Feb 25, 2026 A new nanostructure gas sensor uses safe blue LED light to distinguish hydrogen, ammonia, and ethanol with 56x better sensitivity and minimal power consumption. (Nanowerk News) The Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS, President Lee Ho Seong) has developed a next-generation gas sensor technology that...
Largest image of its kind shows hidden chemistry at the heart of the Milky Way
Feb 25, 2026 Astronomers have captured the central region of our Milky Way in a striking new image, unveiling a complex network of filaments of cosmic gas in unprecedented detail. This rich dataset will allow astronomers to probe the lives of stars in the most extreme region of our galaxy,...
Boron nitride nanosheets create ceramic that is both tough and radar-invisible
Feb 25, 2026 A dual-phase silicon carbide ceramic reinforced with boron nitride nanosheets achieves 94.5% greater strength while absorbing radar waves for stealth applications. (Nanowerk News) In aerospace engineering, materials face a fundamental tradeoff. They can either be structurally tough enough to survive extreme heat and pressure, or they can...
Printable enzyme ink powers next-generation wearable biosensors
Feb 25, 2026 Researchers overcome key challenges in the mass production of enzymatic biofuel cells, paving the way for self-powered wearable sensor. (Nanowerk News) Wearable sensors are rapidly advancing, becoming smaller yet more capable than ever of tracking physiological signals in real time. Recent studies have focused on developing skin...
Molybdenum disulfide memristors make the leap to standard CMOS chips
Feb 25, 2026 Nanoscale molybdenum disulfide memristors integrated onto standard CMOS chips achieve the lowest switching voltage reported for any 2D-material memristor on chip. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Every time a conventional computer retrieves data from memory, electrical signals travel back and forth between the processor and a separate storage unit. That...
Bacterial pathogens build antibiotic-resistant ‘bunkers’ using filament scaffolds
Feb 25, 2026 Researchers revealed the atomic-level mechanism bacteria like A. baumannii and P. aeruginosa use to build antibiotic-resistant 3D biofilms, opening new paths to fight multidrug-resistant infections. (Nanowerk News) Researchers have discovered and characterized at the atomic level a mechanism that enables bacterial pathogens—including hospital bacteria Acinetobacter baumannii and...
Helium nanodroplets trapped for minutes unlock new era in nanoscale physics
Feb 25, 2026 Charged helium nanodroplets stored in an ion trap for a full minute, 10,000x longer than before, open breakthrough possibilities in nanocalorimetry and nanoscale research. (Nanowerk News) A team of researchers from the University of Innsbruck, supported by Prof. Dr. Lutz Schweikhard from the Institute of Physics at...
Your car’s tire sensors could be used to track you
Feb 25, 2026 Researchers show standard tire sensors can expose drivers' movements, raising privacy concerns. (Nanowerk News) Researchers at IMDEA Networks Institute, together with European partners, have found that tire pressure sensors in modern cars can unintentionally expose drivers to tracking. Over a ten-week study ("Can’t Hide Your Stride: Inferring...
Engineers create biomaterials that behave like animal muscle fibers
Feb 25, 2026 Researchers have created protein fibers inspired by various animal muscle proteins. These materials are grown in bioreactors and can be stronger than many synthetic fibers. (Nanowerk News) Natural muscle fibers are made up of spring-like proteins that can contract and stretch without losing their original form, dissipate...
Local disorder impacts a quantum material’s electronic states
Feb 25, 2026 Atom-level understanding of how the surface electronic properties of a magnetic semimetal can be tuned could guide its use in advanced technologies like spintronics and catalysis. (Nanowerk News) Topological materials exhibit different electronic behaviors in their bulk and on their surface. These differences can enable new functionality,...