Nano technology news http://www.nanodaily.com/index.html Mon, 26 May 2025 11:49:32 GMT Mon, 26 May 2025 11:49:32 GMT en-us An international research team has provided fresh insights into the origins of oxygenic photosynthesis by revealing the structure of a light-harvesting nanodevice within one of the planet's most ancient cyanobacteria lineages. This breakthrough, detailed in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, offers a rare glimpse into how early life forms harnessed sunlight, setting the stage f]]> Mon, 26 May 2025 11:49:32 GMT A surprising discovery at Penn Engineering has unveiled a new class of nanostructured materials capable of passively extracting water from the air. The breakthrough, published in Science Advances, emerged from a lab experiment combining hydrophilic nanopores with hydrophobic polymers. Researchers observed water droplets forming spontaneously on the test material, prompting a deeper investigation]]> Mon, 26 May 2025 11:49:32 GMT Conventional silicon solar cells lose nearly half their potential light energy to surface reflection, but a new antireflective coating could dramatically reduce that loss. Researchers have developed a precision-engineered metasurface composed of a single ultrathin layer of polycrystalline silicon nanostructures, enhancing light absorption across a broad spectrum and incidence angles. The n]]> Mon, 26 May 2025 11:49:32 GMT Redwire Corporation (NYSE: RDW), a prominent force in space infrastructure innovation, has expanded its pharmaceutical research efforts in orbit with the deployment of new crystallization technology and a groundbreaking cancer-detection experiment aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Building on the success of its PIL-BOX platform, Redwire has introduced a high-volume Industrial C]]> Mon, 26 May 2025 11:49:32 GMT Researchers have developed a new material that, by harnessing the power of sunlight, can clear water of dangerous pollutants. Created through a combination of soft chemistry gels and electrospinning - a technique where electrical force is applied to liquid to craft small fibers - the team constructed thin fiber-like strips of titanium dioxide (TiO2), a compound often utilized in solar cell]]> Mon, 26 May 2025 11:49:32 GMT Researchers from Delft University of Technology and Brown University have introduced a breakthrough in nanotechnology with the development of large-scale, ultrathin lightsails, poised to accelerate advances in both space travel and experimental physics. Published in Nature Communications, their work outlines novel materials and techniques that yield the thinnest extensive reflectors ever fabrica]]> Mon, 26 May 2025 11:49:32 GMT Researchers at the University of Turku in Finland have developed a bio-based film that provides high-performance UV protection for solar cells, utilizing nanocellulose treated with red onion skin extract. This marks the first comparative study of how various bio-derived UV filters perform over time. Solar cells, susceptible to damage from ultraviolet radiation, are typically shielded by pe]]> Mon, 26 May 2025 11:49:32 GMT A record-setting constellation of nine nanosatellites, developed by Israeli high school students, has been successfully launched into low Earth orbit from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Spearheaded by the Ministry of Innovation, Science, and Technology alongside Tel Aviv University and nine local municipalities, the mission marks the largest satellite formation ever deployed by Israe]]> Mon, 26 May 2025 11:49:32 GMT The School of Engineering at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has made a breakthrough in understanding the nanoscale behavior of perovskite solar cells (PSCs). This advancement significantly improves their efficiency and durability, paving the way for reduced production costs and broader applications in renewable energy. Perovskite solar cells are a promising alte]]> Mon, 26 May 2025 11:49:32 GMT A research team co-led by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), Columbia University, and Universidad Autonoma de Madrid has developed a new optical computing material from photon avalanching nanoparticles. The breakthrough - which the team published recently in the journal Nature Photonics - paves the way for fabricating optical memory and transistors on a nanometer size sc]]> Mon, 26 May 2025 11:49:32 GMT A research team from POSTECH led by Professors Young-Ki Kim and Yong-Young Noh has introduced an innovative approach for fabricating perovskite nanocrystals (PNCs), key semiconductor materials for next-generation applications. The new method achieves remarkable uniformity and efficiency, promising to overcome longstanding challenges in conventional synthesis and to boost the commercialization of]]> Mon, 26 May 2025 11:49:32 GMT Based in the UK and a member of the Satlantis group, SuperSharp has chosen the Kongsberg NanoAvionics MP42 microsatellite platform for its pioneering Blue Moon mission. This unique Thermal InfraRed project will carry the company's flagship HIBISCUS instrument weighing 80kg and is scheduled to launch in the second half of 2026 aboard SpaceX Transporter rideshare. Blue Moon is set to redefin]]> Mon, 26 May 2025 11:49:32 GMT Magnetic skyrmions, which range in size from nanometers to micrometers, exhibit particle-like properties and can be efficiently manipulated using electrical currents. This makes them a promising candidate for next-generation data storage and computing technologies. However, simulating the intricate internal structure of skyrmions remains computationally demanding. A practical alternative i]]> Mon, 26 May 2025 11:49:32 GMT Ultrawide-bandgap semiconductors-such as diamond-are promising for next-generation electronics due to a larger energy gap between the valence and conduction bands, allowing them to handle higher voltages, operate at higher frequencies, and provide greater efficiency compared to traditional materials like silicon. However, their unique properties make it challenging to probe and understand how ch]]> Mon, 26 May 2025 11:49:32 GMT In 2022, the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) partnered with Kongsberg NanoAvionics to develop and launch two advanced nanosatellites-one 3U and one 6U. These satellites are equipped with cutting-edge remote sensing and Internet of Things (IoT) technologies that will provide real-time data from DEWA's infrastructure, allowing for more efficient monitoring and management of its electr]]> Mon, 26 May 2025 11:49:32 GMT