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Optical control of nuclear spins in molecules points to new paths for quantum technologies

Researchers optically initialized, controlled, and read out nuclear spins in a molecular material for the first time, showing molecular nuclear spins could advance quantum tech.

April 8, 2026 Read more

Optimizing nanopillar sensors by modeling hidden cell membrane folds

A physics-based model that accounts for membrane surface folds predicts cell adhesion on nanopillar arrays with 97% accuracy, enabling optimized biosensor design.

April 8, 2026 Read more

Eco-friendly nanoparticle approach yields high-performance thermoelectric material from silver selenide

Researchers developed silver selenide nanoparticles into a high-performance thermoelectric material using simple, low-temperature processing as an eco-friendly alternative to bismuth telluride.

April 8, 2026 Read more

Star-shaped nanoparticles reveal how morphology controls energy storage

Star-shaped vanadium hydroxide nanoparticles show that changing a material's shape from sheets to stars shifts its energy storage from battery-like to capacitor-like behavior.

April 7, 2026 Read more

Visible light replaces metal catalysts in new method for making porous semiconducting polymers

Researchers developed a visible-light-driven method using bismuthene as a photocatalyst to produce porous semiconducting polymers without metal catalysts under ambient conditions.

April 7, 2026 Read more

Using mechanical inputs to enhance quantum states in sensors

Scientists use a mechanical resonator to enable greater entanglement for potentially more powerful sensors.

April 7, 2026 Read more

Laser-stitched graphene patterns enable precise flexible biosensors

Engineers use laser patterning and iron-oxide ink to control graphene growth on polymers, creating flexible microelectrodes that detect dopamine and serotonin.

April 7, 2026 Read more

3D printing nanocapsules could change how cancer drugs reach tumors

Elastic nanoparticles could minimize side effects of traditional cancer treatment.

April 7, 2026 Read more

Targeted nanoparticle therapy doubled survival rates in aggressive brain cancer models

Targeted liposomal nanoparticles successfully cross the blood brain barrier to treat glioblastoma and doubled survival rates in preclinical brain cancer models.

April 6, 2026 Read more

Researchers reach the absolute limit of stillness for a nanoscale rotor

Researchers cool a levitated silica nanorotor to its librational quantum ground state in two rotational degrees of freedom simultaneously, reaching the fundamental limit set by quantum uncertainty.

April 6, 2026 Read more

Trapping molecules turns carbon nanotubes into three-state transistors

Confined molecules inside carbon nanotubes polarize under gate voltage, creating transistors with three stable logic states from a single material system.

April 6, 2026 Read more

Structural color can now be printed with an inkjet printer

Non-fading and non-toxic structural color can now be applied to flat or 3D surfaces using an inkjet printer. This development also opens possibilities for novel display and anti-counterfeiting technologies.

April 6, 2026 Read more

Diamond nanocoatings make single-use Raman sensors reusable in harsh environments

A thin diamond film encapsulates gold nanoparticles into a reusable SERS substrate that survives acid, abrasion, and months of storage without losing sensitivity.

April 4, 2026 Read more

High-efficiency microwave photon detector enables next-gen quantum tech

Researchers have built a device that detects individual microwave photons with up to 70 percent efficiency, operating continuously and without complex reset steps.

April 4, 2026 Read more

'Perfectly symmetrical' 2D perovskites boost energy transport

Symmetrical 2D perovskites enable long-range energy transport, overcoming key limits in charge mobility and opening new paths for efficient optoelectronic devices.

April 4, 2026 Read more

Electrons in moire crystals explore higher-dimensional quantum worlds

Physicists have discovered 3D 'moire crystals' that simulate four-dimensional quantum materials to a T.

April 4, 2026 Read more