6 days ago · Using toolpath-optimized deposition-based methods, an team of researchers has proposed an innovative approach to 3D-print bioinspired structures that could optimise designs in industries such as robotics and wearable technologies.

1 day ago · Jan 29, 2025: Improving the way flash memory is made (Nanowerk News) To store ever more data in electronic devices of the same size, the manufacturing processes for these devices need to be studied in greater detail.By investigating new approaches to making digital memory at the atomic scale, researchers engaged in a public-private partnership are aiming to address the endless demand for ...

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Jan 16, 2025: Autonomous AI assistant to build nanostructures (Nanowerk News) The chemical composition of a material alone sometimes reveals little about its properties.The decisive factor is often the arrangement of the molecules in the atomic lattice …

Jan 15, 2025: A new optical memory platform for super fast calculations (Nanowerk News) For decades there has been near constant progress in reducing the size, and increasing the performance, of the circuits that power computers and smartphones.But Moore’s Law is ending as physical limitations — such as the number of transistors that can fit on a chip and the heat that results from packing ...

Jan 23, 2025: Finding better photovoltaic materials faster with AI (Nanowerk News) Perovskite solar cells are a flexible and sustainable alternative to conventional silicon-based solar cells.Researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) are part of an international team that was able to find – within only a few weeks – new …

Jan 21, 2025: Water-powered quantum dots enhance light detection with tunable performance (Nanowerk Spotlight) Water molecules make up the essence of life on Earth, playing a crucial role in countless biological and chemical processes.Each water molecule, with its positively charged hydrogen atoms and negatively charged oxygen, acts as a tiny magnet that can interact with and transport other ...

Oct 11, 2024: Engineering perovskite materials at the atomic level paves way for new lasers, LEDs (Nanowerk News) Researchers have developed and demonstrated a technique that allows them to engineer a class of materials called layered hybrid perovskites (LHPs) down to the atomic level, which dictates precisely how the materials convert electrical charge into light.

Oct 11, 2024: Core-shell nanoparticles as game changer for high-resolution and ultrafast scintillator imaging (Nanowerk News) Scintillators are detectors that make high-energy X-rays or particles visible through flashes of light to form an image.Their many applications include particle physics, medical imaging, X-ray security and more.

Aug 29, 2024: New block copolymer enables sub-10nm self-assembly, boosting semiconductor miniaturization (Nanowerk News) Miniaturization is one of the fundamental qualities of modern electronics and is largely responsible for the incredible increments in performance witnessed over the past decades.To keep this momentum going, it is necessary to achieve circuit patterns finer than the existing ...