Sep 04, 2023 (Nanowerk News) In a breakthrough in cancer therapeutics, a team of researchers at the Magzoub Biophysics Lab at NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) has made a significant advance in light-based therapies – biocompatible and biodegradable tumor-targeting nanospheres that combine tumor detection and monitoring with potent, light-triggered cancer therapy...
Better cybersecurity with perovskite LEDs
Sep 04, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Digital information exchange can be safer, cheaper and more environmentally friendly with the help of a new type of random number generator for encryption developed at Linköping University, Sweden. The researchers behind the study (Communications Physics, "Quantum random number generation based on a perovskite light...
Infrared avalanche photodiodes from bulk to 2D materials
Sep 01, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Avalanche Photodiodes (APDs) have garnered increasing attention in recent years and are extensively employed across a variety of applications, most notably in the realm of optical communication. The technology is also pivotal in optical quantum information processes such as quantum key distribution, which impose stringent...
New giant planet evidence of possible planetary collisions
Sep 01, 2023 (Nanowerk News) A Neptune-sized planet denser than steel has been discovered by an international team of astronomers, who believe its composition could be the result of a giant planetary clash. TOI-1853b's mass is almost twice that of any other similar-sized planet known and its density is incredibly...
Webb reveals new structures within iconic supernova
Sep 01, 2023 (Nanowerk News) NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has begun the study of one of the most renowned supernovae, SN 1987A (Supernova 1987A). Located 168,000 light-years away in the Large Magellanic Cloud, SN 1987A has been a target of intense observations at wavelengths ranging from gamma rays to...
Observation of nonlinear disclination states
Sep 01, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Higher-order topological insulators are unusual materials that can support topologically protected states. Recently discovered disclination states also belong to the class of higher-order topological states but are bound to the boundary of the disclination defect of the higher-order topological insulator and can be predicted using...
MOF nanosheets as ion carriers for self-optimized zinc anode
Sep 01, 2023 (Nanowerk News) Aqueous rechargeable zinc ion batteries are promising in electric grid storage due to their low cost and intrinsic safety. However, their practical implementation is hindered by poor reversibility of the zinc anode, primarily caused by the chaotic Zn deposition present as dendrite and side reactions....
Fully biodegradable smart skin could lead the way to zero-waste wearables
Sep 01, 2023 (Nanowerk Spotlight) As wearable technologies like smart watches and fitness trackers continue to grow in popularity, scientists are searching for ways to make these devices more environmentally friendly. Currently most wearables are made from non-biodegradable components, meaning they pile up in landfills after disposal. But researchers from...
New AI technology gives robot recognition skills a big lift
Sep 01, 2023 (Nanowerk News) A robot moves a toy package of butter around a table in the Intelligent Robotics and Vision Lab at The University of Texas at Dallas. With every push, the robot is learning to recognize the object through a new system developed by a team of...