Apr 27, 2024 (Nanowerk Spotlight) The ubiquity of touchscreens has revolutionized the way we interact with digital devices, but the next frontier in human-machine interaction lies in the development of contactless interfaces. Researchers are making significant strides in this field, particularly with contactless user-interactive sensing displays (CUISDs). These innovative displays...
Tiny crystals with a big impact on technology innovation
Apr 22, 2024 (Nanowerk Spotlight) In modern technology, the manipulation of various types of waves—including light, sound, electronic, and magnetic waves—is fundamental to advancing a wide range of applications. This manipulation is predominantly achieved through the design of periodic structures at the nanoscale, often referred to as nanostructured crystals. These...
Learning from caterpillars to create self-assembling capsules for drug delivery
Apr 26, 2024 (Nanowerk News) Self-assembling molecules that spontaneously organise themselves to form complex structures are common in nature. For example, the tough outer layer of insects, called the cuticle, is rich in proteins that can self-assemble. Self-assembly is a cost-effective, environmentally sustainable and quick way of manufacturing nanostructures with...
More efficient molecular motor widens potential applications
Apr 26, 2024 (Nanowerk News) Light-driven molecular motors were first developed nearly 25 years ago at the University of Groningen, the Netherlands. This resulted in a shared Nobel Prize for Chemistry for Professor Ben Feringa in 2016. However, making these motors do actual work proved to be a challenge. A...
Breakthrough in high-performance amorphous semiconductor development
Apr 26, 2024 (Nanowerk News) Professor Yong-Young Noh from the Department of Chemical Engineering at Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), along with Dr. Ao Liu and Dr. Huihui Zhu, postdoctoral researchers from the Department of Chemical Engineering at POSTECH and now professors at the University of Electronic Science...