Sep 23, 2024 (Nanowerk News) The future of technology has an age-old problem: rust. When iron-containing metal reacts with oxygen and moisture, the resulting corrosion greatly impedes the longevity and use of parts in the automotive industry. While it’s not called “rust” in the semiconductor industry, oxidation is especially problematic...
Copper-based nanocapsules enhance radiotherapy effectiveness
Sep 23, 2024 (Nanowerk News) In a study published in Nature Nanotechnology ("A cuproptosis nanocapsule for cancer radiotherapy"), Prof. GU Zhanjun from the Institute of High Energy Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with Dr. YAN Junfang and Dr. ZHANG Fuquan from the Peking Union Medical College...
Carbon nanotubes from captured CO2 strengthen plastics and cut environmental impact
Sep 23, 2024 (Nanowerk Spotlight) Plastics permeate every facet of modern life, from the packaging that protects our food to the components in our smartphones. This ubiquity, however, comes at a steep environmental cost. The production of plastics contributes significantly to greenhouse gas emissions, while plastic waste chokes our oceans...
Artificial intelligence helps produce clean water
Sep 23, 2024 (Nanowerk News) About 2.2 billion people, more than a quarter of the world's population, lack access to safe, managed drinking water, and about half of the world's population experiences severe water scarcity at some point during the year. To overcome these shortages, huge socioeconomic costs are being...
New cell type discovered
Sep 23, 2024 (Nanowerk News) A team of SAHMRI scientists has discovered a completely new type of cell which has the potential to enhance the future of tissue repair and generation. Dr Sanuri Liyange, from the research team says the cells, dubbed ‘EndoMac progenitors’, possess the unique ability to transform...