Apr 29, 2026 A new roadmap charts the next decade for surface acoustic wave technology, spanning signal processing, quantum tech, and life sciences applications. (Nanowerk News) The application of surface acoustic waves is widespread. The spectrum ranges from modern communication technologies, for example wireless data transmission with smartphones, to the...
Blog
Nanozymes against brain tumors
Apr 29, 2026 Researchers are developing nanozymes that can attack brain cancer cells directly during tumor surgery, offering new hope when conventional therapies fall short. (Nanowerk News) Among malignant brain tumors, astrocytoma is particularly common and equally dangerous: Surgical removal of this aggressively growing tumor can be difficult because the...
Nano-tin interlayer solves interfacial instability in all-solid-state batteries
Apr 29, 2026 Researchers developed a nano-tin interlayer that stabilizes solid-state battery interfaces, achieving 350 Wh/kg energy density and 81% capacity retention over 500 cycles. (Nanowerk News) A research team at the Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute (KERI) has eliminated a key barrier to commercializing all-solid-state batteries by developing a nano-tin...
Ultraviolet light that fits on a chip
Apr 29, 2026 'Sidewall-poled' lithium niobate device paves way for compact UV sources. (Nanowerk News) Ultraviolet light, beyond its natural abundance from the sun, is used in countless modern applications, from disinfection, to fluorescence of biological materials, to photolithography of computer chips. In the near future, pinpricks of UV light...
Chiral semiconductors can now absorb visible light thanks to a molecular trick
Apr 28, 2026 A dopant molecule accepts electrons from a chiral perovskite host, enabling visible light absorption while preserving the material's left or right-handedness. (Nanowerk News) A University at Buffalo-led team has found a way to help chiral semiconductors, electronic materials whose structures are left- or right-handed like many of...
A shape no engineer would dream up makes thermoelectric generators 8 times better
Apr 28, 2026 A computer-optimized thermoelectric generator with an unconventional shape converts waste heat into electricity 8 times more efficiently than traditional designs. (Nanowerk News) A thermoelectric generator with a shape that no human designer would likely have imagined has now been created by a computer—and it performs more than...
Why stars spin down, or up, before they die
Apr 28, 2026 Magnetic fields in the convection zone drives the rotation evolution of massive stars. (Nanowerk News) From birth to death, stars generally slow by 100 to 1000 times their initial rotation rates; in other words, they spin down. The Sun's total angular momentum has declined as material is...
Robotically assembled building blocks could make construction more efficient and sustainable
Apr 28, 2026 New research suggests constructing a simple building from interlocking subunits should be mechanically feasible and have a much smaller carbon footprint. (Nanowerk News) Robotically assembled building blocks could be a more environmentally friendly method for erecting large-scale structures than some existing construction techniques, according to a new...
Tiny magnetic robots grip, snap and swim with a wave of a magnet
Apr 28, 2026 Researchers' new fabrication technique can produce soft, microscopic structures with magnetically activated moving parts. (Nanowerk News) Under a microscope, a bouquet of lollipop-like structures, each smaller than a grain of sand, waves gently in a Petri dish of liquid. Suddenly, they snap together, like the jaws of...
Ordinary nail polish turns surfaces into removable nanogenerators
Apr 28, 2026 Commercial nail paint can be brushed onto surfaces to create removable triboelectric generators that harvest small mechanical energy for low-power electronics. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Electric charge is easy to create but hard to put to work. A rubbed balloon sticks to a wall, clothes cling after tumbling in...