Oct 07, 2024 (Nanowerk Spotlight) The materials we interact with every day—whether they are steel, glass, or rubber—have properties like strength, flexibility, or brittleness that stem from their chemical composition. Steel is strong because of how its molecules are arranged; rubber stretches because of its natural elasticity; and glass is...
On-demand nanoengineering boosts materials for advanced memory storage
Oct 07, 2024 (Nanowerk News) Next-generation technologies, such as leading-edge memory storage solutions and brain-inspired neuromorphic computing systems, could touch nearly every aspect of our lives — from the gadgets we use daily to the solutions for major global challenges. These advances rely on specialized materials, including ferroelectrics — materials...
Most distant rotating disc galaxy found
Oct 07, 2024 (Nanowerk News) Researchers have discovered the most distant Milky-Way-like galaxy yet observed. Dubbed REBELS-25, this disc galaxy seems as orderly as present-day galaxies, but we see it as it was when the Universe was only 700 million years old. This is surprising since, according to our current...
Breakthrough research accelerates development of self-sensing planes, robots, more
Oct 07, 2024 (Nanowerk News) A team of engineers led by researchers from the University of Glasgow have developed the first system capable of modelling the complex physics of 3D-printed composites capable of detecting strain, load, and damage using nothing more than a measure of electrical current. By allowing material...
A novel method to produce hydrogen using facet-selective, 1nm cocatalysts
Oct 07, 2024 (Nanowerk News) Scientists are urgently searching for clean fuel sources - such as hydrogen - to move towards carbon neutrality. A breakthrough for improving the efficiency of the photocatalytic reaction that splits water into hydrogen has been made by a team of researchers from Tohoku University, Tokyo...