Day: July 1, 2024

Jul 01, 2024 (Nanowerk News) To advance soft robotics, skin-integrated electronics and biomedical devices, researchers at Penn State have developed a 3D-printed material that is soft and stretchable — traits needed for matching the properties of tissues and organs — and that self-assembles. Their approach employs a process that eliminates...

Jul 01, 2024 (Nanowerk News) For such a common disease, lung cancer can be hard to spot. In the early stages you probably won’t even know you’ve got a problem. But by the time you investigate that persistent cough, your livelihood may already hinge on a range of expensive, invasive...

Jul 01, 2024 (Nanowerk News) What if we could find a way to make electric currents flow, without energy loss? A promising approach for this involves using materials known as topological insulators. They are known to exist in one (wire), two (sheet) and three (cube) dimensions; all with different possible...

Jul 01, 2024 (Nanowerk News) The path to a cure for cancer is not unique, as the disease is an extremely complex process. Multiple factors are involved in the process of effectively eliminating a tumour and therefore, being able to have different strategies against cancer is key in this regard....

Jul 01, 2024 (Nanowerk Spotlight) The pursuit of novel materials with extraordinary properties has been a driving force in scientific research, propelling advancements across various industries. In recent years, attention has increasingly focused on two-dimensional (2D) materials, inspired by the remarkable success of graphene. Among these, a class of compounds...

Jul 01, 2024 (Nanowerk News) Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have developed nanorobots that kill cancer cells in mice. The robot’s weapon is hidden in a nanostructure and is exposed only in the tumour microenvironment, sparing healthy cells. The study is published in the journal Nature Nanotechnology ("A DNA Robotic Switch...