Apr 12, 2024 (Nanowerk News) The full power of next-generation quantum computing could soon be harnessed by millions of individuals and companies, thanks to a breakthrough by scientists at Oxford University Physics guaranteeing security and privacy. This advance promises to unlock the transformative potential of cloud-based quantum computing and is...
Brightest gamma-ray burst of all time came from the collapse of a massive star
Apr 12, 2024 (Nanowerk News) In October 2022, an international team of researchers, including Northwestern University astrophysicists, observed the brightest gamma-ray burst (GRB) ever recorded, GRB 221009A. Now, a Northwestern-led team has confirmed that the phenomenon responsible for the historic burst — dubbed the B.O.A.T. (“brightest of all time”) —...
Innovative antiviral defense with new CRISPR tool
Apr 12, 2024 (Nanowerk News) The rise of RNA viruses like SARS-CoV-2 highlights the need for new ways to fight them. RNA-targeting tools like CRISPR/Cas13 are powerful but inefficient in the cytoplasm of cells, where many RNA viruses replicate. Scientists from Helmholtz Munich and the Technical University Munich (TUM) have...
Smart nanoprobe illuminates prostate cancer cells
Apr 12, 2024 (Nanowerk News) Biomedical imaging modalities such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) have revolutionized the ability to detect and track the progress of many cancer types. However, the difficulty of obtaining detailed images of cancer cells buried deep within normal tissues has slowed the usefulness of imaging technology...
Fully printed wearable biosensor tracks glucose, alcohol, pH and temperature in sweat
Apr 12, 2024 (Nanowerk Spotlight) Imagine a future where a simple patch worn on the skin could keep tabs on your health as you go about your day, flagging concerning changes before symptoms even appear. This tantalizing vision has driven intense research into wearable biosensors that can non-invasively monitor diverse...
Stellar winds of three sun-like stars detected for the first time
Apr 12, 2024 (Nanowerk News) An international research team led by a researcher from the University of Vienna has for the first time directly detected stellar winds from three Sun-like stars by recording the X-ray emission from their astrospheres, and placed constraints on the mass loss rate of the stars...
A novel machine learning model for the characterization of material surfaces
Apr 12, 2024 (Nanowerk News) Machine learning (ML) enables the accurate and efficient computation of fundamental electronic properties of binary and ternary oxide surfaces, as shown by scientists from Tokyo Tech. Their ML-based model could be extended to other compounds and properties. The present research findings can aid in the...
Kirigami hydrogels rise from nanocellulose film
Apr 11, 2024 (Nanowerk News) New options for making finely structured soft, flexible and expandable materials called hydrogels have been developed by researchers at Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (TUAT). Their work extends the emerging field of ‘kirigami hydrogels’, in which patterns are cut into a thin film allowing...