Day: March 13, 2026

Mar 13, 2026 By placing single-atom p-block metal adlayers on gold electrodes, researchers quantified the interfacial hopping integral, establishing a universal descriptor for single-molecule junction conductance. (Nanowerk News) In 1974, Aviram and Ratner proposed an intriguing vision: could a single molecule act as a functional component, such as a diode?...

Mar 13, 2026 Researchers directly observed electron-hole pairs in light-emitting electrochemical cells, finding that ion-driven electric field changes affect recombination and that stable, lower-voltage fields boost emission. (Nanowerk News) Fleeting electron-hole pairs are giving scientists a new window into optimizing light-emitting devices (LEDs). Using quantum magnetic resonance, Osaka Metropolitan University...

Mar 13, 2026 The ratio of palladium to copper in an electrocatalyst governs syngas composition from CO2, shaping downstream carbon nanofiber growth for permanent carbon storage. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Most efforts to recycle CO₂ turn it into fuels or chemicals that release carbon back into the atmosphere within months. A more...

Mar 13, 2026 With countless material candidates and limited lab time, a digital materials ecosystem combines AI and multiple tools into one cohesive system to accelerate discovery. (Nanowerk News) There is a near infinite number of material candidates out there - and simply not enough time to hunker down in...

Mar 13, 2026 Atomic-level simulations and electrochemical experiments reveal how charge centers called polarons form on semiconductor surfaces to activate green hydrogen production. (Nanowerk News) Electrocatalysis and photoelectrocatalysis play a central role in facilitating clean energy conversion and numerous other sustainable processes and technologies. However, the most effective catalysts currently...

Mar 13, 2026 An extensive computational study predicts that gold nanoclusters could selectively recognize chiral biomolecules. This property may help in detecting certain diseases directly from a blood sample. (Nanowerk News) Gold nanoclusters are atomically precise nanostructures with a size of a few nanometers. They contain a metallic gold core,...

Mar 12, 2026 Beyond graphene, a new class of 2D materials called MXenes shows promise for energy storage and medicine, with recent breakthroughs in modeling and synthesis. (Nanowerk News) Two-dimensional materials consisting of a single layer of atoms are currently the subject of intense research. Their 2D nature gives them...