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Mar 18, 2026 Two nonconductive liquids produce a conductive film where they meet, enabling 3D-printed all-liquid wires that obey Ohm's law and repair themselves after being cut. (Nanowerk Spotlight) What if some electronic devices could be made entirely of liquids? Such devices could deform without cracking, heal after damage, and...

Mar 18, 2026 A Janus MoSSe monolayer serves as a charge-trapping layer in 2D flash memory, achieving ultrafast programming, long data retention, and neuromorphic computing capability. (Nanowerk News) A team of researchers in South Korea has demonstrated that a single layer of Janus MoSSe can serve as a highly effective...

Mar 18, 2026 The new framework can power sensors that measure forever chemicals in water, dopamine in the brain and more. (Nanowerk News) Accurately measuring small shifts in biological markers, like proteins and neurotransmitters, or harmful chemicals in the water supply can identify critical problems before they have a chance...

Mar 17, 2026 Researchers designed a new superconducting material that works at higher temperatures and withstands strong magnetic fields. (Nanowerk News) Digital devices, data centres and information and communications technology (ICT) networks currently account for approximately 6 to 12 per cent of global electricity consumption. There is a substantial and...

Mar 17, 2026 3D-printed scaffolds contain biodegradable, natural ingredients that reduce chance of infection. (Nanowerk News) The researchers in the School of Pharmacy have created a customizable wound scaffold that delivers natural, biodegradable antibacterials over time to encourage healing. Researchers Michael Repka, distinguished professor of pharmaceutics and drug delivery; Sateesh...

Mar 17, 2026 Light-controlled hydrogel mimics real tissue mechanics, warming cells behave naturally, advancing drug testing and disease modeling. (Nanowerk News) Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder have developed a water-rich, Jell-O-like material that more closely mimics how real tissues move, stretch and relax and whose liquid or solid...

Mar 17, 2026 Researchers paired lignin-derived porous carbon electrodes with a fluorinated electrolyte to build a supercapacitor operating at 4.0 volts and 77.4 Wh per kg. (Nanowerk News) A team of researchers has built a supercapacitor that operates stably at 4.0 volts by matching a lignin-based porous carbon electrode with...

Mar 17, 2026 Adding iron to a copper-based propellant MOF simultaneously solves its water stability problem and boosts laser propulsion efficiency, breaking a trade-off once thought inherent. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Microsatellites weighing less than a kilogram can now photograph Earth, relay communications, and monitor weather. Steering them in orbit requires propulsion,...

Mar 17, 2026 Concentrated rivers of current create flickering hotspots in conventional amorphous OLEDs, but crystalline designs may not have this problem. (Nanowerk News) The pixels in phone screens and other OLED displays appear to provide a uniform glow, but a team of University of Michigan Engineering researchers has discovered...

Mar 17, 2026 Researchers defy expectations by creating quantum bits from perovskite materials, once thought too unstable, opening a new field toward functional quantum computers. (Nanowerk News) For the first time, researchers have demonstrated that the properties of the perovskite family of materials can be used to create so-called quantum...