Nov 29, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Scientists have discovered a rare sight in a nearby star system: Six planets orbiting their central star in a rhythmic beat. The planets move in an orbital waltz that repeats itself so precisely it can be readily set to music. A rare case of an...
Google DeepMind adds nearly 400,000 new compounds to open-access Materials Project
Nov 29, 2023 (Nanowerk News) New technology often calls for new materials – and with supercomputers and simulations, researchers don’t have to wade through inefficient guesswork to invent them from scratch. Key Takeaways The Materials Project revolutionized the invention of new materials by creating them virtually, simulating their properties so...
Applying semiconductor manufacturing principles to optoelectronic devices
Nov 29, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Optoelectronics detect or emit light and are used in a variety of devices in many different industries. These devices have historically relied on thin transistors, which are small semiconductors that control the movement of electrons and photons, made out of graphene and other two-dimensional materials....
Reprogramming tissue mechanically
Nov 29, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Researchers at PSI and ETH Zurich have taken connective tissue cells that have been mechanically reprogrammed to resemble stem cells and transplanted them into damaged skin. In their laboratory experiment, they were able to show that this can promote wound healing. Key Takeaways Mechanical reprogramming...
Myth of room temperature superconductivity in Lk-99 is shattered
Nov 29, 2023 (Nanowerk News) In a study published in Matter ("First-order transition in LK-99 containing Cu2S"), researchers led by Prof. LUO Jianlin from the Institute of Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have observed that Pb10-xCux(PO4)6O (0.9<x<1.1), known as LK-99, originates from the first-order structural transition of...
Liquid metal-MXene-based hierarchical aerogel enables infrared and radar invisibility
Nov 29, 2023 (Nanowerk Spotlight) Researchers have long sought to develop multifunctional stealth materials capable of evading detection across different parts of the electromagnetic spectrum. However, achieving compatible stealth performance across varying radar, infrared, and other bands has persisted as a major challenge. Materials and coatings optimized for radar absorbance...
Reprogrammable bistable structure makes soft grippers faster
Nov 29, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Soft grippers have the advantages in human-machine interactions while most of them suffer from low response time. Bistable structures could improve this characteristic, but current bistable grippers are limited by the designed structural parameters and the grasping modes. Recently, a research team led by Dr....
Unlocking the secrets of cells with AI
Nov 28, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Machine learning is now helping researchers analyze the makeup of unfamiliar cells, which could lead to more personalized medicine in the treatment of cancer and other serious diseases. Researchers at the University of Waterloo developed GraphNovo, a new program that provides a more accurate understanding...
Researchers investigate energy dissipation on magic angle twisted bilayer graphene
Nov 28, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Recent advances in the development of devices made of 2D materials are paving the way for new technological capabilities, especially in the field of quantum technology. So far, however, little research has been carried out into energy losses in strongly interacting systems. With this in...
Astronomers find ’tilted’ planets even in pristine solar systems
Nov 28, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Scientists have long puzzled over why all of the planets in Earth’s solar system have slightly slanted orbits around the sun. But a new, Yale-led study suggests this phenomenon may not be so unusual after all. Even in “pristine” solar systems, planets exhibit a bit...