Sep 15, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have created a process that can upcycle most plastics into chemical ingredients useful for energy storage, using light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and a commercially available catalyst, all at room temperature. The new process is very energy-efficient and can...
Revolutionizing brain monitoring and stimulation with thin-film neural electrodes
Sep 15, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Flexible thin-film electrodes placed directly on brain tissue show promise for the diagnosis and treatment of epilepsy, as demonstrated recently by scientists at Tokyo Tech. Thanks to an innovative yet straightforward design, these durable electrodes accurately match the mechanical properties of brain tissue, leading to...
Human embryo models grown from stem cells
Sep 15, 2023 (Nanowerk News) A research team headed by Prof. Jacob Hanna at the Weizmann Institute of Science has created complete models of human embryos from stem cells cultured in the lab – and managed to grow them outside the womb up to day 14. As reported in Nature...
Revolutionizing computing with ionic transistors
Sep 15, 2023 (Nanowerk Spotlight) For over fifty years, the relentless miniaturization of silicon transistors has upheld Moore’s Law, delivering exponential leaps in computing power. However, this development faces fundamental physical limits, with chip components bumping up against the boundaries of quantum mechanics. To continue advancing, researchers are investigating novel...
Matter comprises of 31% of the total amount of matter and energy in the universe
Sep 14, 2023 (Nanowerk News) “Cosmologists believe that only about 20% of the total matter is made of regular or ‘baryonic’ matter, which includes stars, galaxies, atoms, and life,” explains first author Dr. Mohamed Abdullah, a researcher at the National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics-Egypt, Chiba University, Japan. “About...
Supermassive black holes alter galactic chemistry
Sep 15, 2023 (Nanowerk News) New research shows that the supermassive black hole at the center of a galaxy can have a direct impact on the chemical distribution of the host galaxy. This provides another piece of the puzzle for understanding how galaxies evolve. It is well known that active...
In-fiber photoelectric device based on graphene coated tilted fiber grating
Sep 15, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Optical fiber-based devices have become hugely successful for the development, maturity and extensive applications of fiber communication and sensing technologies. However, it has been a challenge to functionalize and sensitize the ordinary silica fibers to detect and convert the light signal travelling through in fibers....
Researchers investigate new physical phenomena on the nanoscale with microstructured fibers
Sep 14, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Researchers at Leibniz IPHT have succeeded in contributing to significant advances in deciphering tiny nanoobjects: Using special optical fibers, they identified a new optical mode that enables uniform illumination along the entire length of the fiber, and determined the resolution limit of individual objects that...
Nanotechnology and narasin could prove the magic bullet for acne sufferers
Sep 14, 2023 (Nanowerk News) It’s a skin disorder that makes life miserable for around 800 million teenagers and adults worldwide, but Australian scientists may have found an effective treatment for acne, delivered via tiny nanoparticles. In a study led by the University of South Australia (UniSA), a new antibacterial...
New camera offers ultrafast imaging at a fraction of the normal cost
Sep 14, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Capturing blur-free images of fast movements like falling water droplets or molecular interactions requires expensive ultrafast cameras that acquire millions of images per second. In a new paper, researchers report a camera that could offer a much less expensive way to achieve ultrafast imaging for...