4 days ago · Scientists have developed a novel technique to transform symmetrical semiconductor particles into intricately twisted, spiral structures - or chiral materials - producing films with extraordinary light-bending properties.

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Jan 03, 2025: New nanocrystal material a key step toward faster, more energy-efficient computing (Nanowerk News) Scientists have taken a key step toward faster, more energy-efficient artificial intelligence, and data processing in general, with the discovery of luminescent nanocrystals that can be quickly toggled from light to dark and back again. ...

4 days ago · Jan 30, 2025: 3D-printed nanopillars promote neuron growth (Nanowerk News) Key cells in the brain, neurons, form networks by exchanging signals, enabling the brain to learn and adapt at incredible speed.Researchers of the University of Technology in Delft (TU Delft) have developed a 3D-printed ‘brain-like environment’ where neurons grow similarly to a real brain.

5 days 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 ...

Jan 13, 2025: Nanothermometers enable real-time temperature monitoring at molecular scale (Nanowerk News) Technological advancements in the simultaneous observation of ultrafine structures and temperature changes in materials are paving the way for the development of advanced materials.This innovation is expected to facilitate the analysis of the correlation between specific structures and the ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

Dec 09, 2024: New nano-device for generating structured light for advanced applications (Nanowerk News) Researchers have developed a tiny, room-temperature device that creates a special type of structured light called radially polarized photons, which are highly useful for secure communication, advanced imaging, and precision optical tools.By carefully designing and positioning a quantum dot ...