Jul 25, 2025 Researchers grow single-crystal GaN films on amorphous glass using a chemically converted molybdenum nitride buffer, removing the need for crystalline substrates in epitaxy (Nanowerk Spotlight) The integration of high-performance semiconductors into materials such as glass, plastic, and other non-crystalline surfaces has remained constrained by one technical bottleneck:...
Researchers turn dairy byproduct into tissue repair gel
Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science. "Researchers turn dairy byproduct into tissue repair gel." Nanowerk, 25 July 2025, https://www.nanowerk.com/news2/biotech/newsid=67268.php. Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science. (2025, July 25). Researchers turn dairy byproduct into tissue repair gel. Nanowerk. https://www.nanowerk.com/news2/biotech/newsid=67268.php Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science,...
New AI tool accelerates mRNA-based treatments for viruses, cancers, genetic disorders
UT Austin. "New AI tool accelerates mRNA-based treatments for viruses, cancers, genetic disorders." Nanowerk, 25 July 2025, https://www.nanowerk.com/news2/biotech/newsid=67269.php. UT Austin. (2025, July 25). New AI tool accelerates mRNA-based treatments for viruses, cancers, genetic disorders. Nanowerk. https://www.nanowerk.com/news2/biotech/newsid=67269.php UT Austin, "New AI tool accelerates mRNA-based treatments for viruses, cancers, genetic disorders," Nanowerk,...
Could metasurfaces be the next quantum information processors?
Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. "Could metasurfaces be the next quantum information processors?." Nanowerk, 25 July 2025, https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=67267.php. Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. (2025, July 25). Could metasurfaces be the next quantum information processors?. Nanowerk. https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=67267.php Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, "Could metasurfaces be...
Building flat metal layers from self-assembling single atoms
Jul 25, 2025 Researchers develop a simple method to build stable, atom-thick metal layers using tiny defects in carbon, enabling efficient use of metals across technologies. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Using metals in atom-sized fragments is one of the most effective ways to make chemical reactions faster and more efficient. In particular,...
Antiferromagnet shows promise for harvesting energy
RIKEN. "Antiferromagnet shows promise for harvesting energy." Nanowerk, 25 July 2025, https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=67263.php. RIKEN. (2025, July 25). Antiferromagnet shows promise for harvesting energy. Nanowerk. https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=67263.php RIKEN, "Antiferromagnet shows promise for harvesting energy," Nanowerk, July 25, 2025, https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=67263.php.
New heat-conducting behaviors appear in twisted bilayers
Jul 25, 2025 Twisted 2D bilayers show angle dependent atomic vibrations, revealing how misalignment affects heat flow and aiding design of heat resistant electronics. (Nanowerk News) Twisted 2D material bilayers, consisting of two atom-thick layers on top of each other, can have different electrical and heat conducting properties when the...