Feb 26, 2025 (Nanowerk Spotlight) The screen on your smartphone or television contains millions of tiny light-emitting elements that activate individually to create images. Current display technologies use either organic molecules (OLEDs) or semiconductor nanocrystals called quantum dots (QD-LEDs) to generate this light. While these technologies produce vibrant colors, they...
Nanotechnology Now – Press Release: New ocelot chip makes strides in quantum computing: Based on “cat qubits,” the technology provides a new way to reduce quantum errors
Home > Press > New ocelot chip makes strides in quantum computing: Based on "cat qubits," the technology provides a new way to reduce quantum errors The Ocelot quantum computer chip. Credit AWS Abstract:Scientists based at the AWS Center for Quantum Computing on Caltech's campus have made a...
New photon-avalanching nanoparticles could enable next-generation optical computers
Feb 26, 2025 Advance could pave the way for optical transistors and memory for optical computing. (Nanowerk News) A research team co-led by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), Columbia University, and Universidad Autónoma de Madrid has developed a new optical computing material from photon avalanching nanoparticles. The breakthrough –...
Nanotechnology Now – Press Release: Multiphoton polymerization: A promising technology for precision medicine
Home > Press > Multiphoton polymerization: A promising technology for precision medicine (a, b) Schematic of the fundamental theorem and MPP-based micro/nanomanufacturing system. (a-i) Single-photon and (a-ii) multiphoton absorption process. S0: the ground state; S1: the excited singlet state; T1 and Tn: the triplet states; IC: the internal conversion; MPI:...
Researchers create the world’s smallest shooting video game using nanotechnology (w/video)
Feb 26, 2025 Researchers created the smallest shooting game using nanoparticles, advancing interfaces that blend virtual objects with real nanomaterials at the nanoscale. (Nanowerk News) A research team led by Professor Takayuki Hoshino of Nagoya University’s Graduate School of Engineering in Japan has demonstrated the world’s smallest shooting game by...
Self-powered biosensor detects and kills bacteria on contact while generating its own energy
Mar 01, 2025 (Nanowerk Spotlight) Ensuring the safety of drinking water, food supplies, and environmental samples depends on detecting bacterial contamination before it causes harm. Traditional microbiological tests, such as culturing bacteria on plates or using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays, often require specialized equipment and take hours or even...
Nanotechnology Now – Press Release: Unraveling the origin of extremely bright quantum emitters: Researchers from Osaka University have discovered the fundamental properties of single-photon emitters at an oxide/semiconductor interface, which could be crucial for scalable quantum technology
Home > Press > Unraveling the origin of extremely bright quantum emitters: Researchers from Osaka University have discovered the fundamental properties of single-photon emitters at an oxide/semiconductor interface, which could be crucial for scalable quantum technology Schematic of light emission from the color center at the oxide/SiC interface Credit ...
Researchers use AI to better understand nanoparticles
Mar 01, 2025 A team of scientists has developed a method to illuminate the dynamic behavior of nanoparticles, which are foundational components in the creation of pharmaceuticals, electronics, and industrial and energy-conversion materials. (Nanowerk News) A team of scientists has developed a method to illuminate the dynamic behavior of nanoparticles,...
Nanotechnology Now – Press Release: Researchers are cracking the code on solid-state batteries: Using a combination of advanced imagery and ultra-thin coatings, University of Missouri researchers are working to revolutionize solid-state battery performance
Home > Press > Researchers are cracking the code on solid-state batteries: Using a combination of advanced imagery and ultra-thin coatings, University of Missouri researchers are working to revolutionize solid-state battery performance Matthias Young Credit University of Missouri Abstract:From electric vehicles to wireless earbuds, traditional lithium-ion batteries power...
Scientists lay out vision for AI-based ‘labs of the future’
Mar 01, 2025 Scientists sketched a road map toward a longtime goal: development of autonomous, or self-driving, next-generation research laboratories. (Nanowerk News) A workshop led by scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory sketched a road map toward a longtime goal: development of autonomous, or self-driving, next-generation...