Day: March 14, 2026

Mar 14, 2026 Hollow carbon nanoreactors with sub-nanometer wall pores trap chlorine complexes inside lithium-chlorine battery cathodes, enabling record capacity and current density. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Some battery chemistries look extraordinary on paper and disappoint in practice. Rechargeable lithium-chlorine is one of them. Chlorine reacts aggressively with lithium, and that aggression...

Mar 14, 2026 Physicists have detected laser-assisted electron scattering using circularly polarized light for the first time, revealing new ways to probe atomic-scale chirality. (Nanowerk News) Physicists have detected laser-assisted electron scattering using circularly polarized light for the first time, a result that could eventually help reveal how atomic-scale handedness...

Mar 14, 2026 A flexible magnetic soft robot using magnetorheological fluids navigates the gastrointestinal tract, folds to fit narrow passages, and delivers drugs to targeted lesion sites. (Nanowerk News) Researchers have developed a thin, flexible magnetic soft robot that can navigate the gastrointestinal tract, fold itself to pass through narrow...

Mar 14, 2026 Researchers found a freshwater alga captures far-red light by precisely arranging ordinary chlorophyll molecules rather than using new pigments opening doors for bioenergy and protein design. (Nanowerk News) To survive in areas where it is difficult to photosynthesize, some organisms adopt unique strategies. Osaka Metropolitan University researchers...

Mar 14, 2026 Biochar is widely studied for carbon capture but a new study challenges the assumption that only the smallest pores matter showing larger pores may contribute more actively. (Nanowerk News) Biochar is widely studied as a low cost material that can remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Scientists...