Month: September 2023

Sep 09, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Researchers who created a soft robot that could navigate simple mazes without human or computer direction have now built on that work, creating a “brainless” soft robot that can navigate more complex and dynamic environments. “In our earlier work ("Twisted soft robots navigate mazes without...

Home > Press > Machine learning contributes to better quantum error correction An AI-generated image illustrating the work Abstract:Researchers from the RIKEN Center for Quantum Computing have used machine learning to perform error correction for quantum computers—a crucial step for making these devices practical—using an autonomous correction system that despite...

Home > Press > Quantum powers researchers to see the unseen Virginia Tech researchers are exploiting a quirky quantum behavior to build more sensitive infrared detectors at room temperature. Photo courtesy of Mingzhao Chai. Abstract:Virginia Tech researchers are leveraging a quantum-based discovery to help people see better in the dark....

Home > Press > Tests find no free-standing nanotubes released from tire tread wear Abstract:•A tire with a tread enhanced with single wall carbon nanotubes was exposed to accelerated wear and handling simulation tests by Akron Rubber Development Laboratory.•Analysis of captured airborne particles showed no free-standing nanotubes.•No aerosolized nanotubes in...

Sep 08, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Researchers at the Center for Functional Nanomaterials (CFN), a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science User Facility at DOE’s Brookhaven National Laboratory, and Northrop Grumman, a multinational aerospace and defense technology company, have found a way to maintain valley polarization at room temperature...

Sep 08, 2023 (Nanowerk News) “We engineered E. coli bacteria, the most widely studied microbe, to generate electricity,” says Professor Ardemis Boghossian at EPFL. “Though there are exotic microbes that naturally produce electricity, they can only do so in the presence of specific chemicals. E. coli can grow on a...

Sep 08, 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 08, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Plastic pollution poses a growing threat to aquatic ecosystems worldwide. Of particular concern are nanoplastics, plastic particles less than 1,000 nanometers in size. Studies show nanoplastics can be toxic to aquatic organisms, causing physical damage, oxidative stress, and developmental issues. However, detecting and quantifying nanoplastics...

Sep 08, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Artifical intelligence not only affords impressive performance, but also creates significant demand for energy. The more demanding the tasks for which it is trained, the more energy it consumes. Víctor López-Pastor and Florian Marquardt, two scientists at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of...

Sep 08, 2023 (Nanowerk Spotlight) Optical tweezers have been a cornerstone technology for manipulating microscopic objects in various fields, including biotechnology and materials science. However, they have limitations, such as the need for high laser power and specific environmental conditions, which can cause thermal and photon damage to sensitive biological...