Aug 31, 2022 (Nanowerk News) Qubits are the building blocks of quantum computers, which have the potential to revolutionize many fields of research by solving problems that classical computers can’t. But creating qubits that have the perfect quality necessary for quantum computing can be challenging. Researchers at the University of...
Novel synthetic nanomembranes show potential to improve efficiency and sustainability of chemical and pharmaceutical industries
Aug 31, 2022 (Nanowerk News) A team from Queen Mary University of London, Imperial College London (UK), Northwestern University in Evanston (USA) and Bielefeld University (D) have produced a new breed of polymer nanomembranes with aligned supramolecular macrocycle molecules. These new nanomembranes demonstrate properties that promise to improve the efficiency...
Nanodisks should not be taken lightly
Aug 31, 2022 (Nanowerk News) A novel light-manipulating technology has been developed by an international team, including Kyoto University, that can be applied to lasers, sensors, and nonlinear optics (Laser & Photonics Reviews, "Engineering bound states in the continuum at telecom wavelengths with non-Bravais lattices"). First BIC state from magnetic...
New nanocomposite coating materials that could make windows better insulators
Aug 31, 2022 (Nanowerk News) A French-Japanese research collaboration has fabricated metal nanocomposite coatings that improve the insulating properties of window glasses. The new coating prevents a significant portion of near-infrared (NIR) and ultraviolet rays (UV) from passing through, while at the same time admitting visible light. The findings were...
New algorithm uncovers the secrets of cell factories
Aug 31, 2022 (Nanowerk News) Enzymes are proteins found in all living cells. Their job is to act as catalysts that increase the rate of specific chemical reactions that take place in the cells. The enzymes thus play a crucial role in making life on earth work and can be...
Scientists create a heterostructure of diversely behaving atomic layers within a single bulk material
Aug 30, 2022 (Nanowerk Spotlight) Researchers from the National Graphene Institute (NGI) of the University of Manchester (UK) have developed a new method to create interlayered bulk materials, comprising atomically-thin layers with highly diverse electronic properties – from insulating to superconducting. The atomistic quantum mechanical simulations and electron microscopy imaging,...
3D artificial pneumatic muscles for future ‘makers’
Aug 30, 2022 (Nanowerk News) Artificial pneumatic muscles consisting of 3D-printed structures that can extend and contract as required: this is the innovative design of the GRACE actuators devised by researchers from the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT, Italian Institute of Technology) in Genoa and the Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna (SSSA,...
Infant motion monitoring with triboelectric hydrogel sensor network
Aug 29, 2022 (Nanowerk News) Reporting in Advanced Functional Materials ("Deep Learning Assisted Body Area Triboelectric Hydrogel Sensor Network for Infant Care"), researchers have developed a deep learning assisted body area triboelectric hydrogel sensor network and a real-time interactive system between the caregiver and the mobile phone for all-around infant...
Scientists demonstrate a biodegradable printed circuit
Aug 29, 2022 (Nanowerk News) According to the United Nations, less than a quarter of all U.S. electronic waste gets recycled. In 2021 alone, global e-waste surged at 57.5 million tons, and only 17.4% of that was recycled. Some experts predict that our e-waste problem will only get worse over...
Microscopy technique reveals hidden nanostructures in cells and tissues
Aug 29, 2022 (Nanowerk News) Inside a living cell, proteins and other molecules are often tightly packed together. These dense clusters can be difficult to image because the fluorescent labels used to make them visible can’t wedge themselves in between the molecules. MIT researchers have now developed a novel way...