May 21, 2026 Researchers show water droplets can adopt sticky or repellent states on the same smooth surface, challenging a 200 year old law of interface chemistry. (Nanowerk News) Researchers at Japan's National Institute for Materials Science have observed bistable wetting on a single smooth surface, with water droplets settling...
Quantum computing partnership targets faster design of advanced functional materials
May 21, 2026 Quantum computing and AI-driven molecular simulations could accelerate discovery and design of advanced materials for chemistry and life science applications. (Nanowerk News) Affordable medicine, rising energy costs, and dependence on strategic raw-material sources make new materials central to many questions. Traditional materials development is time-consuming and often...
Theoretical predictions of unusual nonlinear thermoelectric effect confirmed
May 21, 2026 Experiments catch up with theory with the observation of an exotic nonlinear thermoelectric effect in a metalloid. (Nanowerk News) An unusual thermoelectric effect has been observed in the semiconductor tellurium by RIKEN physicists for the first time (Nature Physics, "Observation of the nonlinear chiral thermoelectric Hall effect...
Creating a new paradigm for fast charging batteries
May 21, 2026 Researchers have discovered a promising new strategy that could deliver fast battery charging. The team created pouch battery cells using interfacial anion-reduction catalysis to record a charge of more than 85% after six minutes. (Nanowerk News) Researchers at Adelaide University have discovered a promising new strategy which...