Feb 20, 2024 (Nanowerk Spotlight) Solar energy holds enormous untapped potential as a clean, renewable power source. But as silicon panels approach their practical efficiency limits, scientists have turned to revolutionary lead-halide perovskites as a way forward. Since their emergence roughly a decade ago, lead-halide perovskite solar cells have rapidly...
Chameleons inspire new multicolor 3D-printing technology
Feb 20, 2024 (Nanowerk News) Inspired by the color-changing ability of chameleons, researchers developed a sustainable technique to 3D-print multiple, dynamic colors from a single ink. “By designing new chemistries and printing processes, we can modulate structural color on the fly to produce color gradients not possible before,” said Ying...
Researchers are using RNA in a new approach to fight HIV
Feb 20, 2024 (Nanowerk News) Society learned about the value of mRNA during the COVID-19 pandemic when we saw scientists and medical professionals harness its power to deliver a vaccine for the virus within a year. Now, University of Waterloo pharmacy associate professor Emmanuel Ho has developed a novel nanomedicine...
Monster black hole devouring one sun every day
Feb 19, 2024 (Nanowerk News) The fastest-growing black hole ever recorded – devouring the equivalent of one sun every day – has been discovered by researchers at The Australian National University (ANU). The researchers’ findings are published in Nature Astronomy ("The accretion of a solar mass per day by a...
Defect-laden vertical graphene MOF assembly enables simple, sustainable production of chemicals
Feb 19, 2024 (Nanowerk Spotlight) Chemical manufacturing underpins modern civilization – fuels, plastics, fertilizers and pharmaceuticals all rely on it. Yet many legacy production routes exact heavy tolls on the planet and human health. New catalytic techniques aim to leapfrog current processes with drastically lower carbon footprints and less waste....
How cells respond to 3D mechanical stiffness
Feb 19, 2024 (Nanowerk News) Imagine a world inside your body where tiny cells are like workers building and repairing tissue structures. They interact with their surroundings, which include a scaffold called the extracellular matrix (ECM). This scaffold is like the construction site, where cells get instructions on what and...
This tiny, tamper-proof ID tag can authenticate almost anything
Feb 18, 2024 (Nanowerk News) A few years ago, MIT researchers invented a cryptographic ID tag that is several times smaller and significantly cheaper than the traditional radio frequency tags (RFIDs) that are often affixed to products to verify their authenticity. This tiny tag, which offers improved security over RFIDs,...
Nanotechnology Now – Press Release: First human trial shows wonder material can be developed safely: A revolutionary nanomaterial with huge potential to tackle multiple global challenges could be developed further without acute risk to human health, research suggests
Home > Press > First human trial shows wonder material can be developed safely: A revolutionary nanomaterial with huge potential to tackle multiple global challenges could be developed further without acute risk to human health, research suggestsAbstract:Carefully controlled inhalation of a specific type of graphene the worlds thinnest, super...
Nanotechnology Now – Press Release: Detecting breast cancer through a spit test
Home > Press > Detecting breast cancer through a spit testAbstract:Scientists have developed a saliva test that screens for breast cancer, which is showing promising results in experimental testing, according to a study published Tuesday. Detecting breast cancer through a spit test Gainesville, FL | Posted on February 16th, 2024The...
Nanotechnology Now – Press Release: HKUST researchers develop new integration technique for efficient coupling of III-V and silicon
Home > Press > HKUST researchers develop new integration technique for efficient coupling of III-V and silicon The study was selected as cover of the journal Laser & Photonics Reviews. CREDIT HKUST Abstract:Researchers at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) have developed a new integration technique...