Jan 06, 2025 (Nanowerk News) Life on Earth could not exist without carbon. But carbon itself could not exist without stars. Nearly all elements except hydrogen and helium — including carbon, oxygen and iron — only exist because they were forged in stellar furnaces and later flung into the cosmos...
Compact terahertz sensor identifies cancer types with record sensitivity and 93% accuracy
Jan 06, 2025 (Nanowerk Spotlight) Cancer screening typically requires large, expensive equipment housed in specialized facilities. Current methods rely on chemical analysis of blood samples, microscopic examination of tissue biopsies, or complex imaging machines. Each approach demands extensive infrastructure: clinical laboratories, expensive equipment, and highly trained specialists to prepare samples...
New quantum sensing technology reveals sub-atomic signals
Jan 06, 2025 (Nanowerk News) Since the 1950s, scientists have used radio waves to uncover the molecular “fingerprints” of unknown materials, aiding in tasks as varied as scanning the human body with MRI machines and detecting explosives at airports. These methods, however, rely on signals averaged from trillions of atoms,...
Big leap forward for environmentally friendly graphene e-textiles technology
Jan 06, 2025 (Nanowerk News) A research team led by the University of Southampton and UWE Bristol has shown wearable electronic textiles (e-textiles) can be both sustainable and biodegradable. A new study, which also involved the universities of Exeter, Cambridge, Leeds and Bath, describes and tests a new sustainable approach...