Month: December 2023

Dec 30, 2023 (Nanowerk News) A team of researchers led by Professor Young S. Park at UNIST’s Department of Chemistry has achieved a significant breakthrough in the field of organic semiconductors. Their successful synthesis and characterization of a novel molecule called “BNBN anthracene” has opened up new possibilities for the...

Dec 30, 2023 (Nanowerk News) A groundbreaking study led by Professor Sebyung Kang and Professor Sung Ho Park in the Department of Biological Sciences at Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) has unveiled a remarkable breakthrough in cancer treatment. The research team has successfully developed unprecedented “NK cell-engaging...

Dec 29, 2023 (Nanowerk News) The Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS) developed a toxic gas sensor with the world's highest sensitivity. This sensor can precisely monitor nitrogen dioxide (NO2), a toxic gas in the atmosphere, at room temperature with low power consumption and ultra-high sensitivity. It can...

Dec 29, 2023 (Nanowerk News) This new method is based on the exsolution process activated by microwave radiation. Exsolution is a method of generating metallic nanoparticles on the surface of ceramic materials. "At elevated temperatures and in a reducing atmosphere (usually hydrogen), metal atoms migrate from the structure of the...

Dec 28, 2023 (Nanowerk Spotlight) Inexpensive and Earth-abundant alternatives to expensive noble metal catalysts remain a grand challenge at the forefront of the chemical industry. Catalysts play an indispensable role in the vast majority of industrial chemical processes by accelerating reaction rates and enabling important transformations under feasible conditions. However,...

Dec 28, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Green hydrogen can be produced through water electrolysis technology, which uses renewable energy to split water into hydrogen and oxygen without emitting carbon dioxide. However, the production cost of green hydrogen is currently around $5 per kilogram, which is two to three times higher than...

Dec 28, 2023 (Nanowerk News) New theoretical analysis places the likelihood of massive neutron stars hiding cores of deconfined quark matter between 80 and 90 percent. The result was reached through massive supercomputer runs utilizing Bayesian statistical inference. Neutron-star cores contain matter at the highest densities reached in our present-day...

Dec 28, 2023 (Nanowerk News) A research group has developed a high-speed, high-sensitivity terahertz-wave detector operating at room temperature, paving the way for advancements in the development of next generation 6G/7G technology. Details of their breakthrough were published in the journal Nanophotonics ("Gate-Readout and a 3D Rectification Effect for Giant...

Dec 28, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Tissue engineering seeks to repair damaged tissues by providing cellular scaffolds that support regeneration. Ideally, these scaffolds should be biocompatible, biodegradable materials that integrate with surrounding tissue. Currently, animal-derived proteins like gelatin serve as common scaffolding materials. However, recent research explores plant-based alternatives, which offer...

Dec 27, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Artisans have long marveled at vivid red colors produced by gold nanoparticles scattered within stained glass masterpieces. But the quantum origins of such optical wonder remained shrouded in mystery until modern advances in nanoengineering and microscopy illuminated intricacies of plasmon resonance. Now researchers stand poised...