May 29, 2024 (Nanowerk News) In line with global efforts towards cleaner energy technologies, fuel cells may soon become an indispensable tool for converting chemical energy – stored in the form of hydrogen or other fuels – into electrical energy. Among the various types of fuel cells being actively researched,...
New universal 3D printing technique for tunable organogels
May 28, 2024 (Nanowerk Spotlight) Organogels, polymer networks infused with organic liquids, have long tantalized scientists with their potential for diverse applications due to the wide range of properties achievable by combining different polymer networks, solvents, and 3D shapes. However, progress has been hampered by the inherent limitations of current...
Better cameras with perovskite
May 28, 2024 (Nanowerk News) Family, friends, vacations, pets: Today, we take photos of everything that comes in front of our lens. Digital photography, whether with a cell phone or camera, is simple and hence widespread. Every year, the latest devices promise an even better image sensor with even more...
Multifunctional three-terminal diode revolutionizes optoelectronic systems
May 28, 2024 (Nanowerk News) Researcher at iGaN Lab, University of Science and Technology of China, have developed a multifunctional three-terminal diode that functions both as a light emitter and a detector. This innovative device can operate both as a light emitter and a photodetector, offering unprecedented reconfigurable optoelectronic capabilities,...
New metasurface-based edge detecting filter for remote sensing transforms crop monitoring
May 28, 2024 (Nanowerk News) New work by researchers from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Transformative Meta-Optical Systems (TMOS) and City University of New York (CUNY) published in Nature Communications ("Reconfigurable image processing metasurfaces with phase-change materials") realises a new, tuneable edge-detecting filter for flat-optic imaging systems that can...
Producing gold nano-particles (and hydrogen) in water
May 28, 2024 (Nanowerk News) In a surprise discovery, Flinders University nanotechnology researchers have produced a range of different types of gold nanoparticles by adjusting water flow in the novel vortex fluidic device – without the need for toxic chemicals. The green chemistry lab work on nano gold formation also...
Novel nanoparticle blood cleansing technology for sepsis treatment
May 27, 2024 (Nanowerk News) A research team, led by Professors Joo Hun Kang and Jinmyoung Joo in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at UNIST, in collaboration with Professor Jae Hyuk Lee from Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, has introduced a novel technology capable of removing inflammation-triggering agents in extracorporeal...
Living nanomedicine with hybrid bacteria and nanoparticles enhances tumor therapy
May 27, 2024 (Nanowerk Spotlight) Cancer remains one of the most devastating and difficult to treat diseases, responsible for millions of deaths each year worldwide. While early screening and new targeted therapies have improved survival rates for some cancer types in recent decades, many tumors remain highly resistant to current...
Sustainable graphene paste for flexible devices
May 27, 2024 (Nanowerk News) The rising demand for portable electronics, e-textiles, and IoT devices has driven the need for lightweight technologies and miniaturized energy storage solutions. Graphene-based nanomaterials are at the forefront of extensive research due to their chemical stability, high surface area, strength, flexibility, and superior thermal and...
New AI platform makes advanced microscopy image analysis accessible to all
May 27, 2024 (Nanowerk News) Researchers have developed a groundbreaking platform that empowers life scientists to harness cutting-edge, deep learning techniques for biomedical research. The platform is called DL4MicEverywhere and makes advanced artificial intelligence (AI) accessible for analyzing microscopy images, empowering researchers regardless of their computational expertise. The results of...