Nov 22, 2023 (Nanowerk News) A ground-breaking new discovery by University of Leeds scientists could transform the way astronomers understand some of the biggest and most common stars in the Universe. The findings have been published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society ("Gaia uncovers difference in B and...
Dwarf galaxies use 10-million-year quiet period to churn out stars
Nov 22, 2023 (Nanowerk News) If you look at massive galaxies teeming with stars, you might be forgiven in thinking they are star factories, churning out brilliant balls of gas. But actually, less evolved dwarf galaxies have bigger regions of star factories, with higher rates of star formation. Now, University...
CRISPR-powered optothermal nanotweezers allow targeted manipulation of single DNA molecules
Nov 22, 2023 (Nanowerk News) For decades, researchers have sought ways to precisely manipulate and identify individual molecules like DNA in liquid environments. Such capabilities could revolutionize areas ranging from disease diagnosis to drug development. However, the randomness of molecular movements in fluids has hindered progress. Now, scientists from Shenzhen...
AI for perovskite solar cells: Key to better manufacturing
Nov 22, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Tandem solar cells based on perovskite semiconductors convert sunlight to electricity more efficiently than conventional silicon solar cells. In order to make this technology ready for the market, further improvements with regard to stability and manufacturing processes are required. Researchers of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology...
Optical trapping of optical nanoparticles: fundamentals and applications
Nov 22, 2023 (Nanowerk News) A new publication from Opto-Electronic Science ("Optical trapping of optical nanoparticles: Fundamentals and applications") overviews optical trapping of optical nanoparticles. Optical nanoparticles are nowadays one of the key elements of photonics. They do not only allow optical imaging of a plethora of systems (from cells...
Communicating with the Internet of Bio-Nano Things
Nov 22, 2023 (Nanowerk News) First, there was the Internet of Things (IoT) and now, at the interface of computer science and biology, the Internet of Bio-Nano Things (IoBNT) promises to revolutionize medicine and healthcare. The IoBNT refers to biosensors that collect and process data, nano-scale Labs-on-a-Chip that run medical...
3D Nanoprinting technique enables tunable plasmonic structures
Nov 22, 2023 (Nanowerk Spotlight) Plasmonic nanoparticles have drawn considerable interest owing to their unique optical properties and increasing use in commercial applications ranging from sensors to optoelectronics. The geometry and arrangement of these tiny structures determine the strength and frequency of localized surface plasmon resonances – the means by...
Hybrid transistors set stage for integration of biology and microelectronics
Nov 22, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Your phone may have more than 15 billion tiny transistors packed into its microprocessor chips. The transistors are made of silicon, metals like gold and copper, and insulators that together take an electric current and convert it to 1s and 0s to communicate information and...
Saturn is eating its D ring
Nov 22, 2023 (Nanowerk News) On 23 November, Joshua Dreyer will present his research on Saturn at the Swedish Institute of Space Physics (IRF) and Uppsala University by defending his doctoral thesis, which investigates the effects and nature of ring material falling into Saturn’s upper atmosphere from its innermost D...
New carbon material sets energy-storage record likely to advance supercapacitors
Nov 22, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Guided by machine learning, chemists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory designed a record-setting carbonaceous supercapacitor material that stores four times more energy than the best commercial material. A supercapacitor made with the new material could store more energy — improving regenerative...