Oct 19, 2023 (Nanowerk News) In a paper published in Science ("A luminous fast radio burst that probes the Universe at redshift 1"), a global team led by Macquarie University’s Dr Stuart Ryder and Swinburne University of Technology’s Associate Professor Ryan Shannon, report on their discovery of the most ancient...
New 4D-printed generator makes water droplets more powerful
Oct 19, 2023 (Nanowerk Spotlight) Water contains tremendous untapped energy, but very little of it is being harnessed currently. On a large scale, dams harvest hydroelectric power, while tidal and wave energy plants are emerging. On a smaller scale, researchers have developed devices that can generate electricity from water droplets....
Researchers design a pulsing nanomotor
Oct 19, 2023 (Nanowerk News) An international team of scientists headed by the University of Bonn has developed a novel type of nanomotor. It is driven by a clever mechanism and can perform pulsing movements. The researchers are now planning to fit it with a coupling and install it as...
Nanoparticle vaccine could curb cancer metastasis to lungs by targeting a protein
Oct 18, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed an experimental vaccine that could prevent the spread of metastatic cancers to the lungs. The key ingredients of the vaccine are nanoparticles—fashioned from bacterial viruses—that have been engineered to target a protein known to play...
3D-printed microscale eye implant may be used to treat diabetes
Oct 18, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Aiming to encapsulate insulin-producing pancreatic cells and electronic sensors, the 3D-printed device was developed by a team from KTH Royal Institute of Technology and Karolinska Institutet. Key Takeaways Researchers have developed a 3D-printed device that encapsulates insulin-producing pancreatic cells and electronic sensors, offering a novel...
Customized layers – new method for manufacturing tailor-made semiconductor thin films
Oct 19, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Organic semiconductors, which usually consist of carbon-based molecular materials or polymers, are part of a variety of today's applications: For example, ultra-thin, mechanically flexible and lightweight semiconductor thin films are used in modern transistors, sensitive sensors, or organic solar cells. Their energy conversion potential and...
Wearable device makes memories and powers up with the flex of a finger
Oct 18, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Researchers have invented an experimental wearable device that generates power from a user’s bending finger and can create and store memories, in a promising step towards health monitoring and other technologies. The innovation features a single nanomaterial incorporated into a stretchable casing fitted to a...
Simplifying the generation of three-dimensional holographic displays with deep learning
Oct 18, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Holograms that offer a three-dimensional (3D) view of objects provide a level of detail that is unattainable by regular two-dimensional (2D) images. Due to their ability to offer a realistic and immersive experience of 3D objects, holograms hold enormous potential for use in various fields,...
Grasping the three-dimensional morphology of kilonovae
Oct 18, 2023 (Nanowerk News) An advanced new three-dimensional (3D) computer simulation of the light emitted following a merger of two neutron stars has produced a similar sequence of spectroscopic features to an observed kilonova. “The unprecedented agreement between our simulations and the observation of kilonova AT2017gfo indicates that we...
Scientists develop novel nanoparticles that could serve as contrast agents
Oct 18, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Special nanoparticles could one day improve modern imaging techniques. Developed by researchers at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU), the properties of these unique nanoparticles change in reaction to heat. When combined with an integrated dye, the particles may be used in photoacoustic imaging to produce...