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Molecules as switches for sustainable light-driven technologies

A team of nanophysicists identifies new mechanisms of plasmonic damping.

December 15, 2025 Read more

Scientists create stable, switchable vortex knots inside liquid crystals

Researchers formed stable vortex knots in chiral nematic liquid crystals and used electric pulses to reversibly fuse and split them into different knotted forms.

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Acid-treated carbon nanotubes boost efficiency and stability of flexible perovskite solar modules

Study shows acid treated carbon nanotube electrodes enable scalable flexible perovskite solar modules over 20% efficient and resilient to stress.

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Optimized MOF membranes boost carbon dioxide separation

Researchers developed a highly selective membrane that efficiently separates carbon dioxide from other gases, supporting cleaner energy and industrial processes.

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Visible light makes safe plastic electrodes on skin, textiles and glass

Researchers show visible light can polymerize conductive plastics into electrodes without toxic chemicals, enabling sensors on skin, textiles and scalable electronics.

December 15, 2025 Read more

Nanoscale metal structures let thermal photodetectors approach semiconductor speeds

A metasurface-enhanced thermal photodetector achieves 125 picosecond response times, approaching semiconductor speeds without external power or cooling while retaining broad wavelength flexibility.

December 15, 2025 Read more

Nanowire transistors replicate how the retina edits before the brain sees

Tellurium nanowire transistors switch between boosting and suppressing their light response through voltage alone, enabling retina-like image preprocessing that cleans up noisy pictures at the sensor.

December 14, 2025 Read more

Active thermal metasurfaces make small objects mimic much larger thermal signatures

Active boundary heating and cooling can make a small object look much larger to thermal sensors, a step toward compact thermal camouflage and new ways to steer heat in devices.

December 13, 2025 Read more

Iron nanoparticles drive the breakdown of plastic additives

Iron oxide crystal phase governs how efficiently organophosphate ester pollutants hydrolyze, with lepidocrocite showing the strongest catalytic activity despite weaker adsorption.

December 13, 2025 Read more

Functionalized graphene microrod resonator enables switchable-selectivity gas sensing

Graphene integrated silica microrod sensor converts gas adsorption into optical shifts, achieving parts per billion sensitivity with doping controlled selectivity at low power.

December 13, 2025 Read more

A ceramic so resilient it can be twisted, frozen, torched, and crushed

A five-element ceramic aerogel compresses by 98% and recovers its shape from cryogenic to 1500 degrees C temperatures, outperforming conventional thermal insulation materials.

December 12, 2025 Read more

DNA origami lattices on silicon open new possibilities for large-scale nanofabrication

A study used DNA origami to form 2D fishnet structures on silicon, testing growth conditions and advancing DNA-assisted lithography for optical materials.

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How femtosecond lasers push the limits of nanostructures for thermal engineering

Researchers develop an industry-scalable method to tune thermal conductivity in thin films using femtosecond lasers.

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Researchers find that a 'design limitation' in transistors actually improves performance

What many engineers once saw as a flaw in organic electronics could actually make these devices more stable and reliable, according to new research.

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Ultracold atoms recreate Josephson junction Shapiro steps in quantum simulation

Researchers split two Bose-Einstein condensates with a laser barrier, simulating a Josephson junction and revealing universal Shapiro steps.

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Molecular fine-tuning increases efficiency of solar cells

With targeted molecularly designed contacts, researchers reach an efficiency of perovskite-silicon tandem cells of 31.4 percent.

December 12, 2025 Read more