Feb 14, 2026 Next-generation model combines symbolic AI with VR to visualize and evaluate energy savings and thermal comfort in real time during zero-energy building design. (Nanowerk News) In recent years, in the context of global decarbonization, reducing energy consumption in buildings has become an important issue. In designing a...
Fast microwave method produces advanced carbon materials for efficient CO2 capture
Feb 14, 2026 A new microwave-assisted method creates nitrogen-doped ultramicroporous carbon from coal in minutes, dramatically cutting energy use while achieving high CO2 capture performance. (Nanowerk News) Scientists have developed a fast and energy efficient way to produce advanced carbon materials capable of capturing carbon dioxide, a major greenhouse gas...
Why your next health tracker might be a button on your shirt
Feb 14, 2026 Measuring human movement with tracking devices on looser clothing is more accurate than on tight body suits or straps. (Nanowerk News) The discovery by scientists at King’s College London could mark a potential breakthrough for a range of technologies, including improving accuracy on personal health devices, such...
Novel calcium-ion battery technology enhances energy storage efficiency and sustainability
Feb 14, 2026 Researchers develop high-performance quasi-solid-state calcium-ion batteries using redox covalent organic frameworks, achieving strong cycling stability as a sustainable alternative to lithium-ion technology. (Nanowerk News) Researchers at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) have achieved a breakthrough in calcium-ion battery (CIB) technology, which could transform...
DNA nanomachine inside living cells measures how aggressive a cancer is
Feb 14, 2026 A DNA nano-harvester stays on its track inside tumor cells, measuring cancer aggressiveness by detecting a key microRNA biomarker. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Detecting a cancer-linked microRNA inside a living cell, without destroying the cell or losing the signal in biochemical noise, remains one of diagnostic medicine's most persistent...
New fluorescence strategy could enable real-time tracking of microplastics inside living organisms
Feb 14, 2026 Researchers propose building fluorescence directly into microplastic polymer structures, enabling stable real-time imaging of how particles move, accumulate, and degrade in biological systems. (Nanowerk News) Microplastics and nanoplastics are now found everywhere on Earth, from ocean depths to agricultural soils and even inside the human body. Yet...