Oct 26, 2023 (Nanowerk News) For the first time ever, a joint research team from the Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials (KIMM) and the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Engineering (KAIST) has developed customized electronic textiles using graphene. The groundbreaking technology was led by Principal Researcher Soongeun Kwon...
Microalgae robots capture plastic pollution in water
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...
Crafting adjustable arrays of microscopic lenses with hydrogel microfabrication techniques
Oct 23, 2023 (Nanowerk News) They number in the thousands, light striking the phalanx of lenses arrayed on a face in geometric pattern, the beams refracting through transparent mounds no wider than a hair. A fly’s eye boasts roughly 4,000 microscopic lenses, a honeybee’s up to twice that many. These...
Astronomers carry out largest ever cosmological computer simulation
Oct 24, 2023 (Nanowerk News) An international team of astronomers has carried out what is believed to be the largest ever cosmological computer simulation, tracking not only dark but also ordinary matter (such as planets, stars and galaxies), giving us a glimpse into how our Universe may have evolved. The...
3D-printed aluminium alloy with unprecedented fatigue resistance
Oct 24, 2023 (Nanowerk News) It is estimated that over 80% of engineering failures are due to material fatigue, so the fight against metal fatigue failures continues, as this is a key parameter for lightweight structures for all mechanical systems, such as aircraft, automobile and energy-production systems. Recently, joint research...