Day: September 22, 2023

Sep 22, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Jupiter’s moon Europa is one of a handful of worlds in our solar system that could potentially harbor conditions suitable for life. Previous research has shown that beneath its water-ice crust lies a salty ocean of liquid water with a rocky seafloor. However, planetary scientists...

Sep 22, 2023 (Nanowerk Spotlight) Future thermal insulation is lighter, more durable, and capable of withstanding extreme conditions. Researchers at Oxford University have employed a scalable technique to develop ultralight fibre materials, alumina/zirconia fibrous aerogels (AZFA), which could reliably insulate heat in high temperatures, high humidity, and corrosion environments, revolutionizing...

Sep 22, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Researchers have made significant progress in developing advanced fuel cell membranes that could enable greener technologies like direct methanol and direct formic acid fuel cells. These fuel cells can convert carbon dioxide into useful fuels using renewable electricity, potentially revolutionizing sustainable energy systems. However, a...

Sep 22, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Scientists are interested in improving the stability of a class of crystalline materials that, if more stable, could be the basis for inexpensive solar cells. These materials, called mixed halide-perovskites, combine organic and inorganic materials. The crystals are made of a type of chemical compounds...

Sep 22, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Engineers and chemists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and Meta have developed a new kind of 3D-printed material capable of replicating characteristics of biological tissue, an advancement that could impact the future of “augmented humanity.” In a paper published in the journal Matter ("One-pot...

Electrochemical pixel array post-fabricated on a CMOS chipFor decades, silicon computer chips have upheld Moore’s Law, delivering exponential growth in computing power. But this relentless miniaturization faces physical limits, as components approach the quantum realm. One futuristic idea attempts to mimic biology by using ions instead of electrons to process...

Sep 22, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Rutgers researchers have developed a way of detecting the early onset of deadly infectious diseases using a test so ultrasensitive that it could someday revolutionize medical approaches to epidemics. The test, described in Science Advances ("Digital assay for rapid electronic quantification of clinical pathogens using...

Sep 21, 2023 (Nanowerk News) In a groundbreaking study published in Engineering ("Engineering DNA Materials for Sustainable Data Storage Using a DNA Movable-Type System"), researchers have developed a revolutionary method for data storage using DNA. The paper titled “Engineering DNA Materials for Sustainable Data Storage Using a DNA Movable-Type System”...

Sep 21, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Researchers at UCL (University College London) have created one-atom-thick ribbons made of phosphorus alloyed with arsenic that could dramatically improve the efficiency of devices such as batteries, supercapacitors and solar cells. The research team discovered phosphorus nanoribbons in 2019. The “wonder material”, predicted to revolutionise...

Sep 21, 2023 (Nanowerk News) A collaborative team led by Piran Kidambi, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, William Fissell, associate professor of nephrology and hypertension at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Shuvo Roy, professor of bioengineering at University of California, San Francisco, and Francesco Fornasiero, biosciences and biotechnology staff...