Jun 08, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Scientists from the Radboud University have developed synthetic molecules that resemble real organic molecules. A collaboration of researchers, led by Alex Khajetoorians and Daniel Wegner, can now simulate the behaviour of real molecules by using artificial molecules. In this way, they can tweak properties of...
A novel method for squeezing molecules together could significantly reduce chemical manufacturing waste and its negative environmental impacts
Jun 08, 2023 (Nanowerk News) The production of chemicals accounts for 40% of all energy currently used in manufacturing, and the process also results in toxic solvent waste that pollutes the environment and poses health risks to humans and animals. A newly published study in the journal Science ("Acceleration of...
Researchers achieve coherent control of two-dimensional material solid-state spin defects
Jun 08, 2023 (Nanowerk News) In a groundbreaking achievement orchestrated by Professor Guo Guangcan's team in partnership with the Wigner Research Centre for Physics, an innovative method has been introduced which uncovers a novel spin defect with an impressive likelihood of 85%. In addition, the team has succeeded in carrying...
Looking deeper with adaptive six-dimensional nanoscopy
Jun 08, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Matthew Lew, an associate professor of electrical and systems engineering at the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis, has received a five-year $2 million Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award (MIRA) from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to support his ongoing work...
Topological phase protection reams to sub-symmetry
Jun 08, 2023 (Nanowerk News) An international team led by researchers at Nankai University in China and at University of Zagreb in Croatia, along with team at the Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS) in Canada, led by Roberto Morandotti has made an important breakthrough in the study of...
Gravitational waves innovation could help unlock cosmic secrets
Jun 08, 2023 (Nanowerk News) New frontiers in the study of the universe – and gravitational waves – have been opened up following a breakthrough by University of the West of Scotland (UWS) researchers. The groundbreaking development in thin film technology promises to enhance the sensitivity of current and future...
Physicists predict ‘parallel circuits’ of spin currents in antiferromagnets
Jun 08, 2023 (Nanowerk News) A team of physicists, spearheaded by Professor SHAO Dingfu from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science (HFIPS), have theoretically predicted the existence of "parallel circuits" of spin currents in antiferromagnets. This prediction, they believe, holds the potential to substantially expedite the progression of spintronics. The...
New superconducting diode could improve performance of quantum computers and artificial intelligence
Jun 06, 2023 (Nanowerk News) A University of Minnesota Twin Cities-led team has developed a new superconducting diode, a key component in electronic devices, that could help scale up quantum computers for industry use and improve the performance of artificial intelligence systems. Compared to other superconducting diodes, the researchers’ device...
Researchers invent powerful tool to gather data on immune response at single-cell level
Jun 06, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Cells interact with their surrounding environment by secreting proteins which act as messengers or signals for communicating with other cells. Capturing these elusive and minute secreted proteins, particularly those from our immune cells, and correlating them to the individual source cells can provide important insights...
Creating stronger, eco-friendly materials by combining cellulose nanofibers and pineapple leaf fibers in epoxy composites
Jun 07, 2023 (Nanowerk News) In this groundbreaking research, the scientists delved into the world of incredibly tiny fibers known as cellulose nanofibers (CNF) to see how they could make materials stronger. They focused on creating composites using long fibers from pineapple leaves (PALF) and a material called epoxy. To...