Apr 29, 2024 (Nanowerk News) Analyzing samples retrieved from the asteroid Ryugu by the Japanese Space Agency’s Hayabusa2 spacecraft has revealed new insights into the magnetic and physical bombardment environment of interplanetary space. The results of the study, carried out by Professor Yuki Kimura at Hokkaido University and co-workers at...
Microdroplets harness laser light to detect disease markers
Apr 29, 2024 (Nanowerk News) A team of researchers led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has created tiny droplets that, when activated by laser light, can detect viral protein biomarkers indicating the presence of certain diseases. These microdroplets, about one-third the diameter of a strand of human hair,...
Gemini south reveals origin of unexpected differences in giant binary stars
Apr 29, 2024 (Nanowerk News) It is estimated that up to 85% of stars exist in binary star systems, some even in systems with three or more stars. These stellar pairs are born together out of the same molecular cloud from a shared abundance of chemical building blocks, so astronomers...
Quantum fiber optics in the brain enhance processing, may protect against degenerative diseases
Apr 29, 2024 (Nanowerk News) The effects of quantum mechanics – the laws of physics that apply at exceedingly small scales – are extremely sensitive to disturbances. This is why quantum computers must be held at temperatures colder than outer space, and only very, very small objects, such as atoms...
Graphene-infused glass fiber fabric bridges conductivity with electromagnetic transparency
Apr 29, 2024 (Nanowerk Spotlight) The rapid integration of high-density multifunctional systems and modules in modern electronics has brought the issue of electromagnetic compatibility to the forefront. Conventional conductive materials like metals are crucial components in electronic instruments, but their inherent impedance mismatch with air causes strong reflection of incident...
Atomic nucleus excited with laser: a breakthrough after decades
Apr 29, 2024 (Nanowerk News) Physicists have been hoping for this moment for a long time: for many years, scientists all around the world have been searching for a very specific state of thorium atomic nuclei that promises revolutionary technological applications. It could be used, for example, to build an...
Researchers create innovative verification techniques to increase security in artificial intelligence and image processing
Apr 29, 2024 (Nanowerk News) A team of researchers from the Institute IMDEA Software, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid and NEC Laboratories Europe has introduced a novel framework that promises to improve the efficiency and practicality of verifiable computing. The research, detailed in a paper ("Modular Sumcheck Proofs with Applications...