Dec 12, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Like a shiny, round ornament ready to be placed in the perfect spot on a holiday tree, supernova remnant Cassiopeia A (Cas A) gleams in a new image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. While all is bright, this scene is no proverbial silent night....
Unlocking the potential of tunable photonic films through scalable inkjet printing
Dec 11, 2023 (Nanowerk Spotlight) Nanophotonic materials that manipulate light through optical interference have long enticed researchers with their potential for vibrant structural coloration, angle-dependent effects, and external stimulus-responsiveness. Researchers have proposed promising applications in the areas of security labels, sensing, and anticounterfeiting. However, researchers have struggled to scale and...
New insight on electrochemical reactions
Dec 11, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Electrochemical reactions are central to the green transitions. These reactions use the electric current and potential difference to carry out chemical reactions, which enables binding and realizing electric energy from chemical bonds. This chemistry is the basis for several applications, such as hydrogen technology, batteries,...
New conductive, cotton-based fiber developed for smart textiles
Dec 11, 2023 (Nanowerk News) A single strand of fiber developed at Washington State University has the flexibility of cotton and the electric conductivity of a polymer, called polyaniline. The newly developed material showed good potential for wearable e-textiles. The WSU researchers tested the fibers with a system that powered...
Scientists 3D print self-heating microfluidic devices
Dec 11, 2023 (Nanowerk News) MIT researchers have used 3D printing to produce self-heating microfluidic devices, demonstrating a technique which could someday be used to rapidly create cheap, yet accurate, tools to detect a host of diseases. Key Takeaways This innovation uses multimaterial extrusion 3D printing, combining a biodegradable polymer...
Permselectivity reveals a cool side of nanopores
Dec 11, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Have you ever wondered how water boils in an electric kettle? Most people may think electricity simply heats up the metal coil inside the kettle, which then transfers the heat to the water. But electricity can do more than that. Heat can be generated when...