Dec 04, 2024 (Nanowerk News) In the ongoing battle against cancer, early detection remains a crucial factor in improving survival rates and reducing the economic burden on healthcare systems. A recent study, published in BME Frontiers ("Synergistic Assembly of 1DZnO and Anti-CYFRA 21-1: A Physicochemical Approach to Optical Biosensing"), introduces...
New bioprinting technique creates functional tissue 10x faster
Dec 04, 2024 (Nanowerk News) Three-dimensional (3D) printing isn’t just a way to produce material products quickly. It also offers researchers a way to develop replicas of human tissue that could be used to improve human health, such as building organs for transplantation, studying disease progression and screening new drugs....
High-performance motor manufacturing with magnetic 3D printing
Dec 04, 2024 (Nanowerk News) Korea Institute of Machinery & Materials (KIMM) has developed magnetic 3D printing technology capable of manufacturing high-performance motors, a first in South Korea. By developing dedicated magnetic material 3D printing equipment and specialized designs, the technology enables the creation of complex motor structures without molds....
Can we make hydrogen from water and sunlight?
Dec 04, 2024 (Nanowerk News) Splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen using solar energy holds the promise of truly renewable fuel – but until now, it hasn’t been feasible outside the laboratory. Writing for Frontiers in Science ("Photocatalytic water splitting for large-scale solar-to-chemical energy conversion and storage"), renowned experts in...
Graphene memory devices mimic brain synapses through chemical modification
Dec 03, 2024 (Nanowerk Spotlight) The human brain processes complex information while consuming merely the power of a dim light bulb. This remarkable efficiency stems from synapses, the connections between brain cells that can strengthen or weaken based on patterns of electrical signals. These synapses allow the brain to form...
Smallest walking robot makes microscale measurements
Dec 02, 2024 (Nanowerk News) Cornell researchers in physics and engineering have created the smallest walking robot yet. Its mission: to be tiny enough to interact with waves of visible light and still move independently, so that it can maneuver to specific locations – in a tissue sample, for instance...
Infrared detectors made from quantum dots
Dec 03, 2024 (Nanowerk News) What do motion detectors, self-driving cars, chemical analyzers and satellites have in common? They all contain detectors for infrared (IR) light. At their core and besides readout electronics, such detectors usually consist of a crystalline semiconductor material. Such materials are challenging to manufacture: They often...
Photonic processor could enable ultrafast AI computations with extreme energy efficiency
Dec 02, 2024 (Nanowerk News) The deep neural network models that power today’s most demanding machine-learning applications have grown so large and complex that they are pushing the limits of traditional electronic computing hardware. Photonic hardware, which can perform machine-learning computations with light, offers a faster and more energy-efficient alternative....
Temporary tattoo printed directly on the scalp offers easy solution for measuring brainwaves
Dec 02, 2024 (Nanowerk News) For the first time, scientists have invented a liquid ink that doctors can print onto a patient’s scalp to measure brain activity. The technology, presented in Cell Biomaterials ("On-scalp printing of personalized electroencephalography e-tattoos"), offers a promising alternative to the cumbersome process currently used for...
Evidence of primordial black holes may be hiding in planets, or even everyday objects here on Earth
Dec 02, 2024 (Nanowerk News) Imagine the formation of a black hole and you’ll probably envision a massive star running out of fuel and collapsing in on itself. Yet the chaotic conditions of the early universe may have also allowed many small black holes to form long before the first...