Boston MA (SPX) Oct 13, 2024 A classical way to image nanoscale structures in cells is with high-powered, expensive super-resolution microscopes. As an alternative, MIT researchers have developed a way to expand tissue before imaging it - a technique that allows them to achieve nanoscale resolution with a conventional light microscope. In the newest version of this technique, the researchers have made it possible to e ..read more

Madrid, Spain (SPXR) Oct 10, 2024 The University of Malaga (UMA) is collaborating in an international consortium to advance the collection and transmission of solar energy in space through the 'ZEUS' project, part of the Horizon EIC Pathfinder Challenges. This European project, coordinated by Lund University in Sweden, has been awarded nearly euro 4 million to develop innovative nanowire solar cells designed to operate in the h ..read more

Swannanoa, United States (AFP) Oct 3, 2024 When Hurricane Helene roared over the mountains before dawn last week, it brought a maelstrom of water that rose to the mailbox of Shelby Holzhauser's little white house on the banks of the Swannanoa River. To get food and water, for days she's had to don a backpack and trudge past mounds of debris left by the killer storm as it destroyed everything in its path. "There's no power, no wat ..read more

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 03, 2024 In a groundbreaking study, scientists at Northwestern University have, for the first time, witnessed hydrogen and oxygen atoms merging to form nano-sized water bubbles at the molecular level. This study aimed to unravel the mechanism behind how palladium, a rare metal, catalyzes this reaction, shedding light on new ways to accelerate water generation. The team's work revealed that this pro ..read more

Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 26, 2024 Researchers from the RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science (CSRS) and the Earth-Life Science Institute (ELSI) at the Tokyo Institute of Technology have uncovered inorganic nanostructures around deep-ocean hydrothermal vents that closely resemble key molecules involved in life processes. These self-organized nanostructures function as selective ion channels, generating energy that can be ..read more

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 26, 2024 NaNotics LLC, a biopharmaceutical company specializing in subtractive nanoparticles called NaNots, has been chosen to participate in the first-ever SPACE-H Accelerator program. This initiative, a collaboration between Starburst, NASA's Human Research Program (NASA HRP), the Translational Research Institute for Space Health (TRISH), Methuselah Foundation, and Microsoft Federal, is designed to fos ..read more

San Sebastian, Spain (SPX) Sep 15, 2024 Researchers from Charles University in Prague and the CFM (CSIC-UPV/EHU) center in San Sebastian, in collaboration with CIC nanoGUNE's Nanodevices group, have developed a novel complex material with unique properties in the field of spintronics. This discovery, published in 'Nature Materials', opens up new avenues for creating more efficient and advanced electronic devices, including the integra ..read more

Berlin, Germany (SPX) Sep 15, 2024 A recent study titled 'Time-Resolved Operando Insights into the Tunable Selectivity of Cu-Zn Nanocubes during Pulsed CO2 Electroreduction' has revealed a more efficient method for converting carbon dioxide (CO2) into ethanol using a combination of copper and zinc oxide catalysts. This new approach builds on traditional CO2 reduction techniques but offers a more selective and stable process, pote ..read more

Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Sep 11, 2024 Researchers at Nagoya University in Japan have developed a new method for producing metal nanowires (NWs) that could enable their mass production for next-generation electronics. The breakthrough technique addresses challenges in scaling up the production of pure metal NWs, making them more practical for use in advanced electronic devices, including circuits, LEDs, and solar cells. Their finding ..read more

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 05, 2024 NASA's development of a carbon nanotube material is poised to significantly enhance the search for exoplanets, some of which may harbor life. Originally devised in 2007 by a team led by John Hagopian and Stephanie Getty at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, this carbon nanotube technology is now being refined for potential use on NASA's upcoming Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO). HWO will be t ..read more