Oct 17, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Wave energy technology is a proven source of power generation, but there is power inherent in every molecule of liquid on earth, even when the liquid is at rest. At the molecular scale, atoms and ions are always moving. If this nanoscale movement can be...
Neuromorphic computing hardware needs a theoretical basis
Oct 17, 2023 (Nanowerk News) There is an intense, worldwide search for novel materials to build computer microchips with that are not based on classic transistors but on much more energy-saving, brain-like components. However, whereas the theoretical basis for classic transistor-based digital computers is solid, there are no real theoretical...
Revolutionizing virus detection with AI-enhanced biosensing
Oct 17, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Rapid and on-site diagnostic technologies for identifying and quantifying viruses are essential for planning treatment strategies for infected patients and preventing further spread of the infection. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for accurate yet decentralized diagnostic tests that do not involve complex and...
Revolutionizing fast-charging batteries with graphite and red phosphorus nanolayers
Oct 17, 2023 (Nanowerk News) In a major stride towards achieving fast-charging lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) with reliable cyclability, researchers at UNIST have made a groundbreaking discovery. Their study, published in ACS Energy Letters ("Mitigating Electrode-Level Heterogeneity Using Phosphorus Nanolayers on Graphite for Fast-Charging Batteries"), introduces a novel strategy of utilizing...
Bacteria found in desert pave the way for paint that produces oxygen whilst capturing carbon
Oct 17, 2023 (Nanowerk News) An innovative paint that contains oxygen-producing bacteria capable of capturing carbon dioxide (CO2) has been created by scientists from the University of Surrey. Researchers suggest this paint, known as a 'biocoating,' could be used in extreme environments, such as space stations. The research has been...
Art with DNA – digitally creating 16 million colors by chemistry
Oct 17, 2023 (Nanowerk News) The DNA double helix is composed of two DNA molecules whose sequences are complementary to each other. The stability of the duplex can be fine-tuned in the lab by controlling the amount and location of imperfect complementary sequences. Fluorescent markers bound to one of the...
Sustainable smart agriculture with a biodegradable soil moisture sensor
Oct 17, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Increasingly limited land and water resources has inspired the development of precision agriculture: use of remote sensing technology to monitor air and soil environmental data in real time, to help optimize crop output. Maximizing the sustainability of such technology is critical to proper environmental stewardship...
New recipe for efficient, environmentally friendly battery recycling
Oct 17, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, are now presenting a new and efficient way to recycle metals from spent electric car batteries. The method allows recovery of 100 per cent of the aluminium and 98 per cent of the lithium in electric car batteries....
New technique helps robots pack objects into a tight space
Oct 17, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Anyone who has ever tried to pack a family-sized amount of luggage into a sedan-sized trunk knows this is a hard problem. Robots struggle with dense packing tasks, too. Key Takeaways MIT researchers utilize a diffusion model, a type of generative AI, to efficiently tackle...
Cell-friendly 3D bioprinting at high fidelity enhances its medical applicability
Oct 16, 2023 (Nanowerk News) What if organ damage could be repaired by simply growing a new organ in the lab? Improving researchers’ ability to print live cells on demand into geometrically well-defined, soft complex 3D architectures is essential to such work, as well as for animal-free toxicological testing. In...