Nov 09, 2023 (Nanowerk News) A quick scan of the headlines makes it seem like generative artificial intelligence is everywhere these days. In fact, some of those headlines may actually have been written by generative AI, like OpenAI’s ChatGPT, a chatbot that has demonstrated an uncanny ability to produce text...
The Synthescope vision for future nanomaterial synthesis
Nov 09, 2023 (Nanowerk Spotlight) Scientists are developing new ways to observe and direct the construction of materials at the smallest scales. Recent advances in scanning transmission electron microscopes (STEMs) have opened up the possibility of manipulating individual atoms to build precise nanostructures. A new perspective article in Advanced Materials...
Microbial cell factories offer sustainable alternative to chemical factories for compound production
Nov 09, 2023 (Nanowerk News) As climate change and environmental concerns intensify, sustainable microbial cell factories garner significant attention as candidates to replace chemical plants. To develop microorganisms to be used in the microbial cell factories, it is crucial to modify their metabolic processes to induce efficient target chemical production...
Liquid metals shake up century-old chemical engineering processes
Nov 09, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Liquid metals could be the long-awaited solution to “greening” the chemical industry, according to researchers who tested a new technique they hope can replace energy-intensive chemical engineering processes harking back to the early 20th century. Key Takeaways Researchers have introduced a new liquid metal catalyst...
The secret to longer lasting batteries might be in how soap works
Nov 09, 2023 (Nanowerk News) When it comes to making batteries that last longer, a team of researchers including engineers at Brown University and Idaho National Laboratory believes the key might be in how things get clean — specifically how soap works in this process. Take handwashing, for instance. When...
Researchers use chicken eggwhite to revolutionize 2D optoelectronic devices
Nov 09, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Researchers at the Materials Science Institute Madrid (ICMM), part of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), in collaboration with colleagues from University of Pisa, unveiled groundbreaking research that promises to reshape the field of two-dimensional optoelectronics. In a pioneering study (npj 2D Materials and Applications,...
Physicists trap electrons in a 3D crystal for the first time
Nov 09, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Electrons move through a conducting material like commuters at the height of Manhattan rush hour. The charged particles may jostle and bump against each other, but for the most part they’re unconcerned with other electrons as they hurtle forward, each with their own energy. But...
2D Perovskite memristors pave way for neuromorphic AI with experience-based learning
Nov 08, 2023 (Nanowerk Spotlight) Memristors are electrical components that can alter their resistance based on the history of voltages applied to them. This gives them a type of memory analogous to the synaptic connections between neurons in the brain. Like biological synapses, memristors can be modulated to strengthen or...
On the trail of the dark side of the universe
Nov 08, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Two things are needed to understand how the universe came into being and how it has evolved to its present form. Cosmological computer models employ the laws of physics to depict the universe's expected appearance today, while observations made with telescopes check whether these models...