Apr 04, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Roboticists have been using a technique similar to the ancient art of paper folding to develop autonomous machines out of thin, flexible sheets. These lightweight robots are simpler and cheaper to make and more compact for easier storage and transport. However, the rigid computer chips...
Scientists use computational modeling to design ‘ultrastable’ MOFs
Apr 04, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Materials known as metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have a rigid, cage-like structure that lends itself to a variety of applications, from gas storage to drug delivery. By changing the building blocks that go into the materials, or the way they are arranged, researchers can design MOFs...
Introducing ‘BioArm’ – the portable 3D bioprinter joining the fight against cancer (w/video)
Apr 04, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Researchers have developed a 3D bioprinter – a machine that can print 3D structures using living cells and other biological materials – for cancer research. The ‘BioArm’ was developed by researchers from the University of Cambridge and King’s College London, and can be folded, transported,...
Human tissue models instead of animal experiments?
Apr 04, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Human tissue models instead of animal experiments? What is already possible for some questions still faces major hurdles for more complex contexts and applications. In a joint project of the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Mainz, and the Translational Center for Regenerative Therapies at...
Team finds major storage capacity in water-based batteries
Apr 04, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Researchers at Texas A&M University have discovered a 1,000% difference in the storage capacity of metal-free, water-based battery electrodes. These batteries are different from lithium-ion batteries that contain cobalt. The group's goal of researching metal-free batteries stems from having better control over the domestic supply...
Multi-foci metalens for spectra and polarization ellipticity recognition and reconstruction
Apr 04, 2023 (Nanowerk News) A new publication from Opto-Electronic Science ("Multi-foci metalens for spectra and polarization ellipticity recognition and reconstruction") considers multi-foci metalens for spectra and polarization ellipticity recognition and reconstruction. As fundamental properties of light, spectra and polarization carry vital information concerning the propagation of light waves. For...
A graphene sensor to wirelessly control robots using only brain waves
Apr 03, 2023 (Nanowerk News) It sounds like something from science fiction: Don a specialized, electronic headband and control a robot using your mind. But now, recent research published in ACS Applied Nano Materials ("Noninvasive Sensors for Brain−Machine Interfaces Based on Micropatterned Epitaxial Graphene") has taken a step toward making...
The promising future of triboelectric nanogenerators in marine exploitation
Apr 03, 2023 (Nanowerk Spotlight) Triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) are rapidly emerging as a cutting-edge technology with the potential to revolutionize the marine industry. As a novel technology that has made significant progress over the past decade, TENGs have been regarded as one of the most efficient methods for harvesting low-frequency...