Jun 14, 2022 (Nanowerk News) The ‘dual robot’ drone, developed at Imperial College London and tested at Empa and the aquatic research institute Eawag in Switzerland, has successfully measured water in lakes for signs of microorganisms and algal blooms, which can pose hazards to human health, and could in future...
Wandering star disrupts stellar nursery
Jun 14, 2022 (Nanowerk News) From a zoomed out, distant view, star-forming cloud L483 appears normal. But when a Northwestern University-led team of astrophysicists zoomed in closer and closer, things became weirder and weirder. As the researchers peered closer into the cloud, they noticed that its magnetic field was curiously...
Insight into the mystery of magnetism
Jun 13, 2022 (Nanowerk News) The speed of magnetizing a material has been discovered by an international team of scientists. The researchers from Lancaster University, University of California San Diego, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, and Radboud University have shed light on one of the most intriguing questions of...
Ionofibres a new track for smart and functional textiles
Jun 13, 2022 (Nanowerk News) Electronically conductive fibres are already in use in smart textiles, but in a recently published research article ionically conductive fibres have proven to be of increasing interest. The so called ionofibres achieve higher flexibility, durability and match the type of conduction our body uses. In...
All-attosecond pump-probe spectroscopy
Jun 13, 2022 (Nanowerk News) An international team of researchers from the Max Born Institute in Berlin, University College London and ELI-ALPS in Szeged, Hungary, has demonstrated attosecond-pump attosecond-probe spectroscopy to study non-linear multi-photon ionization of atoms. The obtained results provide insights into one of the most fundamental processes in...
Engineers build LEGO-like artificial intelligence chip
Jun 13, 2022 (Nanowerk News) Imagine a more sustainable future, where cellphones, smartwatches, and other wearable devices don’t have to be shelved or discarded for a newer model. Instead, they could be upgraded with the latest sensors and processors that would snap onto a device’s internal chip — like LEGO...
Nanopore sequencing quickly and accurately diagnoses rare genetic disorders
Jun 13, 2022 (Nanowerk News) Using nanopore sequencing, a rapid third-generation cytogenetic analysis tool, investigators are now able to accurately detect specific genomic disorders in a fraction of the time it takes to conduct traditional and molecular cytogenetic testing. This facilitates earlier diagnosis of genetic disorders and accelerates appropriate clinical...
Nanoparticle sensor can distinguish between viral and bacterial pneumonia
Jun 13, 2022 (Nanowerk News) Many different types of bacteria and viruses can cause pneumonia, but there is no easy way to determine which microbe is causing a particular patient’s illness. This uncertainty makes it harder for doctors to choose effective treatments because the antibiotics commonly used to treat bacterial...
Nanoparticle technology provides healthy trans, saturated fat alternative
Jun 13, 2022 (Nanowerk News) The old adage that oil and water don’t mix isn’t entirely accurate. While it’s true that the two compounds don’t naturally combine, turning them into one final product can be done. You just need an emulsifier, an ingredient commonly used in the food industry. Yangchao...
Physicists build an atom laser that can stay on forever
Jun 13, 2022 (Nanowerk News) Imagining our everyday life without lasers is difficult. We use lasers in printers, CD players, pointers, measuring devices, and so on. What makes lasers so special is that they use coherent waves of light: all the light inside a laser vibrates completely in sync. Meanwhile,...