Oct 25, 2023 (Nanowerk Spotlight) Plastic waste is increasingly polluting our oceans and waterways. As plastics break down in the environment, they fragment into tiny pieces known as microplastics and nanoplastics. Microplastics are plastic particles under 5 mm in size, while nanoplastics are smaller than 1 micron. These minuscule plastic...
Scientists discover molten layer covering Martian core
Oct 25, 2023 (Nanowerk News) NASA’s InSight mission to Mars helped scientists map out Mars’ internal structure, including the size and composition of its core, and provided general hints about its tumultuous formation. But findings from a new paper published in the journal Nature ("Geophysical evidence for an enriched molten...
A superconducting-nanowire single-photon camera with 400,000 pixels
Oct 25, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and their colleagues have built a superconducting camera containing 400,000 pixels — 400 times more than any other device of its type. The team reports their findings in Nature ("A superconducting-nanowire single-photon camera with 400,000...
Massive space explosion observed creating elements needed for life
Oct 25, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Scientists have observed the creation of rare chemical elements in the second-brightest gamma-ray burst ever seen – casting new light on how heavy elements are made. Researchers examined the exceptionally bright gamma-ray burst GRB 230307A, which was caused by a neutron star merger. The explosion...
Deep learning solves long-standing challenges in identification of nanoparticle shape
Oct 25, 2023 (Nanowerk News) The Innovation Center of NanoMedicine (iCONM) has announced with The University of Tokyo that a group led by Prof. Takanori Ichiki, Research Director of iCONM, proposed a new property evaluation method of nanoparticles’ shape anisotropy that solves long-standing issues in nanoparticle evaluation that date back...
Carbon nanotube membrane unleashes the power of permanganate for superior micropollutant removal
With the rapid development of industrialization, water pollution is becoming more and more serious. The traditional water treatment method can't effectively remove organic pollutants, so advanced oxidation technology become a kind of feasible solutions. As a potential chemical oxidant, permanganate (KMnO4) has been widely studied for water decontamination due to...