Oct 10, 2024 (Nanowerk News) A research team led by the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory has devised a unique method to observe changes in materials at the atomic level. The technique opens new avenues for understanding and developing advanced materials for quantum computing and electronics. The findings...
Single atom engineered antibiotics offer hope against resistant bacteria
Oct 10, 2024 (Nanowerk Spotlight) Antibiotic resistance is emerging as one of the most pressing health challenges of the 21st century. As bacteria develop mechanisms to evade conventional drugs, treatments that were once reliable are becoming ineffective. This growing crisis has forced scientists to rethink how antibiotics are developed, moving...
A new visible light communication encryption technology using chiral nanoparticles
Oct 10, 2024 (Nanowerk News) Seoul National University(SNU) College of Engineering announced that a joint research team led by Professor Ki Tae Nam from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at SNU and Professor Junil Choi from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) has developed a...
How catalysts remove dangerous nitrogen oxides
Oct 10, 2024 (Nanowerk News) Catalysts belonging to the zeolite family help to remove toxic nitrogen oxides from industrial emissions. Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI have now discovered that their complex nanoporous structure is crucial. Specifically, individual iron atoms sitting in certain neighbouring pores communicate with each other,...
A solar cell that is stretchable without sacrificing power
Oct 10, 2024 (Nanowerk News) A stretchable solar cell developed by RIKEN physicists can be stretched without greatly affecting its ability to convert light into electricity (Nature Communications, "Intrinsically stretchable organic photovoltaics by redistributing strain to PEDOT:PSS with enhanced stretchability and interfacial adhesion"). It is thus promising for powering the...
Black Hole destroys star, goes after another
Oct 10, 2024 (Nanowerk News) A massive black hole has torn apart one star and is now using that stellar wreckage to pummel another star or smaller black hole that used to be in the clear. The paper describing these results was published by Nature ("Quasi-periodic X-ray eruptions years after...
New technique enhances absorptivity of powders for metal 3D printing
Oct 10, 2024 (Nanowerk News) In a significant advancement for metal additive manufacturing, researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and their academic partners have developed a groundbreaking technique that enhances the optical absorptivity of metal powders used in 3D printing. The innovative approach, which involves creating nanoscale surface features...