Feb 07, 2024 (Nanowerk News) Futuristic advancements in AI and healthcare stole the limelight at the tech extravaganza Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2024. However, battery technology is the game-changer at the heart of these innovations, enabling greater power efficiency. Importantly, electric vehicles are where this technology is being applied most...
Creating a virus-resistant bacterium using a synthetic engineered genome
Feb 07, 2024 (Nanowerk News) Genome engineering allows scientists to modify the genetic code of microbes. Now, researchers have engineered the genome of the bacterium Escherichia coli (E. coli) to make it immune to viral infections. These infections often cause bacterial cultures to fail. The researchers also equipped the engineered...
A new state of matter is characterized by the existence of a chiral current
Feb 07, 2024 (Nanowerk News) An international research group has discovered a new state of matter characterized by the existence of a quantum phenomenon called chiral current. These currents are generated on an atomic scale by a cooperative movement of electrons, unlike conventional magnetic materials whose properties originate from the...
Astrophysicists crack the case of ‘disappearing’ sulphur in planetary nebulae
Feb 07, 2024 (Nanowerk News) Two astrophysicists from the Laboratory for Space Research (LSR) at The University of Hong Kong (HKU) have finally solved a 20-year-old astrophysical puzzle concerning the lower-than-expected amounts of the element Sulphur found in Planetary Nebulae (PNe) in comparison to expectations and measurements of other elements...
high-speed droplet production in microfluidic devices
Feb 06, 2024 (Nanowerk News) Over the past two decades, microfluidic devices, which use technology to produce micrometer-sized droplets, have become crucial to various applications. These span chemical reactions, biomolecular analysis, soft-matter chemistry, and the production of fine materials. Furthermore, droplet microfluidics has enabled new applications that were not possible...
Research team takes a fundamental step toward a functioning quantum internet
Feb 07, 2024 (Nanowerk News) Research with quantum computing and quantum networks is taking place around the world in the hopes of developing a Quantum Internet in the future. A Quantum Internet would be a network of quantum computers, sensors, and communication devices that will create, process, and transmit quantum...
3D printed nanocellulose upscaled for green architectural applications
Feb 07, 2024 (Nanowerk News) For the first time, a hydrogel material made of nanocellulose and algae has been tested as an alternative, greener architectural material. The study, from Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden and the Wallenberg Wood Science Center, shows how the abundant sustainable material can be 3D...
Guanine synthesis yields new insights into nitrogen’s role in nanocarbon catalysis
Feb 06, 2024 (Nanowerk News) In recent years, carbon-based catalysts — especially nitrogen-doped nanocarbons — have emerged as sustainable, reliable alternatives to the metal catalysts that have traditionally been used to support chemical reactions. Researchers from the Key Laboratory of Advanced Carbon-Based Functional Materials (Fujian Province University) at Fuzhou University...
A nanostructured anti-bacterial coating solution for food containers
Feb 06, 2024 (Nanowerk News) In a collaborative effort to improve the food industry, Dr. Mustafa Akbulut, professor of chemical engineering, and Dr. Luis Cisneros-Zevallos, professor of horticultural science from Texas A&M University, have developed a two-step coating solution for galvanized steel that is more hygienic and reduces the risk...
A large scale growth method for atomically thin materials on insulating substrates
Feb 06, 2024 (Nanowerk Spotlight) Graphene dazzled scientists and investors with its immense strength and speed from the moment it was first isolated in 2004. Composed of a single layer of carbon atoms in a hexagonal lattice, the two-dimensional wonder material showed potential to revolutionize everything from flexible displays to...