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New experiments reveal what makes metals transparent to visible light

Researchers experimentally confirm their 2021 hypothesis that electron-phonon coupling, not electron-electron interactions, explains why some metallic oxides are transparent.

March 16, 2026 Read more

High-entropy ceramics with bandgap engineering enable ultrafast energy discharge

Lead-free tungsten bronze ceramics combine high-entropy design and bandgap engineering for high energy density and ultrafast discharge performance.

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Light and nanomaterials could detect cancer years before diagnosis

Researchers combine photonics and nanotechnology to identify molecular cancer signals five to eight years earlier than traditional diagnostic tools.

March 16, 2026 Read more

AI decodes the rules behind self-assembling protein nanoribbons

AI analysis of microscopy images reveals that a thin water layer on mineral surfaces guides the self-assembly of protein nanoribbons.

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3D-printable metallic glass alloys could cut electric motor energy losses

Iron-based metallic glass alloys compatible with 3D printing reduce energy losses in electric motors by eliminating crystal structure friction.

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Electron microscopy reveals how mitochondrial stress proteins remodel to protect cells

Cryo-electron tomography shows the mitochondrial protein mHsp60 restructures itself under stress to boost folding activity, offering clues to Parkinson's disease.

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Dislocations induce ordered polar topologies in antiferroelectric thin films

Researchers discovered that crystal dislocations in antiferroelectric PbZrO3 thin films generate ordered polar antihedgehog lattices, creating a new defect-engineering approach for polar topologies.

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Hydrogen-controlled AI semiconductor enables learning and memory in two-terminal device

A new neuromorphic device controls hydrogen ions to mimic synaptic learning and memory, achieved for the first time in a vertical two-terminal architecture.

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Spray-dried graphite CNT silicon composite anodes improve battery cycling stability

A scalable spray-drying method produces graphite, carbon nanotube, and silicon composite anodes that retain 95% capacity after 100 cycles in lithium-ion batteries.

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Dual-gate vertical transistor enables stable nanoscale 3D chip stacking

Researchers developed a dual-modulated vertical transistor that suppresses leakage at nanoscale channels and supports scalable 3D semiconductor integration.

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Magnetic microbots turn nanodiamonds into steerable quantum sensors

Nanodiamond quantum sensors mounted on magnetic microbots achieve coherent spin control while moving freely through fluid, a first for untethered quantum sensing.

March 15, 2026 Read more

New photonic device efficiently beams light into free space

Light-emitting structures that curl off the chip surface could enable advanced displays, high-speed optical communications, and larger-scale quantum computers.

March 15, 2026 Read more

Sub-nanometer pores in carbon nanoreactors trap chlorine and boost Li-Cl2 battery performance

Hollow carbon nanoreactors with sub-nanometer wall pores trap chlorine complexes inside lithium-chlorine battery cathodes, enabling record capacity and current density.

March 14, 2026 Read more

First detection of laser-assisted electron scattering with circularly polarized light

Physicists have detected laser-assisted electron scattering using circularly polarized light for the first time, revealing new ways to probe atomic-scale chirality.

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Atomic ratio tuning in catalysts controls carbon nanofiber production from CO2

The ratio of palladium to copper in an electrocatalyst governs syngas composition from CO2, shaping downstream carbon nanofiber growth for permanent carbon storage.

March 13, 2026 Read more

Gold nanoclusters could help in identifying diseases

An extensive computational study predicts that gold nanoclusters could selectively recognize chiral biomolecules. This property may help in detecting certain diseases directly from a blood sample.

March 13, 2026 Read more