising ultra-low power consumption paired with superior performance. To illustrate the potential, consider this: the power consumed by AlphaGo during its famous Go...
Making the structure of ‘fire ice’ with nanoparticles
May 25, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Cage structures made with nanoparticles could be a route toward making organized nanostructures with mixed materials, and researchers at the University of Michigan have shown how to achieve this through computer simulations. The finding could open new avenues for photonic materials that manipulate light in...
Angstrom-resolution fluorescence microscopy
May 25, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Cells, the fundamental units of life, contain a plethora of intricate structures, processes and mechanisms that uphold and perpetuate living systems. Many cellular core components, such as DNA, RNA, proteins and lipids, are just a few nanometers in size. This makes them substantially smaller than...
Snapshots of photoinjection
May 25, 2023 (Nanowerk News) A laser pulse hits an electron in a solid. If it receives enough energy from the light wave, it can then move freely through a solid. This phenomenon, which scientists have been exploring since the beginnings of quantum mechanics, is called photoinjection. There are still...
Human muscle-inspired Hercules artificial muscle fiber
May 25, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Prof. Sang Ouk Kim’s group at KAIST has developed a new type of artificial muscle fiber based on graphene-liquid crystal elastomer composites. This new artificial muscle has been highlighted as the closest system to human muscle among those reported to the scientific community to date,...