Apr 06, 2026 Non-fading and non-toxic structural color can now be applied to flat or 3D surfaces using an inkjet printer. This development also opens possibilities for novel display and anti-counterfeiting technologies. (Nanowerk News) While traditional printer pigments fade and most structural color can’t be printed, the Kobe University material...
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Diamond nanocoatings make single-use Raman sensors reusable in harsh environments
Apr 04, 2026 A thin diamond film encapsulates gold nanoparticles into a reusable SERS substrate that survives acid, abrasion, and months of storage without losing sensitivity. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Every molecule scatters light in a slightly different way, and Raman spectroscopy reads those differences like a chemical barcode. The technique is...
Electrons in moire crystals explore higher-dimensional quantum worlds
Apr 04, 2026 Physicists have discovered 3D 'moire crystals' that simulate four-dimensional quantum materials to a T. (Nanowerk News) The electrons that power our society flow left and right through the circuitry in our electronics, back and forth along the transmission lines that make up our power grid, and up...
‘Perfectly symmetrical’ 2D perovskites boost energy transport
Apr 04, 2026 Symmetrical 2D perovskites enable long-range energy transport, overcoming key limits in charge mobility and opening new paths for efficient optoelectronic devices. (Nanowerk News) Rice University scientists and collaborators have created a new type of two-dimensional (2D) semiconductor that comes closer than ever to a “perfect” crystal. The...
High-efficiency microwave photon detector enables next-gen quantum tech
Apr 04, 2026 Researchers have built a device that detects individual microwave photons with up to 70 percent efficiency, operating continuously and without complex reset steps. (Nanowerk News) Detecting a single particle of light is hard; detecting a single microwave photon is even harder. Microwave photons, the tiny packets of...
Preview tool helps makers visualize 3D-printed objects
Apr 04, 2026 By quickly generating aesthetically accurate previews of fabricated objects, the VisiPrint system could make prototyping faster and less wasteful. (Nanowerk News) Designers, makers, and others often use 3D printing to rapidly prototype a range of functional objects, from movie props to medical devices. Accurate print previews are...
How a single atom controls heat transport for next-gen nanoelectronics
Apr 03, 2026 Scientists show how a single atom can precisely control heat flow in molecules, opening new paths for efficient nanoelectronics and advanced thermal management systems. (Nanowerk News) In close collaboration with researchers from the University of Michigan (USA), physicists in Augsburg have succeeded for the first time in...
Is dark radiation masquerading as neutrinos?
Apr 03, 2026 New research suggests that neutrinos in the early universe may have transformed into a previously unknown form of radiation. This offers a new way to explain certain puzzling observations about how the universe evolved. (Nanowerk News) Bhupal Dev and his colleagues report the results in a recent...
Living brain cells enable machine learning computations
Apr 03, 2026 A collaborative research group has shown that biological neurons can be trained to perform a temporal pattern learning task that was previously carried out by artificial systems. (Nanowerk News) A research team at Tohoku University and Future University Hakodate has demonstrated that living biological neurons can be...
How did this get made? Giant planet orbits small star
Apr 03, 2026 New observations of 'forbidden' planet TOI5205-b reveal surprising details about it its atmospheric chemistry. (Nanowerk News) Observations of the highly unusual—sometimes called “forbidden”—exoplanet TOI-5205 b taken by JWST suggest the giant planet’s atmosphere has fewer heavier elements than its host star. These findings have implications for our...