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Molecules stop carbon nanotubes clumping, unlocking record heat-to-electricity performance
QUT researchers have overcome a challenge that has limited next-generation energy-harvesting materials for more than two decades, opening the door to more powerful wearable electronics and new ways of turning wasted heat ...
Nanomaterials
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Acid-resistant nanocage shows promise for targeted gastric cancer therapy
Researchers from the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS Medicine), have developed a swallowable nanoscale delivery platform designed to transport therapeutic enzymes through the stomach's ...
Bio & Medicine
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Carbon nanotube model reveals how smart sensors perform at aircraft-like extremes
Researchers from Skoltech, in collaboration with the Harbin Institute of Technology and Jiangsu University (China), have published a study presenting the first empirical model to explain and predict the sensing behavior of ...
Nanophysics
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Nanoparticles could remove harmful immune molecules from blood
The immune system, the body's defense network against infections and injuries, can sometimes become too active. In these cases, it can produce too many immune mediators, fragments of genetic material or proteins that regulate ...
Thinner wires, faster electrons: Quantum material challenges copper at chip scale
Electrical interconnects may very well be the unsung heroes of modern microchips. These tiny wires—typically made of copper due to its high conductivity—string together the billions of transistors that drive our computers ...
Nanomaterials
Jul 17, 2026
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Brain-inspired nanopore device uses current-induced heating for memory operations
Some researchers are leaning into biology for inspiration in computing. In particular, neuromorphic computing offers a brain-inspired approach to hardware that replaces traditional binary processing with systems that function ...
Chemists shrink gallium nitride, the material behind LED lighting, into nanocrystals
Nanocrystals are so useful that they formed the basis of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. But despite their usefulness, scientists have so far been able to make these microscopic crystals from only a limited palette of ...
Nanomaterials
Jul 16, 2026
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Graphene nanoribbons survive gamma radiation, revealing potential sensors for fusion reactors
University of Arizona researchers have demonstrated a promising new application for graphene nanoribbons, a nanoscale semiconductor material with the potential to withstand extreme environments. The team's findings could ...
Nanophysics
Jul 16, 2026
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Hybrid material confirms antiferroelectricity can coexist with switchable polarization
Many of the advanced electronic components surrounding us in everyday life rely on polar materials to function. Polar materials have an uneven distribution of electric charge. This gives them a positive and a negative side ...
Nanophysics
Jul 16, 2026
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Quantum currents turn a nano 'soccer ball' into a powerful molecular electromagnet
Driving an electric current through a molecule can create a magnetic field. Yet in practice, such fields are often too weak to be detected experimentally. Through theoretical modeling, researchers at the Institute of Science ...
Nanophysics
Jul 15, 2026
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New method scales up twist-engineered oxide materials for future electronics
Researchers have shown it is possible to expand the field of twistronics—literally. They have demonstrated a technique that allows them to fabricate oxide twistronic materials at much larger scales while also controlling ...
Nanophysics
Jul 15, 2026
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Stealth anticancer nanoparticles made from mussel proteins that 'lie in wait and attack only cancer cells'
Pancreatic cancer is considered one of the deadliest cancers because it is often diagnosed late and is difficult to treat. However, a South Korean research team has developed "smart nanoparticles" that remain hidden in normal ...
Bio & Medicine
Jul 15, 2026
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Nanoscale gaps reveal new design rule for atom-thin chips and memory
Researchers at the College of Design and Engineering at the National University of Singapore have identified a key design principle for building reliable electronics from materials only one atomic layer thick, giving engineers ...
Nanomaterials
Jul 15, 2026
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New technique for building ultra-thin material stacks promises quantum breakthrough
Scientists have unveiled a new fabrication technique for the ultra-clean manufacturing of 2D heterostructures—materials just a few atoms thick—that could be used in quantum technology and electronics. Experts from Southampton ...
Nanomaterials
Jul 14, 2026
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Researchers develop harder, longer-lasting silver plating
A research team led by Seil Kim of the Korea Institute of Materials Science (KIMS) Energy & Environmental Materials Research Division has developed an Ag–PTFE composite plating technology that produces silver coatings with ...
Nanomaterials
Jul 14, 2026
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Highly filled liquid epoxy for smaller, more reliable chip packaging
As computer chips become more powerful and compact, the materials that protect them must perform better than ever. In advanced chip packaging, liquid epoxy is widely used because it can flow into tiny spaces before curing ...
Nanophysics
Jul 14, 2026
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Computer-guided electricity rapidly transforms flat nanofilms into 3D shapes on demand
Researchers at Nagoya University in Japan have developed a method to form dome-shaped bumps on nanofilms in water using a computer-guided electron beam. The bumps form within 10 seconds and can be flattened, reshaped or repositioned ...
Nanomaterials
Jul 13, 2026
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Tiny magnetic 'flowers' could expand how researchers image spintronic materials under stronger fields
Materials with magnetic nanostructures have a wide range of potential applications. One area is so-called spintronics, with devices that encode information in magnetic domains. These magnetic bits can be written, read and ...
Nanophysics
Jul 12, 2026
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New method brings single-particle quality control to nanocrystal manufacturing
Nanocrystals are already used in millions of devices, including televisions, laptops and displays, and are considered key materials for the next generation of quantum, sensing and solar technologies. However, they have not ...
Nanomaterials
Jul 12, 2026
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Immune cells get transformed into fungus-fighting nanoparticles
Tiny particles made from the membranes of human immune cells could offer a promising new way to fight fungal infections that are becoming harder to treat. Engineers at the University of California San Diego created antifungal ...
Bio & Medicine
Jul 11, 2026
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