Dec 02, 2023 (Nanowerk News) A researcher has just finished writing a scientific paper. She knows her work could benefit from another perspective. Did she overlook something? Or perhaps there's an application of her research she hadn't thought of. A second set of eyes would be great, but even the...
Nature inspires a new wave of biotechnology
Dec 02, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Peptides, short chains of amino acids and vital components of proteins, are at the forefront of biotechnological innovation. These biological molecules are essential in numerous biological processes, such as oxygen and electron transport. Emulating nature, researchers are pioneering the development of synthetic peptides that form...
Ghostlike dusty galaxy reappears in James Webb Space Telescope image
Dec 02, 2023 (Nanowerk News) It first appeared as a glowing blob from ground-based telescopes and then vanished completely in images from the Hubble Space Telescope. Now, the ghostly object has reappeared as a faint, yet distinct galaxy in an image from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). Astronomers with...
A color-based sensor for soft robots to emulate skin’s sensitivity
Dec 02, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Robotics researchers have already made great strides in developing sensors that can perceive changes in position, pressure, and temperature – all of which are important for technologies like wearable devices and human-robot interfaces. But a hallmark of human perception is the ability to sense multiple...
A new possible explanation for the Hubble tension
Dec 02, 2023 (Nanowerk News) The universe is expanding. How fast it does so is described by the so-called Hubble-Lemaitre constant. But there is a dispute about how big this constant actually is: Different measurement methods provide contradictory values. This so-called “Hubble tension” poses a puzzle for cosmologists. Researchers from...