Oct 21, 2024 (Nanowerk Spotlight) Plasmonic nanogaps – spaces between closely arranged metal nanostructures – are making waves in the field of nanotechnology for their ability to confine and enhance light at a scale previously thought impossible. These ultra-tiny gaps, often just a few nanometers wide, amplify the interactions between...
Misinformation about wind farms is widespread
Oct 21, 2024 (Nanowerk News) Wind turbines are harmful to health and economically inefficient - such misinformation undermines the social acceptance of wind turbines. However, they are widespread and met with great approval: over a quarter of respondents in representative studies involving the University of Hohenheim in Stuttgart agree with...
Quick charging electric cars from household power out-lets, made possible by innovative transistors
Oct 21, 2024 (Nanowerk News) Charging electric vehicles in the comfort of one’s own garage is possible – in theory. Compared to commercial quick chargers, it remains an inefficient option: When the alternating current that comes from the home socket is converted to the direct current needed by the electric...
Light-AI technology opens the door to early cancer diagnosis
Oct 21, 2024 (Nanowerk News) A research team led by Dr. Ho Sang Jung of the Advanced Bio and Healthcare Materials Research Division at the Korea Institute of Materials Science has developed an innovative sensor material that amplifies the optical signals of cancer metabolites in body fluids (saliva, mucus, urine,...
Engineered material generates electricity from unexpected source
Oct 18, 2024 (Nanowerk News) Imagine tires that charge a vehicle as it drives, streetlights powered by the rumble of traffic, or skyscrapers that generate electricity as the buildings naturally sway and shudder. These energy innovations could be possible thanks to researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute developing environmentally friendly materials...
Graphene aerogel metamaterial enables highly elastic and durable pressure sensors
Oct 18, 2024 (Nanowerk Spotlight) The development of materials that can reliably bridge the physical gap between humans and machines has remained a significant challenge in modern technology. As human-machine interfaces become more integral to fields such as robotics, healthcare, and wearable electronics, the demands on the materials used in...
Granite-based, engineered motion systems provide easily configurable high-precision, multi-axis motion
Oct 18, 2024 (Nanowerk News) PI’s new X-417 Integrated Multi-Axis System (IMAS) provides machine builders and system integrators with a freely configurable solution, utilizing highly dynamic, precision XY linear stages as a base, with travel ranges from 4 to 16 inches (102 mm to 407 mm). Easy configurable X-417 muti-axis...
Laser solid-phase synthesis of graphene shell-encapsulated high-entropy alloy nanoparticles
Oct 18, 2024 (Nanowerk News) Rapid synthesis of high-entropy alloy nanoparticles (HEA NPs) offers a new opportunity to develop functional materials in various applications. Although some methods have successfully produced HEA NPs, these methods generally require rigorous conditions such as high pressure, high temperature, restricted atmosphere and limited substrates, which...
Shape-shifting ceramic nanomembranes offer new possibilities for robotics and flexible electronics
Oct 17, 2024 (Nanowerk Spotlight) Ceramic nanomembranes, which are thin films of oxide materials with thicknesses typically measured in nanometers, have emerged as a promising platform for creating highly flexible and functional structures. These materials combine the mechanical strength of ceramics with the flexibility of nanoscale membranes, making them suitable...
Microbe opens the door to carbon-dioxide driven manufacturing
Oct 17, 2024 (Nanowerk News) RIKEN scientists looking for clues to the origins of life on Earth have discovered a new microbe that may shed light on how organisms first developed on Earth, the search for life elsewhere in the universe and how to improve microbial factories. Their findings were...