Jun 25, 2024 (Nanowerk News) “Surfaces were invented by the devil” - this quote is attributed to the theoretical physicist Wolfgang Pauli, who taught at ETH Zurich for many years and in 1945 received the Nobel Prize in physics for his contributions to quantum mechanics. Researchers do, indeed, struggle with...
New catalyst grows 30 cm-long carbon nanotube arrays
Jun 25, 2024 (Nanowerk Spotlight) Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have long been hailed as a revolutionary material with the potential to transform industries ranging from electronics to aerospace. These cylindrical structures of carbon atoms, just nanometers in diameter, possess extraordinary properties including exceptional strength, electrical conductivity, and thermal conductivity. However, realizing...
Polymer fibers revolutionize long-term medication delivery
Jun 25, 2024 (Nanowerk News) Treating a wound or an inflammation directly where it occurs has clear advantages: The active ingredient reaches its target immediately, and there are no negative side effects on uninvolved parts of the body. However, conventional local administration methods reach their limits when it comes to...
Harvesting unused micro-vibration to generate electricity
Jun 25, 2024 (Nanowerk News) The Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS) has developed a metamaterial that traps and amplifies micro-vibrations in small areas. This innovation is expected to increase the power output of energy harvesting, which converts wasted vibration energy into electricity, and accelerate its commercialization. The...
Innovative 3D printing method streamlines multi-materials manufacturing
Jun 24, 2024 (Nanowerk News) University of Missouri researchers have developed a way to create complex devices with multiple materials — including plastics, metals and semiconductors – all with a single machine. The research, which was recently published in Nature Communications ("Programmed multimaterial assembly by synergized 3D printing and freeform...
Star clusters observed within a galaxy in the early Universe for the first time
Jun 24, 2024 (Nanowerk News) The history of how stars and galaxies came to be and evolved into the present day remains among the most challenging astrophysical questions to solve yet, but new research brings us closer to understanding it. In a new study by an international team led by...