Month: July 2023

Jul 25, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Materials that are both strong and lightweight could improve everything from cars to body armor. But usually, the two qualities are mutually exclusive. Now, University of Connecticut researchers and colleagues have developed an extraordinarily strong, lightweight material using two unlikely building blocks: DNA and glass....

Jul 25, 2023 (Nanowerk News) From internal combustion engines to household refrigerators, heat engines are a ubiquitous component of daily life. These machines convert heat into usable energy which can then be used to do work. Heat engines can be as small as a single molecule whose random movements exchange...

Jul 25, 2023 (Nanowerk News) New research has unveiled the fatigue resistance of 2D hybrid materials. These materials, known for their low cost and high performance, have long-held promise across semiconductor fields. However, their durability under cyclic loading conditions remained a mystery — until now. Led by Dr. Qing Tu,...

Jul 25, 2023 (Nanowerk News) In-cell engineering can be a powerful tool for synthesizing functional protein crystals with promising catalytic properties, show researchers at Tokyo Tech. Using genetically modified bacteria as an environmentally friendly synthesis platform, the researchers produced hybrid solid catalysts for artificial photosynthesis. These catalysts exhibit high activity,...

Jul 25, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Inspired by the effortless way humans handle objects without seeing them, a team led by engineers at the University of California San Diego has developed a new approach that enables a robotic hand to rotate objects solely through touch, without relying on vision. Using their...

Jul 25, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Graphene is a two-dimensional material that has been suggested for a wide range of applications in energy, technology, construction, and more since it was first isolated from graphite in 2004. This single layer of carbon atoms is tough yet flexible, light but with high resistance,...

Jul 25, 2023 (Nanowerk News) A research team led by Professor Choi Kyung-cheol from the School of EE, in collaboration with Dr. Lee Yong-hee’s team from the Institute for National Nanofab Center, has successfully developed a waterproof transparent flexible OLED that can display light and show the background even when...

Jul 25, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Fast data transmissions could be delivered in homes and offices through light-emitting diodes (LED) bulbs, complementing existing communication technologies and networks. The future’s new internet technologies are being rapidly refined by academics and LED-based communication links are expected to be extensively used in numerous emerging...

Jul 25, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Bruno Schuler and his young team are embarking on an ambitious research project: He will selectively generate defects in atomically-thin semiconductor layers and attempt to measure and control their quantum properties with simultaneous picosecond temporal resolution and atomic precision. The resulting insights are expected to...

Jul 24, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Microscopic materials made of clay designed by researchers at the University of Missouri could be key to the future of synthetic materials chemistry. By enabling scientists to produce chemical layers tailor-made to deliver specific tasks based on the goals of the individual researcher, these materials...