Home > Press > Development of dendritic-network-implementable artificial neurofiber transistors: Transistors with a fibrous architecture similar to those of neurons are capable of forming artificial neural networks. Fibrous networks can be used in smart wearable devices and robotsSchematic of biological presynaptic and postsynaptic neurons and a synapse (inset) CREDIT ...
A jacket from a jacket from a jacket…
Sep 30, 2021 (Nanowerk News) Manufacture, wear, wash, incinerate: This typical life cycle of garments, which pollutes the environment, is to be changed in the future – towards principles of circular economy with recycling at its core. Using an outdoor jacket made from PET bottles and recycled materials, Empa researchers...
Nanotechnology Now – Press Release: Nanocellulose decorated with proteins is suitable for 3D cell culturing
Home > Press > Nanocellulose decorated with proteins is suitable for 3D cell culturingSchematic presentation showing avidin-conjugated nanocellulose fibers functionalized with biotinylated adhesive protein. 3D cell culture of fibroblast cells. Live-dead staining indicates high cell viability. CREDIT Reprinted with permission from Leppiniemi et al. Biomacromolecules. Copyright 2021 American Chemical...
Tailoring the magnetic anisotropy of lanthanides on surfaces
Sep 28, 2021 (Nanowerk News) The path to reducing the size of electronic devices involves the use of atoms as memory elements. To convert an atom into a bit of information, it is necessary to manipulate its magnetic state. Therefore, researchers look for atoms with a high degree of magnetic...
Nanotechnology Now – Press Release: Switching on a superfluid: Exotic phase transitions unlock pathways to future, superfluid-based technologies
Home > Press > Switching on a superfluid: Exotic phase transitions unlock pathways to future, superfluid-based technologiesThe ultracold atomic lab at Swinburne University of Technology CREDIT Swinburne University of TechnologyAbstract:We can learn a lot by studying microscopic and macroscopic changes in a material as it crosses from one phase...
Physicists realize a topological Mott insulator in twisted bilayer graphene
Sep 27, 2021 (Nanowerk News) Imagine stacking two sheets of graphene – the 2D form of graphite, or the pencil at your hand – in which the carbon atoms form a hexagonal lattice and twist the top sheet out of alignment with the sheet below, yielding a periodic arrangement of...
Nanotechnology Now – Press Release: Researchers use breakthrough method to answer key question about electron states
Home > Press > Researchers use breakthrough method to answer key question about electron statesX-ray transitions can be used to sense specific orbitals in lanthanide atoms on surfaces and map their electronic and spin configuration. In the figure, an atom of gadolinium (Gd) attached to a film of magnesium oxide...
3D nano-inks push industry boundaries
Sep 23, 2021 (Nanowerk News) Mechanical engineering researchers at Michigan Technological University have created a way to make a 3D-printable nanocomposite polymeric ink that uses carbon nanotubes (CNTs) — known for their high tensile strength and lightness. This revolutionary ink could replace epoxies — and understanding why its properties are...
Nanotechnology Now – Press Release: The National Space Society Mourns the Passing of Robert Krone, Founder of the Kepler Space Institute: Krone’s Visionary and Humanistic Approach to the Study of Space Communities and Settlement Was Unique
Home > Press > The National Space Society Mourns the Passing of Robert Krone, Founder of the Kepler Space Institute: Krone's Visionary and Humanistic Approach to the Study of Space Communities and Settlement Was UniqueBob and Selena Krone. Credit: The Krone Family. Abstract:Robert Bob Krone, founder of the Kepler Space...
Topological vertical cavity laser arrays
Sep 24, 2021 (Nanowerk News) Israeli and German researchers have developed a way to force an array of vertical cavity lasers to act together as a single laser – a highly effective laser network the size of a grain of sand. The findings are presented in a new joint research...