Aug 31, 2026 A high-entropy electrode sustains high-current water electrolysis for hundreds of hours, pointing to cheaper, more durable green hydrogen production. (Nanowerk News) A research team led by Prof. MENG Guowen and Prof. CHEN Bin from the Institute of Solid State Physics, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy...
Chemical gradients turn a hydrogel into a biological computer
Aug 31, 2026 A hydrogel converts chemical differences into spatial logic, using reaction boundaries to perform biological computing without cascaded molecular gates. (Nanowerk Spotlight) A developing embryo has no wiring diagram. Each cell works out where it sits by ‘reading’ the local concentration of chemical signals that spread from a...
Sound only you can hear Is becoming a reality
Aug 31, 2026 Research team develops a highly directional speaker by integrating metamaterials with a single ultrasonic transducer. (Nanowerk News) The kind of technology that can deliver sound to a single listener—like something out of a spy film—may soon become a reality. Researchers at Pohang University of Science and Technology...
Flexible nanopores shed new light on Parkinson’s and ALS
Aug 31, 2026 Self-assembling nanopores detect trace disease-linked proteins and track toxic aggregation in real time at single-molecule resolution. (Nanowerk News) In a promising new milestone for nanotechnology, Constructor University has contributed to a study that demonstrates self-assembling nanopores capable of detecting disease proteins associated with illnesses like Parkinson's and...
New low-temperature graphene growth method opens path to waste carbon upcycling
Aug 29, 2026 A new catalytic process offers precise control over graphene structures while creating a route to turn waste hydrocarbons into high-value carbon materials. (Nanowerk News) Graphene is an exceptionally useful material for creating batteries, catalysts, and electronic devices. Yet producing graphene typically requires temperatures as high as 900°C,...
AI learns how to make materials, not just predict them
Aug 29, 2026 Machine learning can turn decades of synthesis literature into practical design rules, narrowing huge materials spaces to candidates worth making in the lab. (Nanowerk News) Machine learning doesn’t replace human intelligence, but it can outlast human endurance, which makes it a very helpful tool for chemistry and...
Light-powered soft robots can keep jumping forever
Aug 28, 2026 Teardrop-shaped soft robots use infrared light to store and release elastic energy, repeatedly crawling or jumping across varied terrain without resetting. (Nanowerk News) Researchers from North Carolina State University have created teardrop-shaped soft robots that leap upward or forward when exposed to infrared light – and will...
A Google-like search engine for single-cell RNA
Aug 28, 2026 Scientists have built a search engine that can scan data from millions of single cells from thousands of experiments worldwide in seconds. The tool makes it possible to answer previously impossible questions about RNA biology. (Nanowerk News) Imagine doctors had the potential to understand exactly what cells...
Nano-antennas make living cells light up brighter and faster
Aug 28, 2026 Nano-antennas make voltage-sensitive proteins in living cells up to six times brighter and ten times faster, enabling more precise electrical signal imaging. (Nanowerk News) Researchers at Delft University of Technology have demonstrated for the first time that nano-antennas can enhance the fluorescence of proteins in living human...
Pulling carbon into seawater using engineered bacteria
Aug 28, 2026 Synthetically engineered marine bacteria accelerate natural bioweathering with potential for decarbonizing the atmosphere at industrial scales. (Nanowerk News) Rock weathering, the breakdown and dissolving of rocks and minerals caused by their exposure to water, air, and biological life, is a major regulator of Earth’s atmospheric CO2 levels...