Jul 17, 2024 (Nanowerk News) Researchers at the University of Michigan have found a way to examine tiny structures, such as bacteria and genes, with reduced damage compared to traditional light sources. The new technique involves spectroscopy, which is the study of how matter absorbs and emits light and other...
A new material for small electronics that gives batteries longer life
Jul 17, 2024 (Nanowerk News) Scientists have achieved a series of milestones in growing a high-quality thin film conductor, suggesting in a new study that the material is a promising candidate platform for future wearable electronics and other miniature applications. Researchers at The Ohio State University, the Army Research Laboratory...
A new approach to accelerate the discovery of quantum materials
Jul 17, 2024 (Nanowerk News) Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and several collaborating institutions have successfully demonstrated an innovative approach to find breakthrough materials for quantum applications. The approach uses rapid computing methods to predict the properties of hundreds of materials, identifying short...
Engineered nanovesicles from activated neutrophils show promise in treating infected wounds
Jul 17, 2024 (Nanowerk News) Infectious wounds represent a critical challenge in healthcare, especially for diabetic patients grappling with ineffective antibiotics and escalating drug resistance. Conventional therapies often inadequately address deep tissue infections, highlighting the need for more innovative solutions. Engineered nanovesicles (NVs) from activated neutrophils provide a precise mechanism...
New flexible X-ray detectors promise safer wearable radiation monitors
Jul 17, 2024 (Nanowerk Spotlight) The detection and measurement of ionizing radiation has long been a critical capability in fields ranging from medical imaging to nuclear energy to space exploration. However, creating portable, wearable radiation detectors that are both sensitive and safe has remained an elusive goal. Traditional radiation detectors...
Small steps for electrons – big step for the solar cells of the future
Jul 17, 2024 (Nanowerk News) In the search for more efficient and sustainable energy generation methods, a class of materials called metal halide perovskites have shown great promise. In the few years since their discovery, novel solar cells based on these materials have already achieved efficiencies comparable to commercial silicon...
New study shows how organic molecules impact gold nanoparticles
Jul 17, 2024 (Nanowerk News) A recent study led by Prof. Daniel Mandler with Prof. Roi Baer and Dr. Hadassah Elgavi Sinai and a team at Hebrew University, published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society ("The Effect of the Capping Agents of Nanoparticles on Their Redox Potential"), reveals...
How astronomers are using pulsars to observe evidence of dark matter
Jul 16, 2024 (Nanowerk News) Tantalising evidence of potential dark matter objects has been detected with the help of the Universe’s ‘timekeepers’. These pulsars – neutron stars which rotate and emit lighthouse-like beams of radio waves that rapidly sweep through space – were used to identify mysterious hidden masses. Pulsars...
Researchers are making electrons visible in slow motion
Jul 16, 2024 (Nanowerk News) Physicists at the University of Stuttgart under the leadership of Prof. Sebastian Loth are developing quantum microscopy which enables them for the first time to record the movement of electrons at the atomic level with both extremely high spatial and temporal resolution. Their method has...
Teaching the gene scissors to detect RNA
Jul 16, 2024 (Nanowerk News) CRISPR-Cas systems, defense systems in bacteria, have become a plentiful source of technologies for molecular diagnostics. Researchers at the Helmholtz Institute for RNA-based Infection Research (HIRI) in Würzburg have expanded this extensive toolbox. Their novel method, called PUMA, enables the detection of RNA with Cas12...