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Scientists reveal how electrowetting reshapes charge storage inside carbon pores

Scientists conducted a detailed investigation into how electrowetting modulates charge storage inside carbon nanopores.

December 23, 2025 Read more

Shape-shifting nanotubes deliver a 30x beakthrough in electromagnetic power

Researchers have discovered that optimizing nanotube shapes can amplify energy fields by 30 times, paving the way for ultra-sensitive sensors and faster tech.

December 23, 2025 Read more

Single atom placement unlocks new path to durable green hydrogen catalysts

Researchers discover that embedding iridium atoms inside catalyst crystals instead of on the surface dramatically improves durability for green hydrogen production.

December 23, 2025 Read more

New hybrid nanomaterials could replace century old fertilizer production process

Scientists develop metal-organic framework composites that convert nitrogen to ammonia using renewable electricity, offering a cleaner fertilizer alternative.

December 23, 2025 Read more

Universal growth conditions yield transfer-free monolayer graphene on perovskite oxides

Identical growth conditions yield uniform monolayer graphene on three different perovskite oxides, suggesting gas-phase chemistry enables universal fabrication without the defects that transfer methods introduce.

December 22, 2025 Read more

Chemists create a gold nanocluster with an open channel running through its atomic core

A 40-atom gold nanocluster breaks from gold's signature dense packing, forming square atomic planes with a central channel that accelerates electron relaxation about 80x.

December 22, 2025 Read more

Washing machine filters that trap micro- and nanoplastics before they reach waterways

Tests show a new washing machine filter cuts polyester microfibres and captures particles down to 20 microns, helping keep plastics out of waterways.

December 22, 2025 Read more

Quantum nanothermometer shows that single-cell hyperthermia triggers immune reprogramming

Atomic defects in nanodiamonds enable both precise heating of lysosomes inside macrophages and nanoscale temperature measurement, revealing that localized thermal spikes trigger immune cell reprogramming.

December 21, 2025 Read more

This message will self-destruct, courtesy of living bacteria

Bacterial patterns invisible to the eye reveal hidden information only with correct biochemical triggers, creating anti-counterfeiting codes that are harder to copy or forge.

December 20, 2025 Read more

A high-yield, nontoxic route to nitrogen-doped graphene

Glycine replaces toxic precursors in solvent-free graphene production, yielding nanoplatelets with high conductivity and month-long dispersion stability that enable electrically triggered self-healing.

December 19, 2025 Read more

Laser-assisted imprinting patterns ultrathin nanowires on flexible transparent films

A scalable nanofabrication method uses electric-field alignment and picosecond laser welding to imprint patterned silver nanowire networks on polymer films.

December 19, 2025 Read more

Nanofluidic chips could make nanopore sensing practical for diagnostics

Linking nanopores with nanofluidic chips can slow molecules, cut noise, scale measurements, and enable early disease detection and precision diagnostics.

December 19, 2025 Read more

Physicists bring unruly molecules to the quantum party

Researchers used atomic clock laser methods and a helper calcium atom to control a calcium monohydride molecule, expanding molecular options for quantum tasks, tests of physics, and chemistry control.

December 19, 2025 Read more

Flipping the switch on material chirality: modifying chirality with electricity

A voltage-driven method enables reversible, tunable chiral states in semiconductor materials.

December 19, 2025 Read more

Vapor deposition delivers durable perovskite silicon tandems on textured wafers

First successful use of vapor deposition on industrial silicon wafers delivers unprecedented durability in perovskite-silicon tandem solar cells.

December 19, 2025 Read more

Hybrid excitons speed energy transfer at 2D organic semiconductor interfaces

Ultrafast measurements reveal how light energy moves across two dimensional and organic semiconductor interfaces, enabling rapid transfer that could improve future optoelectronic devices.

December 19, 2025 Read more