Oct 03, 2024 (Nanowerk Spotlight) The ability to capture waste heat and convert it into electricity could transform the way we power everything from industrial systems to wearable electronics. However, traditional thermoelectric materials, which can generate electricity from temperature differences, are often rigid and prone to breaking under stress. This...
Logic with light
Oct 03, 2024 (Nanowerk News) Increasingly complex applications such as artificial intelligence require ever more powerful and power-hungry computers to run. Optical computing is a proposed solution to increase speed and power efficiency but has yet to be realized due to constraints and drawbacks. A new design architecture, called diffraction...
Chiral nanocomposite for highly selective dual-mode sensing and bioimaging of hydrogen sulfide
Oct 03, 2024 (Nanowerk News) With advancements in nanotechnology, scientists have been able to create more artificial chiral nanomaterials. One of the key features of these materials is circular dichroism (CD), which is an optical property used for sensing. CD is more sensitive than many other methods but can’t be...
Nanopillars create tiny openings in the nucleus without damaging cells
Oct 02, 2024 (Nanowerk News) Imagine trying to poke a hole in the yolk of a raw egg without breaking the egg white. It sounds impossible, but researchers at the University of California San Diego have developed a technology that performs a similarly delicate task in living cells. They created...