Apr 03, 2024 (Nanowerk Spotlight) The relentless growth of digital data, fueled by the rapid expansion of the internet, social media, and cloud technologies, has created an urgent need for innovative data storage solutions. In 2012, the amount of digital data worldwide surpassed one zettabyte (ZB or 1021 bytes), marking...
Must mRNA be cloaked in a lipid coat to serve as a vaccine?
Apr 03, 2024 (Nanowerk News) The Uchida Laboratory, led by Prof. Satoshi Uchida at the Department of Advanced Nanomedical Engineering, Medical Research Institute, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), in collaboration with the Innovation Center of NanoMedicine (iCONM), Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science, Kyorin University, and NANO MRNA Co.,...
Researchers discover ‘neutronic molecules’
Apr 03, 2024 (Nanowerk News) Neutrons are subatomic particles that have no electric charge, unlike protons and electrons. That means that while the electromagnetic force is responsible for most of the interactions between radiation and materials, neutrons are essentially immune to that force. Instead, neutrons are held together inside an...
Novel high entropy alloy nanoparticle catalysts for growing high-density carbon nanotubes
Apr 03, 2024 (Nanowerk News) High entropy alloys (HEAs) have attracted significant attention in various fields due to their unique properties such as high strength and hardness, and high thermal and chemical stabilities. Unlike conventional alloys, which typically incorporate small quantities of one or two additional metals, HEAs constitute a...
Gadolinium-based compound designed with technological applications at the nanoscale
Apr 03, 2024 (Nanowerk News) A team led by Professor Carolina Sañudo, Laboratory of Molecular Nanoscience of the Faculty of Chemistry at the University of Barcelona, has designed a new molecular compound based on gadolinium (Gd) — a chemical element that can generate a magnetocaloric effect. Gd is of particular...
A metal-air paper battery for wearable devices
Apr 03, 2024 (Nanowerk News) Drawing inspiration from the way plants breathe, a group of researchers at Tohoku University has created a paper-based magnesium-air battery that can be used in GPS sensors or pulse oximeter sensors. Taking advantage of paper’s recyclability and lightweight nature, the engineered battery holds promise for...
Scientists visualize quantum effects in electron waves
Apr 03, 2024 (Nanowerk News) One of the most fundamental interactions in physics is that of electrons and light. In an experiment at Goethe University Frankfurt, scientists have now managed to observe what is known as the Kapitza-Dirac effect for the first time in full temporal resolution. This effect was...
Physics-based predictive tool will speed up battery and superconductor research
Apr 03, 2024 (Nanowerk News) From lithium-ion batteries to next-generation superconductors, the functionality of many modern, advanced technologies depends on the physical property known as intercalation. Unfortunately, it's difficult to identify in advance which of the many possible intercalated materials are stable, which necessitates a lot of trial-and-error lab work...