Apr 16, 2024 (Nanowerk News) Scientists have found a way to transform metal waste into a highly efficient catalyst to make hydrogen from water, a discovery that could make hydrogen production more sustainable. A team of researchers from the University of Nottingham's School of Chemistry and Faculty of Engineering have...
Photonic computation with sound waves
Apr 16, 2024 (Nanowerk News) Optical neural networks may provide the high-speed and large-capacity solution necessary to tackle challenging computing tasks. However, tapping their full potential will require further advances. One challenge is the reconfigurability of optical neural networks. A research team in the Stiller Research Group at the Max...
Flexible pseudocapacitor operates in extreme temperatures, stores high energy
Apr 16, 2024 (Nanowerk Spotlight) Electricity powers our modern world, from everyday electronics to critical infrastructure. As devices become more advanced and ubiquitous, there is an urgent need for safe, compact, high-performance energy storage solutions that can function reliably in any environment. Batteries have long been the dominant technology, offering...
‘Nanostitches’ enable lighter and tougher composite materials
Apr 16, 2024 (Nanowerk News) To save on fuel and reduce aircraft emissions, engineers are looking to build lighter, stronger airplanes out of advanced composites. These engineered materials are made from high-performance fibers that are embedded in polymer sheets. The sheets can be stacked and pressed into one multilayered material...
Millions of gamers advance biomedical research
Apr 16, 2024 (Nanowerk News) Leveraging gamers and video game technology can dramatically boost scientific research according to a new study published in Nature Biotechnology ("Improving microbial phylogeny with citizen science within a mass-market video game"). 4.5 million gamers around the world have advanced medical science by helping to reconstruct...
Researchers create ‘goldene’, as single atom layer of gold
Apr 16, 2024 (Nanowerk News) For the first time, scientists have managed to create sheets of gold only a single atom layer thick. The material has been termed goldene. According to researchers from Linköping University, Sweden, this has given the gold new properties that can make it suitable for use...
Electrical control of magnetism by electric field and current-induced torques
Apr 16, 2024 (Nanowerk News) In a recent review article published in Reviews of Modern Physics ("Electrical control of magnetism by electric field and current-induced torques"), Fèlix Casanova from the Nanodevices group at CIC nanoGUNE, Prof. Albert Fert, Nobel Prize in Physics, and his colleagues review the state of the...