May 03, 2024 (Nanowerk News) Dead stars known as white dwarfs, have a mass like the Sun while being similar in size to Earth. They are common in our galaxy, as 97% of stars are white dwarfs. As stars reach the end of their lives, their cores collapse into the...
Towards transparent and antimicrobial surfaces for touch displays
May 03, 2024 (Nanowerk News) The interest in antimicrobial solutions for personal and multi-user touch screens, such as tablets and mobile devices, has grown in recent years. Traditional methods like sprayable alcohols or wipes are not ideal for these delicate displays. Antimicrobial coatings applied directly to the glass are a...
Advancing responsive colloidal nanomaterials with virus-polymer crystals
May 03, 2024 (Nanowerk Spotlight) Researchers have demonstrated a simple yet powerful method for creating highly organized nanomaterials by combining bacteriophages – viruses that infect bacteria – with synthetic polymers. The resulting colloidal crystals, which are ordered structures composed of particles dispersed in a medium, can be tuned by adjusting...
Physicists arrange atoms in extremely close proximity
May 03, 2024 (Nanowerk News) Proximity is key for many quantum phenomena, as interactions between atoms are stronger when the particles are close. In many quantum simulators, scientists arrange atoms as close together as possible to explore exotic states of matter and build new quantum materials. They typically do this...