Jul 24, 2024 (Nanowerk News) Acetic acid, also known as acetate, and other products that can be developed from acetic acid are used in a variety of industries, from food production to medicine to agriculture. Currently, acetate production uses a significant amount of energy and results in harmful waste products....
Foam-based pneumatic circuits enable new capabilities in soft robotics and wearable devices
Jul 24, 2024 (Nanowerk Spotlight) Soft robotics is designed to create flexible, adaptable devices capable of safe interaction with humans and delicate objects. This field has captivated researchers and engineers for its potential to revolutionize everything from manufacturing to healthcare. However, a persistent challenge has been developing suitable control systems...
Measuring particle size distribution during the grinding process
Jul 24, 2024 (Nanowerk News) Particles on a nanometer (nm) scale make all the difference in inkjet printing, vehicle catalytic converters and pharmaceutical production. "Their size distribution has a major influence on product properties in many applications," explains Dr. Christoph Janzen, who conducts research in the field of laser medical...
Mega Jupiter discovered orbiting nearby star
Jul 24, 2024 (Nanowerk News) Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), an MPIA-led team of astronomers imaged a new exoplanet that orbits a star in the nearby triple system Epsilon Indi. The planet is a cold super-Jupiter exhibiting a temperature of around 0 degrees Celsius and a wide orbit...
Nano device steers and shifts light for future wireless communication channels
Jul 24, 2024 (Nanowerk News) It is a scene many of us are familiar with: You're working on your laptop at the local coffee shop with maybe a half dozen other laptop users – each of you is trying to load websites or stream high-definition videos, and all are craving...
Researchers control electronic properties of moire crystals
Jul 24, 2024 (Nanowerk News) If you make a material thinner and thinner, at a certain point it undergoes a seemingly miraculous transformation: A two-dimensional material that consists of only one or two layers of molecules sometimes has completely different properties than the same material when it is thicker. A...
3D-Printed microstructure forest facilitates solar steam generator desalination
Jul 23, 2024 (Nanowerk News) Faced with the world’s impending freshwater scarcity, a team of researchers in Singapore turned to solar steam generators (SSGs), which are emerging as a promising device for seawater desalination. Desalination can be a costly, energy-intensive solution to water scarcity. This renewable-powered approach mimics the natural...