Feb 04, 2025 (Nanowerk News) Cleaning up after a major oil spill is a long, expensive process, and the damage to a coastal region’s ecosystem can be significant. This is especially true for the world’s Arctic region, where newly opened sea lanes will expose remote shorelines to increased risks due...
Nanodevice generates electricity and light simultaneously using only movement
Feb 04, 2025 (Nanowerk News) DGIST announced that research teams led by Prof. Kim Hoe Joon (Department of Robotics and Mechatronics), Dr. Jeong Soon Moon (Division of Energy and Environmental Technology), and Prof. Mishra (University of Southern Denmark) conducted international joint research and developed a self-powered sensor that uses motion...
Mott-based hybrid material switches conductivity while preserving ferroelectric control
Feb 04, 2025 (Nanowerk Spotlight) Electronic devices work through precise control over the flow of electricity. While typical materials act as either conductors or insulators, the ability to switch between these states within a single material could transform how we build and control electronic components. This capability becomes even more...
Quantum machine offers peek into ‘dance’ of cosmic bubbles
Feb 04, 2025 (Nanowerk News) Physicists have performed a groundbreaking simulation they say sheds new light on an elusive phenomenon that could determine the ultimate fate of the Universe. Pioneering research in quantum field theory around 50 years ago proposed that the universe may be trapped in a false vacuum...
Innovative apatite nanoparticles for advancing the biocompatibility of implanted biodevices
Feb 04, 2025 (Nanowerk News) Medical implants have transformed healthcare, offering innovative solutions with advanced materials and technologies. However, many biomedical devices face challenges like insufficient cell adhesion, leading to inflammatory responses after their implantation in the body. Apatite coatings, particularly hydroxyapatite (HA)—a naturally occurring form of apatite found in...
Why do plants transport energy so efficiently and quickly?
Feb 04, 2025 (Nanowerk News) The efficient conversion of solar energy into storable forms of chemical energy is the dream of many engineers. Nature found a perfect solution to this problem billions of years ago. The new study ("Reassessing the role and lifetime of Qx in the energy transfer dynamics...