Jan 26, 2026 One-step, etch- free patterning enables clean, low-resistance graphene electrodes for transparent and flexible devices. (Nanowerk News) Transparent electrodes transmit light while conducting electricity and are increasingly important in bioelectronic and optoelectronic devices. Their combination of high optical transparency, low electrical resistance, and mechanical flexibility makes them well...
The hidden dangers of nanoplastics
Jan 26, 2026 Human health risks from direct consumption of toxic nanoplastics are already scary, but researchers have confirmed that nanoplastics in water give rise to an additional threat: They strengthen bacteria. (Nanowerk News) In a recent study published in Water Research ("Nanoplastics induce prophage activation and quorum sensing to...
Astronomers reveal new details about dark matter’s influence on Universe
Jan 26, 2026 Scientists have created the highest resolution map of the dark matter that threads through the Universe, showing its influence on the formation of stars, galaxies and planets. (Nanowerk News) The research, including astronomers from Durham University, UK, tells us more about how this invisible substance helped pull...
Graphene speakers bend, stretch, and fold without losing their sound
Jan 26, 2026 Vertical graphene microstructures break the thickness-performance tradeoff in thermoacoustic speakers, enabling flexible audio devices that stretch to 500% strain without significant sound loss. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Flexible electronics have come tantalizingly close to merging with the human body. Thin-film displays that bend around wrists, sensors that stretch with...
Specially textured metasurfaces for identifying aggressive cancer
Jan 26, 2026 Study shows aggressive cancer cells reveal themselves by physical behavior on textured metasurfaces, not genes, enabling fast, label-free detection missed by flat tests. (Nanowerk News) New study shows that aggressive cancer cells can be identified in a simple, new way; by how they physically behave, not just...
Stacked atom thin materials enable a new form of ultralow power memory
Jan 26, 2026 By stacking graphene with other ultrathin layers, researchers created a memory effect that stores data electrically with very low power and long retention. (Nanowerk News) A research team led by Professor Youngwook Kim from the Department of Physics and Chemistry, DGIST, in collaboration with the research team...
Watching atoms roam before they decay
Jan 26, 2026 Scientists revealed how atoms rearrange themselves before releasing low-energy electrons in a decay process initiated by X-ray irradiation. For the first time, they gain detailed insights into the timing of the process, shedding light on related radiation damage mechanisms. (Nanowerk News) High-energy radiation, for example in the...
A spinning 3D printer creates air-powered soft robots that curl, twist, and grip
Jan 26, 2026 A spinning 3D printer nozzle creates soft robots with built-in air channels that bend in programmed directions, turning flat printed structures into grippers and shape-shifting devices. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Pneumatic soft robots use pressurized air for actuation. Hollow channels embedded within a flexible elastomer body inflate when air...