Oct 14, 2024 (Nanowerk Spotlight) Replicating human visual perception in machines has been an ongoing challenge for engineers and researchers. While computers today can recognize images or analyze video footage, these systems remain inefficient compared to the human eye. The typical machine vision systems rely on multiple devices and separate...
Seeking new green energy solutions from the sea
Oct 14, 2024 (Nanowerk News) Green fields are opening around the world as researchers make inroads into improving efficiencies in new and emerging more sustainable vehicles and a novel biofuel and power generation from the sea. For example, Flinders University scientists have recently published results from three different studies -...
Quantum computing and photonics discovery potentially shrinks critical parts by 1,000 times
Oct 14, 2024 (Nanowerk News) Researchers have made a discovery that could make quantum computing more compact, potentially shrinking essential components 1,000 times while also requiring less equipment. A class of quantum computers being developed now relies on light particles, or photons, created in pairs linked or “entangled” in quantum...
3D printing method may improve micro energy storage
Oct 14, 2024 (Nanowerk News) Researchers at KTH Royal Institute of Technology demonstrated a 3D printing method for fabricating glass micro-supercapacitors (MSCs) that reduces the complexity and time required to form the intricate nanoscale features MSCs need. The advance could potentially lead to more compact and energy-efficient portable devices, including...
Printing 3D photonic crystals that completely block light
Oct 14, 2024 (Nanowerk News) Photonic crystals are materials with repeating internal structures that interact with light in unique ways. We can find natural examples in opals and the vibrant coloured shells of some insects. Even though these crystals are made of transparent materials, they exhibit a "photonic bandgap" that...
How the shape of nanocrystals can improve solar panels and TV screens
Oct 14, 2024 (Nanowerk News) From brighter TV screens to better medical diagnostics and more efficient solar panels, new Curtin-led research has discovered how to make more molecules stick to the surface of tiny nanocrystals, in a breakthrough that could lead to improvements in everyday technology (JACS, "Deciphering surface ligand...