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AI maps reaction pathways for colloidal quantum dots

Researchers use AI to visualize reaction pathways of colloidal quantum dots as subway maps, clarifying synthesis and speeding sensor design.

December 29, 2025 Read more

Josephson junctions can operate with a single superconductor, experiment confirms

Experiments show Josephson junction-like behavior can arise with only one superconductor, challenging the standard two-superconductor model.

December 29, 2025 Read more

Scalable thin-film cavities boost sensitivity of nanodiamond quantum sensors nearly fivefold

Polymer thin-film optical cavities boost the magnetic sensing sensitivity of nanodiamond quantum sensors nearly fivefold while enabling centimeter-scale fabrication with standard manufacturing techniques.

December 29, 2025 Read more

Nanofilm reservoir computing hits peak performance at specific humidity

Balancing electronic and ionic charge carriers in polymer nanofilms significantly improves physical reservoir computing, a brain-inspired approach that harnesses material dynamics instead of traditional circuits.

December 28, 2025 Read more

New nanosensor detects dopamine release from living brain organoids in real time

A novel electrode platform detects dopamine from single living brain organoids in real time, enabling non-destructive monitoring of neuronal function at concentrations as low as 7.51 nM.

December 27, 2025 Read more

Nanosensors reveal if immunotherapy is working days before tumors respond

Gold nanoparticles that cluster in response to T cell enzymes can predict cancer immunotherapy success days before tumors begin to shrink.

December 26, 2025 Read more

Carbon nanotubes tuned to emit single photons at telecom wavelengths

Researchers created carbon nanotubes that emit one photon from a single controllable point, enabling temperature quantum light sources for telecom use.

December 26, 2025 Read more

Graphene transistors turn nanoscale flaws into unclonable digital fingerprints

Atomic-scale imperfections in graphene transistors generate unique wireless fingerprints that cannot be copied or predicted, offering a new approach to hardware security for IoT devices.

December 25, 2025 Read more

An AI-based blueprint for designing catalysts across materials

Hydrogen peroxide is widely used but energy-intensive to produce. A new machine-learning framework helps find catalysts that can make it from water and electricity, and identifies one with about 90% efficiency.

December 24, 2025 Read more

Dissolving implant uses ultrathin gold heaters to silence pain without drugs

A flexible neural implant with nanoscale heating elements blocks pain through precise temperature control, draws power wirelessly, and dissolves in the body within weeks.

December 24, 2025 Read more

Two atomic layers of platinum deliver a fuel cell catalyst sweet spot

A precise synthesis tunes platinum skin thickness on PtCu nanospheres and shows two atomic layers give the best oxygen reduction performance and durability.

December 24, 2025 Read more

Safer longer lasting carbon batteries from redesigned fullerene linkages

Researchers created a covalently bridged fullerene framework, which shows that carbon can store lithium in a completely different and much more stable way, avoiding structural collapse and preventing the loss of active material that has long hindered fullerene anodes.

December 24, 2025 Read more