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Open-source software helps streamline 2D materials research with scanning tunneling microscope automation

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

A new open-source software package developed by Monash University researcher Julian Ceddia aims to significantly streamline the study of materials using scanning tunneling microscopes (STMs).

Sep 9, 2024

New molecular engineering technique allows for complex organoids

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A new molecular engineering technique can precisely influence the development of organoids. Microbeads made of specifically folded DNA are used to release growth factors or other signal molecules inside the tissue structures. This gives rise to co...

Sep 9, 2024

Scanbot: Streamlining materials research with STM automation

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A new open-source software package developed by Monash University researcher Julian Ceddia aims to significantly streamline the study of materials using Scanning Tunnelling Microscopes (STMs). The software, named Scanbot, automates the time-consum...

Sep 9, 2024

Metamaterial e-skin brings advanced multisensory capabilities to robotics and wearables

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Creating technology that mimics human skin—a flexible, sensitive, and self-healing organ—has remained a significant challenge in material science and robotics. Electronic skin, or e-skin, offers a pathway to giving machines and humans enhanced sen...

Sep 9, 2024

Atoms on the edge

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Typically, electrons are free agents that can move through most metals in any direction. When they encounter an obstacle, the charged particles experience friction and scatter randomly like colliding billiard balls.

Sep 9, 2024

Electrically modulated nanoantenna points the way to faster computer chips

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Today's computers reach their physical limits when it comes to speed. Semiconductor components usually operate at a maximum usable frequency of a few gigahertz – which corresponds to several billion computing operations per second. As a resul...

Sep 9, 2024

Iron-doped carbon nanoparticles boost cancer treatment with enhanced precision and safety

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A collaborative research team, led by Prof. WANG Hui and Prof. QIAN Junchao from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has successfully developed catalytically active, photoresponsive Fe-doped carbon nanopart...

Sep 9, 2024

Infinity Turbine introduces 3D-printed electrodes for Salgenx saltwater batteries and electrocatalyst applications

Graphene Info   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Infinity Turbine, developer of sustainable energy storage solutions, has unveiled an approach to electrode fabrication that combines fiber laser heat treating, 3D additive manufacturing, and laser-induced carbonization. This synergistic technology...

Sep 9, 2024

AMD announces breakthrough that could open new opportunities replacing metals in printed electronics

Graphene Info   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Researchers from Advanced Material Development (AMD) and the University of Sussex have announced what they refer to as "a major enhancement" in their carbon nanomaterial-based inks, reaching conductivity levels of 3,000,000 Sm-¹, approac...

Sep 9, 2024

Tetrahydrotriazinium stabilizes perovskite film for enhanced solar cell performance

Technology Org   -   Scientific News Websites

The KAUST Photovoltaics Laboratory Laboratory led by Prof. Stefaan De Wolf De Wolf has found that including tetrahydrotriazinium into the manufacturing process of perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells results in higher performance and stability of...

Sep 8, 2024

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