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Breaking thermodynamic limits with non-thermal energy harvesting
Researchers find a way to overcome conventional thermodynamic limits when converting waste heat into electricity.
October 10, 2025 Read more
When being first matters more than being reliable
Researchers, funders, and industry experts in 2D materials call for science to reward reliability over speed, proposing shared tools and standards to strengthen transparency and reproducibility across research.
October 9, 2025 Read more
Watching bandgaps in motion - attosecond interferometry of solids
The bandgap defines how insulators absorb light and conduct electricity. XUV high-harmonic interferometry now lets researchers track its femtosecond dynamics.
October 9, 2025 Read more
Hypergap materials redefine the limits of transparency
Hypergap materials reveal a second transparent region above the bandgap, overturning assumptions about optical limits and enabling low-loss light control, wavelength conversion, and new photonic device possibilities.
October 8, 2025 Read more
Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2025 awarded for metal-organic frameworks
The Nobel Prize laureates in chemistry 2025 have created molecular constructions with large spaces through which gases and other chemicals can flow. These constructions, metal-organic frameworks, can be used to harvest water from desert air, capture carbon dioxide, store toxic gases or catalyse chemical reactions.
October 8, 2025 Read more
Protein nanorings designed to detect and neutralise SARS-CoV2 virus
Scientists have created ring-shaped protein nanomaterials that bind and neutralize SARS-CoV-2, offering a versatile platform for antiviral and diagnostic use.
October 8, 2025 Read more
Gold nanoparticle nasal spray delivers lithium safely to the brain
A new gold nanoparticle nasal spray delivers lithium directly to the brain, targeting Alzheimer's and bipolar disorder while avoiding harmful side effects.
October 8, 2025 Read more
Light-driven nanomotors clear blood clots and restore vessel health
Light responsive nanomotors dissolve blood clots and repair vessel tissue by combining catalytic activity, targeted motion, and gentle heating for coordinated thrombolysis and endothelial regeneration.
October 8, 2025 Read more
Graphene synapse turns infrared sensing into real-time recognition
A layered graphene and chromium oxychloride device functions as a broadband optical synapse, detecting visible to deep infrared light and learning image orientation through built-in memory.
October 7, 2025 Read more
Diamond nanosensor spots single electrons and reveals atomic defects in real time
A new diamond-based quantum sensor detects single electrons and maps atomic defects, offering an unprecedented view into how materials behave at the smallest scale.
October 7, 2025 Read more
Two-step excitation unlocks and steers exotic nanolight
A new two-step excitation technique efficiently generates and separates different modes of hyperbolic polaritons - directional nanoscale light-matter modes with extreme electromagnetic field confinement - opening new opportunities for ultra-compact photonic circuits.
October 7, 2025 Read more
High-performance linear stage with absolute encoder and precision guiding
Designed for demanding industry and research applications of scanning, measuring, imaging, and alignment.
October 7, 2025 Read more
Cracking the secret of Kanazawa gold leaf's brilliant texture
Researchers uncovered how hammering produces Kanazawa gold leaf's 100-nanometer thinness, connecting this traditional craft to advanced nanomaterial engineering.
October 7, 2025 Read more
Powerful and precise multi-color lasers now fit on a single chip
Researchers have developed a compact light source that generates dozens of high-power wavelengths, paving the way for a new generation of data center hardware and portable sensing technologies.
October 7, 2025 Read more
Uncovering diverse water adsorption characteristics in metal-organic frameworks
By employing state-of-the-art flat histogram Monte Carlo techniques combined with thermodynamic and configurational analyses, this study reveals the complex and diverse behavior of water adsorption in metal-organic frameworks.
October 7, 2025 Read more
DNA nanospring measures cellular motor power
Measuring protein motor strength can lead to improved disease diagnosis.
October 7, 2025 Read more
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