May 20, 2024 (Nanowerk News) An international collaborative study presented a new method for growing ultra-long and ultra-narrow strips of graphene, which exhibit semiconducting properties that can be harnessed by the nanoelectronics industry. The researchers believe that the development may have many potential technological applications, including advanced switching devices, spintronic...
Webb Telescope offers first glimpse of an exoplanet’s interior
May 20, 2024 (Nanowerk News) A surprisingly low amount of methane and a super-sized core hide within the cotton candy–like planet WASP-107 b. The revelations, based on data obtained by the James Webb Space Telescope, mark the first measurements of an exoplanet’s core mass and will likely underpin future studies...
Innovative MXene hydrogel enables wearable health monitoring and treatment
May 20, 2024 (Nanowerk Spotlight) Imagine a future where a simple stick-on patch can continuously monitor your vital signs, alert you to potential health issues, and even deliver targeted therapies – all while you go about your daily life. This vision of seamlessly integrated, multifunctional wearable health devices has driven...
Battery-free light emission powered by triboelectricity
May 20, 2024 (Nanowerk News) DGIST’s Dr. Jeong Soon-moon and the research team (Division of Energy & Environmental Technology) have collaborated with Dr. Lim Sung-jun (Division of Nanotechnology) and Prof. Kim Young-hoon (Department of Applied Chemistry, Kookmin University) to identify the principle of eco-friendly energy-based soft mechanoluminescent complex that emits...
Revolutionizing cancer treatment by intracellular protein delivery using hybrid nanotubes
May 20, 2024 (Nanowerk News) The intracellular delivery of proteins is an important technique for unveiling the cellular functions, protein complex structure, and therapeutics. However, the conventional delivery methods have several limitations. To address this, researchers from Japan have developed a novel hybrid nanotube (HyNT) stamp system that can deliver...
Nanotechnology Now – Press Release: Virginia Tech physicists propose path to faster, more flexible robots: Virginia Tech physicists revealed a microscopic phenomenon that could greatly improve the performance of soft devices, such as agile flexible robots or microscopic capsules for drug delivery
Home > Press > Virginia Tech physicists propose path to faster, more flexible robots: Virginia Tech physicists revealed a microscopic phenomenon that could greatly improve the performance of soft devices, such as agile flexible robots or microscopic capsules for drug delivery Virginia Tech physicist C. Nadir Kaplan (at left) and...
Nanotechnology Now – Press Release: Diamond glitter: A play of colors with artificial DNA crystals
Home > Press > Diamond glitter: A play of colors with artificial DNA crystals Professor Tim Liedl with PhD Student Xin Yin (left) and Postdoc Gregor Posnjak (right) in the lab CREDIT Stephan Hoeck / LMU Abstract:Using DNA origami, LMU researchers have built a diamond lattice with a periodicity...
Nanotechnology Now – Press Release: Finding quantum order in chaos
Home > Press > Finding quantum order in chaos Abstract:If you zoom in on a chemical reaction to the quantum level, youll notice that particles behave like waves that can ripple and collide. Scientists have long sought to understand quantum coherence, the ability of particles to maintain phase relationships and...
Nanotechnology Now – Press Release: Advances in priming B cell immunity against HIV pave the way to future HIV vaccines, shows quartet of new studies
Home > Press > Advances in priming B cell immunity against HIV pave the way to future HIV vaccines, shows quartet of new studies Abstract:Scientists have made several advances in the design of a class of HIV vaccines that could offer broad protection against the virus, according to four new...
Nanotechnology Now – Press Release: International research team uses wavefunction matching to solve quantum many-body problems: New approach makes calculations with realistic interactions possible
Home > Press > International research team uses wavefunction matching to solve quantum many-body problems: New approach makes calculations with realistic interactions possible Wavefunction matching replaces the short distance part of the two-body wavefunction for a realistic interaction with that of a simple easily computable interaction. The result is a...