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Mar 12, 2026 Beyond graphene, a new class of 2D materials called MXenes shows promise for energy storage and medicine, with recent breakthroughs in modeling and synthesis. (Nanowerk News) Two-dimensional materials consisting of a single layer of atoms are currently the subject of intense research. Their 2D nature gives them...

Mar 12, 2026 Engineers created a MEMS-tunable twisted bilayer photonic crystal chip that dynamically adjusts twist angle and spacing to control light chirality and distinguish circular polarization. (Nanowerk News) Researchers in the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have created a chip-scale device that can...

Mar 12, 2026 Researchers developed a method that gradually adds and removes atoms in simulations, enabling realistic modeling of crystal defects that affect material strength. (Nanowerk News) Most materials, especially metals and ceramics, are crystals. Their atoms are arranged in three-dimensional lattices that repeat the same exact pattern, over and...

Mar 12, 2026 Silica nanoparticles may make oral insulin possible by safely enhancing drug absorption through the intestinal wall in obese mice. (Nanowerk Spotlight) No oral insulin formulation has ever reached pharmacy shelves. The drug that keeps hundreds of millions of people with diabetes alive still cannot be swallowed as...

Mar 12, 2026 Researchers developed an yttrium doped nickel catalyst that creates stable oxygen vacancies to improve ammonia decomposition for clean hydrogen production. (Nanowerk News) Researchers at Tohoku University have developed a low cost nickel based catalyst enhanced with yttrium that significantly improves the efficiency of converting ammonia into hydrogen,...

Mar 12, 2026 Researchers developed a capsule-based method to analyse the same cell across multiple experiments, overcoming a key limitation and enabling new single-cell disease studies. (Nanowerk News) In a study published in the scientific journal Science ("High-throughput single cell omics using semipermeable capsules"), Visiting Professor Linas Mazutis at Umeå...

Mar 12, 2026 Researchers combine 3D image recognition with language models so AI can integrate into any robot, using continuous probability calculations to guide searches. (Nanowerk News) The new robot from Prof. Angela Schoellig’s TUM Learning Systems and Robotics Lab looks like a broomstick on wheels with a camera mounted...

Mar 12, 2026 A single flat metalens now handles both excitation and fluorescence collection for diamond quantum sensors, enabling nanoscale sensing in spaces too tight for conventional optics. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Nitrogen vacancy centers are atomic-scale flaws in the diamond crystal lattice, spots where a nitrogen atom sits next to a...

Mar 12, 2026 Nanogel integrated spheroids increase cell retention and repair injured swallowing muscles. (Nanowerk News) Swallowing is a fundamental human function that supports nutrition and communication. Damage to swallowing muscles can reduce quality of life and even lead to aspiration pneumonia or malnutrition. Many patients suffer from swallowing difficulties...

Mar 11, 2026 A new review evaluates dielectric barrier discharge plasma technology for producing ammonia at ambient conditions, offering a renewable energy compatible path beyond the Haber-Bosch process. (Nanowerk News) A new review published in Frontiers in Energy ("Plasma-assisted ammonia synthesis under mild conditions for hydrogen and electricity storage: Mechanisms,...