Apr 13, 2022 (Nanowerk News) Researchers from The Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology and The Institute of Industrial Science at The University of Tokyo used a new computer simulation to model the electrostatic self-organization of zwitterionic nanoparticles, which are useful for drug delivery (Physical Review Letters, "Impact of...
Quantum light with modular waveguide device
Apr 13, 2022 (Nanowerk News) For the first time, researchers have successfully generated strongly nonclassical light using a modular waveguide-based light source. The achievement represents a crucial step toward creating faster and more practical optical quantum computers. “Our goal is to dramatically improve information processing by developing faster quantum computers...
A 4 V-class metal-free organic lithium-ion battery gets closer to reality
Apr 13, 2022 (Nanowerk News) A joint research team from Tohoku University and the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) has made a significant advancement towards high-voltage metal-free lithium-ion batteries that use a small organic molecule, croconic acid. The breakthrough moves us closer to realizing metal-free, high-energy, and inexpensive lithium-ion...
a new strategy in tissue engineering
Apr 12, 2022 (Nanowerk News) It is an age old dream of medicine: if arbitrary kinds of tissue could be produced artificially from stem cells, then injuries could be healed with the body's own cells, and one day it might even be possible to produce artificial organs. However, it is...
A game changer for medical testing devices (w/video)
Apr 12, 2022 (Nanowerk News) Microfluidic devices are compact testing tools made up of tiny channels carved on a chip, which allow biomedical researchers to test the properties of liquids, particles and cells at a microscale. They are crucial to drug development, diagnostic testing and medical research in areas such...
Hubble confirms largest comet nucleus ever seen
Apr 12, 2022 (Nanowerk News) NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has determined the size of the largest icy comet nucleus ever seen by astronomers. The estimated diameter is approximately 80 miles across, making it larger than the state of Rhode Island. The nucleus is about 50 times larger than found at...
Scientists find ‘knob’ to control magnetic behavior in quantum material
Apr 12, 2022 (Nanowerk News) Magnetism, one of the oldest technologies known to humans, is at the forefront of new-age materials that could enable next-generation lossless electronics and quantum computers. Researchers led by Penn State and the university of California, San Diego have discovered a new ‘knob’ to control the...
Bioprinting for bone repair improved with genes
Apr 12, 2022 (Nanowerk News) Given enough time and energy, the body will heal, but when doctors or engineers intervene, the processes do not always proceed as planned because chemicals that control and facilitate the healing process are missing. Now, an international team of engineers is bioprinting bone along with...
Using MOFs to efficiently break down plastic bottles into component parts
Apr 12, 2022 (Nanowerk News) What if the life cycle of the plastic bottle was circular? Where a used plastic bottle was returned to its original components, ready to be made into a new plastic bottle instead of possibly ending up in a landfill. A Northwestern University research team is...
Decoy particles trick coronavirus as it evolves
Apr 12, 2022 (Nanowerk News) They might look like cells and act like cells. But a new potential COVID-19 treatment is actually a cleverly disguised trickster, which attracts viruses and binds them, rendering them inactive. As the ever-evolving SARS-CoV-2 virus begins to evade once promising treatments, such as monoclonal antibody...