Nov 05, 2024 (Nanowerk News) Since prehistoric times, humans have used fire to transform raw materials into valuable goods. Examples include using flames to turn clay into pottery, and silica into glass. The practice continues today with industry employing a highly sophisticated version of the technique – flame aerosol synthesis...
Nano-optical sensor technology for buulding safety monitoring
Nov 05, 2024 (Nanowerk News) As buildings age, the demand for effective monitoring of their structural integrity has grown significantly. A breakthrough in nano-optical sensor technology now enables precise, real-time measurement of structural deformation and stability. This innovation promises to reshape the field of structural diagnostics, offering a cost-effective, time-efficient...
Researchers confirm key heat flow principle, advancing next-gen computer chip design
Nov 05, 2024 (Nanowerk News) In a leap toward more powerful and efficient computer chips, researchers at the University of Virginia have confirmed a key principle governing heat flow in thin metal films — a critical component in the race to design faster, smaller and more efficient devices. This work,...
High-quality nanomechanical resonators with built-in piezoelectricity
Nov 05, 2024 (Nanowerk News) Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden and at the University of Magdeburg in Germany have developed a novel type of nanomechanical resonator that combines two important features: high mechanical quality and piezoelectricity. This development could open doors to new possibilities in quantum sensing...
Nanobodies prove superior to antibodies for cancer vaccine targeting
Nov 04, 2024 (Nanowerk Spotlight) The human immune system can be a powerful weapon against cancer, but only if it can be taught to recognize tumor cells as threats. Medical researchers have developed vaccines that train immune cells to fight cancer, but delivering these vaccines to the right cells remains...
Nanoscale transistors could enable more efficient electronics
Nov 04, 2024 (Nanowerk News) Silicon transistors, which are used to amplify and switch signals, are a critical component in most electronic devices, from smartphones to automobiles. But silicon semiconductor technology is held back by a fundamental physical limit that prevents transistors from operating below a certain voltage. This limit,...
Synthetic genes engineered to mimic how cells build tissues and structures
Nov 04, 2024 (Nanowerk News) Researchers from the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering and the University of Rome Tor Vergata in Italy have developed synthetic genes that function like the genes in living cells. The artificial genes can build intracellular structures through a cascading sequence that builds self-assembling structures piece...
Pioneering scalable hole-spin qubits for quantum computing
Nov 02, 2024 (Nanowerk News) A team led by UNSW Sydney, in collaboration with Australian start-up Diraq, opens in a new window, has reached a major milestone by demonstrating hole-spin qubits using industry standard silicon manufacturing processes. Hole-spins – positively charged particles in semiconductors – have the potential to revolutionise...
New laser process creates multipurpose graphene material to enhance space exploration equipment
Nov 01, 2024 (Nanowerk Spotlight) Space equipment must perform complex functions while operating in extreme conditions. A telescope's sensors require protection from stray light that can ruin astronomical observations, while simultaneously managing temperature swings that can distort images. Astronauts need constant health monitoring, but current sensors restrict movement and add...
Blockchain based intrusion detection algorithm for IoT
Nov 01, 2024 (Nanowerk News) In the Internet of Things, the network devices have been more vulnerable to various intrusion attacks. Most of the existing algorithms are trained in a centralized manner, which may cause external communication cost and privacy leakage. Besides, traditional model training manners are incapable to identify...