Mar 25, 2026 Fluorinated donor-acceptor self-assembled molecules achieve 25.02% efficiency in inverted perovskite solar cells while improving film quality and ambient stability. (Nanowerk News) Perovskite solar cells built with a new class of donor-acceptor self-assembled molecules show measurable gains in both efficiency and durability. Researchers at National Taiwan University designed...
Precision-engineered Trojan Horse nanoplatform against brain cancer
Mar 25, 2026 Researchers have engineered a dual-targeting nanocarrier that safely sneaks potent chemotherapy past the blood-brain barrier. By homing in on a specific protein expressed by both the glioblastoma cells and their protective helper cells, this approach directly shrinks the deadly tumor while reprogramming the immune system to join...
Sliding layers in stacked graphene could power ultra-efficient memory
Mar 25, 2026 Researchers achieved precise control of graphene stacking using near-zero energy, enabling ultra-efficient memory, sensors, and brain-inspired computing systems. (Nanowerk News) A team of researchers from Tel Aviv University, in collaboration with colleagues from Japan, has taken an important step toward the next generation of electronics. The scientists...
New design guidelines for atom-thin oxide transistors enable reliable 3D chip integration
Mar 24, 2026 A new unified model explains how thickness, defects, interface quality, and roughness together control the behavior of ultrathin oxide transistors. The work provides practical design rules for building low-leakage, normally-off devices suitable for future 3D chip stacking. (Nanowerk News) As the semiconductor industry pushes toward three-dimensional chip...
Teaching robots to fly like birds
Mar 24, 2026 Electricity-driven materials replace motors and gears to power bird-like drone wings that flap, twist and morph, opening the door to simpler, lighter flapping-wing aircraft. (Nanowerk News) A bird banking in a crosswind doesn’t rely on spinning blades. Its wings flex, twist and respond instantly to its environment....
3D nanoscale imaging maps lipid organization in cellular membranes
Mar 24, 2026 International research team presents new imaging technique to make lipids in cellular membranes visible and show how they are organized at the nanoscale. (Nanowerk News) An international research team has developed a new imaging method that visualizes individual lipids in cellular membranes in 3D, revealing for the...
A Solar System in the making? Two planets spotted forming in disc around young star
Mar 24, 2026 Astronomers have observed two planets forming in the disc around a young star named WISPIT 2. These observations, and the unique structure of the disc around the star, indicate that the WISPIT 2 system could resemble a young Solar System. (Nanowerk News) “WISPIT 2 is the best...
New lipid nanoparticle design improves precision of mRNA vaccine delivery
Mar 24, 2026 Modified lipid nanoparticles shift delivery toward lymph nodes, enabling more potent immune therapies. (Nanowerk News) Penn Engineers have redesigned a key component of lipid nanoparticles (LNPs), the delivery vehicles behind mRNA vaccines, to steer the particles toward lymph nodes while reducing off-target delivery to the liver. The...
Atomic jitters power a new kind of probabilistic AI chip
Mar 24, 2026 Thermal noise in magnetic tunnel junctions, usually suppressed, now serves as a tunable source of randomness for Bayesian neural networks with dramatic efficiency gains over silicon. (Nanowerk Spotlight) In most of electronics, noise is waste. Every electronic component generates small, unwanted random signals caused by the thermal...
Why black holes hit the brakes on growth
Mar 24, 2026 Astronomers have an answer for a long-running mystery in astrophysics: Why is there much less growth of supermassive black holes today than in the past? (Nanowerk News) Black holes just can’t feast like they used to. That’s according to a new study from a team of astronomers...