Month: September 2023

Sep 13, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Researchers have invented a nano-thin superbug-slaying material that could one day be integrated into wound dressings and implants to prevent or heal bacterial infections. The innovation – which has undergone advanced pre-clinical trials – is effective against a broad range of drug-resistant bacterial cells, including...

Sep 13, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Sunlight is an inexhaustible source of energy, and utilizing sunlight to generate electricity is one of the cornerstones of renewable energy. More than 40% of the sunlight that falls on earth is in the infrared, visible and ultraviolet spectra; however, current solar technology utilizes primarily...

Researchers demonstrated controllable atomic-scale patterning and resistive switching in 2D cuprous telluride crystals. Their memristor model and applications in image processing signify progress towards advanced in-memory computing.

Sep 12, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Many of today’s artificial intelligence systems loosely mimic the human brain. In a new paper, researchers suggest that another branch of biology — ecology — could inspire a whole new generation of AI to be more powerful, resilient, and socially responsible. Published in Proceedings of...

Sep 12, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Coffee can do a lot of things: Wake you up, warm you up and lessen that existential dread. According to a new study ("Designing a Sustainable Material for 3D Printing with Spent Coffee Grounds"), it could also help reduce the waste from 3D printing. That’s...

Sep 12, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Metastasis is the leading cause of death in cancer, occurring when a cell leaves the primary tumour, passes into the bloodstream and lymphatic system and reaches distant organs. Non-invasive collection of these circulating tumour cells is essential for the study of cell biology, the diagnosis...

Sep 12, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Researchers at the University of Stuttgart have demonstrated that a key ingredient for many quantum computation and communication schemes can be performed with an efficiency that exceeds the commonly assumed upper theoretical limit — thereby opening up new perspectives for a wide range of photonic...

Sep 12, 2023 (Nanowerk Spotlight) As electronics become smaller, faster and more powerful, managing the heat they generate is becoming increasingly challenging. Densely packed 3D electronics, made by stacking components vertically, are especially prone to overheating as the heat has limited routes to escape. But scientists in Singapore have developed...

Sep 11, 2023 (Nanowerk News) A team of researchers, affiliated with UNIST has made a groundbreaking advancement in improving the efficiency of hydrogen fuel cells, which are gaining significant attention as eco-friendly next-generation energy sources. The research is published in Angewandte Chemie ("Superprotonic Conductivity of MOFs Confining Zwitterionic Sulfamic Acid...

Sep 11, 2023 (Nanowerk Spotlight) Electrospinning, a versatile method for fabricating nano- and microfibers, has the capability to produce fibers with diameters ranging from nanometers to micrometers out of ceramic, polymer, and metallic materials. These fine fibers are highly sought after for a wide array of applications, from tissue engineering...