Aug 14, 2024 (Nanowerk News) Researchers from Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore - Mr. Sayyid Abdul Basith, Dr. Arunkumar Chandrasekhar, and Dr. George Jacob – have developed a self-powered weather station using recycled diaper waste in collaboration with Central Institute of Petrochemicals Engineering & Technology (CIPET), Chennai and University of...
Scientists create material that can take the temperature of nanoscale objects
Aug 14, 2024 (Nanowerk News) University of California, Irvine scientists recently discovered a one-dimensional nanoscale material whose color changes as temperature changes. The team’s results appeared in Advanced Materials ("Sensitive Thermochromic Behavior of InSeI, a Highly Anisotropic and Tubular 1D van der Waals Crystal"). “We found that we can make...
Researchers create ultra-stable gas marbles coated with cinnamon particles
Aug 14, 2024 (Nanowerk Spotlight) Bubbles, despite their apparent simplicity, are of significant scientific interest due to their ubiquity in nature and industry. From facilitating gas exchange in oceans to their role in mineral extraction, bubbles are crucial to many processes. However, their inherent instability has long challenged researchers seeking...
The mother of all motion sensors
Aug 14, 2024 (Nanowerk News) Peel apart a smartphone, fitness tracker or virtual reality headset, and inside you’ll find a tiny motion sensor tracking its position and movement. Bigger, more expensive versions of the same technology, about the size of a grapefruit and a thousand times more accurate, help navigate...
New semiconductor material promises more energy-efficient and powerful electronics
Aug 14, 2024 (Nanowerk News) Aluminum Yttrium Nitride (AlYN) has attracted the interest of many research groups around the world due to its outstanding material properties. However, the growth of the material has been a major challenge. Until now, AlYN could only be deposited by magnetron sputtering. Researchers at the...