Jun 06, 2022 (Nanowerk News) Sepsis, the body’s overreaction to an infection, affects more than 1.5 million people and kills at least 270,000 every year in the U.S. alone. The standard treatment of antibiotics and fluids is not effective for many patients, and those who survive face a higher risk...
Intersecting light beams key in transformative 3D printer potential
Jun 06, 2022 (Nanowerk News) Queensland University of Technology (QUT) researchers have used intersecting light beams to control chemical reactions in an advanced material, paving the way for future use in 3D printers that print entire layers, instead of single points, at a time. QUT’s Centre for Materials Science interdisciplinary...
Are the ethics of synthetic biology fit for purpose?
Jun 06, 2022 (Nanowerk News) Synthetic biology promises far reaching solutions to human concerns, from averting climate catastrophes to medical breakthroughs. But are ethics keeping pace with emerging technology? The case study of engineered Artemisinin, used to combat malaria, suggests a more nuanced approach is needed to address the ethical...
Autonomous machines inspired by nature
Jun 06, 2022 (Nanowerk News) A recent paper in ACS Nano ("Rapid Exchange of Stably Bound Protein and DNA Cargo on a DNA Origami Receptor") describes how the research team, including lead author Dr James Brown, A/Prof Lawrence Lee and Dr Jonathan Berengut of UNSW Sydney, designed and built stable...
Researchers create ‘time machine’ simulations studying the lifecycle of ancestor galaxy cities (w/video)
Jun 06, 2022 (Nanowerk News) For the first time, researchers have created simulations that directly recreate the full life cycle of some of the largest collections of galaxies observed in the distant universe 11 billion years ago, reports a new study in Nature Astronomy ("Predicted future fate of COSMOS galaxy...
Nanotechnology Now – Press Release: Nanoscale bowtie antenna under optical and electrical excitations
Home > Press > Nanoscale bowtie antenna under optical and electrical excitationsAbstract:A new publication from Opto-Electronic Science; DOI 10.29026/oes.2022.210004 overviews nanoscale bowtie antenna under optical and electrical excitations. Nanoscale bowtie antenna under optical and electrical excitations Hefei, China | Posted on June 3rd, 2022Optical nanoantennas, capable of converting external electromagnetic...
Nanotechnology Now – Press Release: Emerging vaccine nanotechnology
Home > Press > Emerging vaccine nanotechnology In this review, the authors summarize the recent advances in the application of vaccine nanotechnology for infectious disease prevention and cancer immunotherapy, involving the contribution of materials, mechanisms, and administration methods. Abstract:In this new article publication from Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B, authors Chan...
Engineers create chip that can process and classify nearly two billion images per second
Jun 04, 2022 (Nanowerk News) Artificial intelligence (AI) plays an important role in many systems, from predictive text to medical diagnoses. Inspired by the human brain, many AI systems are implemented based on artificial neural networks, where electrical equivalents of biological neurons are interconnected, trained with a set of known...
Nanotechnology Now – Press Release: Fruitcake structure observed in organic polymers
Home > Press > Fruitcake structure observed in organic polymers Researchers have analysed the properties of an organic polymer with potential applications in flexible electronics and uncovered variations in hardness at the nanoscale, the first time such a fine structure has been observed in this type of material. CREDIT University...
Rewritable UV-sensitive surfaces made from doped titania nanocrystals
Jun 04, 2022 (Nanowerk News) Researchers have succeeded in producing a coating material that can be written on using UV light and the writing erased again using oxygen. Changes to rewritable paper could help reduce paper waste in a wide variety of applications. The material is made from three non-toxic...