May 01, 2026 A team of chemical engineers have developed a new fabrication method that eliminates the need for toxic lead and other hazardous solvents in perovskite indoor solar panels. (Nanowerk News) Safer and more environmentally friendly indoor solar panels could soon help power electronics in homes and offices, thanks...
Explosive evaporation unlocks new possibilities in 3D printing and chemical analysis
May 01, 2026 Researchers reveal how charged water droplets on frictionless surfaces spontaneously emit microdroplet jets, opening doors for nanofabrication and electrospray. (Nanowerk News) Water droplets might seem simple at first. But when nearing evaporation, a desperate power struggle of competing physical forces can emerge, with explosive effects. In a...
Twisted boron nitride boosts deep-UV light emission for LEDs
May 01, 2026 A new moire quantum well built from twisted boron nitride layers emits deep-ultraviolet light 20 times more efficiently than aluminum gallium nitride semiconductors. (Nanowerk News) A research team in South Korea has built a deep-ultraviolet semiconductor that emits light roughly 20 times more efficiently than the materials...
Atomic imaging makes mechanism-driven growth of 2D materials possible
May 01, 2026 In-situ atomic imaging captures how MoS2 moves from disordered clusters to ordered 2D crystals, pointing toward growth pathways researchers can design, not just test. (Nanowerk News) Molybdenum disulfide does not crystallize in a single step. Atomic-scale imaging during chemical vapor deposition shows the material passes through disordered...
MXene plasmonic sensor reveals faint molecular fingerprints in ultrathin films
May 01, 2026 Acoustic MXene plasmons detect weak molecular fingerprints in nanometer-thick films while extending infrared sensing into the short-wave infrared. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Good infrared chemical sensors face a hard choice: pick up faint traces, or read a wide range of molecular signals. A device tuned to detect a weak...
Meissner effect observed in two-dimensional superconductors at four nanometers
Apr 30, 2026 A research team has directly observed the Meissner effect in two-dimensional superconductors using a new high-sensitivity magnetometry method. (Nanowerk News) A research team has directly observed the Meissner effect in two-dimensional superconductors, capturing magnetic signatures that had remained inaccessible to standard instruments. The work, carried out at...
Groundbreaking study in light control opens door to new technological frontiers
Apr 30, 2026 Scientists use light to control light polarisation 100,000x stronger than before, enabling breakthroughs in quantum computing and drug development. (Nanowerk News) Scientists at Heriot‑Watt University have demonstrated in a world-first, that light can be used to control every aspect of how electromagnetic waves oscillate, opening new technological...
New gene editing method inserts large DNA segments to rewrite genome chapters
Apr 30, 2026 A new prime assembly technique inserts DNA segments up to 11,000 base pairs into the genome, enabling correction of thousands of mutations at once. (Nanowerk News) New technology enables the insertion of a large segment of DNA into a genome, potentially expanding gene therapy treatment from cancellation...
Model unifies competing theories of perovskite solar cell interfaces
Apr 30, 2026 A new universal model predicts which hole-collecting monolayers boost perovskite solar cell efficiency, replacing trial-and-error design. (Nanowerk News) Hole-collecting monolayers, the ultra-thin films that pull positive charges out of perovskite solar cells, have helped single-junction devices reach 26.9 percent power conversion efficiency. But no one could explain...
Researchers create DNA ‘nano-rings’ to control viral cell proteins
Apr 30, 2026 New nanoscale platform traps and orients individual membrane proteins inside tiny structures, unlocking advances in drug discovery, cryo-EM imaging and synthetic biology. (Nanowerk News) Scientists at Durham University, working in partnership with Jagiellonian University in Poland, have developed a new nanoscale tool that can capture and precisely...