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Iron-based magnetic material achieves major reduction in core loss

Controlled nanostructure and magnetic domains open the door to next-generation transformers and EV components.

December 3, 2025 Read more

Printing nanoliter droplets as data pixels with chemical and biological signals

Microdroplet arrays store and conceal digital data through droplet composition, enabling reversible encoding, multi-layer QR patterns, error correction, and time-controlled messages using living cells.

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Metasurfaces trained like neural networks redefine how holograms store information

Layered metasurfaces trained as optical neural networks enable multifunctional holograms and security features, integrating neural computation principles with nanostructured optics to create a versatile new device class.

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Water-resistant and recyclable redox-active metal-organic frameworks

A new water-resistant redox-active metal-organic framework stores electrons in acidic aqueous batteries with high durability, then can be broken down and resynthesized for reuse.

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Nano droplets reveal how water behaves on high-tech surfaces

Scientists used Atomic Force Microscopy to watch nano droplets in real time, exposing how water interacts with surfaces and improving energy and semiconductor technologies.

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Scientists create novel, ultrathin material to make transistors

Researchers built a four-atom-thick transistor combining an atomically thin semiconductor and molecular crystal. It uses charge localization and works at room temperature.

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MOF-doped hydrogel functions as a self-pumping enzymatic reactor

Temperature responsive hydrogels combined with enzyme loaded metal organic frameworks actively move substrates and products and retain enzymes, enabling stable reusable catalysis and reliable glucose sensing in harsh environments.

December 2, 2025 Read more

Water molecules in motion reveal unexpected behavior on 2D materials

Water rolls on h-BN but encounters friction on graphene. Atomic structure and substrate shape nanoscale movement, guiding advances in coatings and anti-icing surfaces.

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Untangling magnetism

Elucidating the magnetostriction mechanism in a spinel oxide.

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Researchers develop light-controlled method to trigger brain signals

Researchers created artificial synaptic vesicles remotely controlled by near-infrared light. Local nanoscale heating modulates membrane permeability, enabling precise neurotransmitter release.

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Scientists develop a new method to measure cellular energy in real time

Researchers developed a genetically encoded fluorescence lifetime indicator that enables quantitative imaging of ATP levels inside living cells in real time.

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A split-second impact boosts nanogenerator power by a thousandfold

A new impact-based design turns gentle everyday motion into bursts of electricity, greatly boosting the power output of flexible piezoelectric devices for real-world use.

December 2, 2025 Read more

Bird-of-paradise inspires darkest fabric ever mad

Ultrablack reflects less than 0.5% of light and is useful for cameras, solar panels, and telescopes but is hard to make and fades at angles, and researchers have now found a simple method to produce it.

December 1, 2025 Read more

Light-up DNA switches for programmable molecular logic and sensing

Fluorogenic DNA aptamers produce light only in the correct structural state, enabling programmable molecular logic, biosensing, DNA origami integrity reporting, and reusable mRNA detection through allosteric control.

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New research shows p-computers can solve spin-glass problems faster than quantum systems

When a commercial quantum computer will surpass classical machines for real-world optimization is unknown, but probabilistic p-computers with p-bits offer a practical interim path.

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Microrobot swarms reshape into moving pathways to carry cargo through tight spaces

Microrobot swarms self-assemble into artificial microtubules under confinement, moving cargo through tight channels and biological fluids using controlled magnetic fields that enable reversible transport.

December 1, 2025 Read more