Apr 10, 2026 Researchers developed a biochar nanocomposite that removes tetracycline from water by adsorption and light driven breakdown, achieving over ninety percent removal and enabling reuse. (Nanowerk News) Antibiotic contamination in water is a growing global concern, threatening ecosystems and human health. Now, researchers have developed a novel biochar-based...
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Solid oxide cell research needs unified materials and systems design, review argues
Apr 10, 2026 Researchers argue that progress in SOFCs and SOECs depends on linking materials, electrochemistry, and system engineering through a reverse-guided design strategy. (Nanowerk News) A review from Northwestern Polytechnical University and Fuzhou University contends that progress in solid oxide fuel cells and solid oxide electrolysis cells has stalled...
A biodegradable supercapacitor delivers acupuncture-style pain relief
Apr 10, 2026 A biodegradable implant powered by a new single-atom iron electrode delivered acupuncture-style pain relief in mice, then dissolved harmlessly in the body. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Supercapacitors sit between batteries and ordinary capacitors in the energy storage landscape. They charge in seconds rather than hours, survive hundreds of thousands...
‘Poor man’s majoranas’ can be used as quantum spin probes
Apr 10, 2026 A theoretical study shows that quantum excitations without topological protection, previously considered experimental limitations, can serve as spectroscopic tools for identifying quantum statistics. (Nanowerk News) A “Majorana fermion” is a particle that would be identical to its antiparticle. Such an object has not yet been found. However,...
Reliable material databases bridge AI- and experimental-led material discovery
Apr 09, 2026 Materials databases lie at the heart of future data-driven discovery in energy-related fields, say researchers. (Nanowerk News) In a new article published in Precision Chemistry ("Materials Databases: Foundations of Modern Digital Materials"), they examined how different types of databases, both computational and experimental, work together to support...
Laser optothermal nanobomb eliminates nanobubbles in two-dimensional materials
Apr 09, 2026 Researchers developed a laser optothermal nanobomb method that flattens nanobubbles in 2D materials in 50 milliseconds while preserving optoelectronic properties. (Nanowerk News) A research team at Tsinghua University has developed an all-optical method to eliminate nanobubbles that form in two-dimensional van der Waals materials during fabrication. The...
Researchers take next leap in computing by mastering magnetism one atom at a time
Apr 09, 2026 Breakthrough findings offer new insight into spintronics to enable faster, smaller and more efficient devices. (Nanowerk News) Data is growing at a staggering pace, pushing charge‑based microelectronics, such as smartphones and laptops, to their physical limits. Spintronics — technology that uses electron spin rather than charge —...
AI and machine learning offer new framework for managing urban plastic waste
Apr 09, 2026 A new AI-enhanced framework combines machine learning validation with life-cycle assessment to cut plastic waste emissions by up to 96.3% in urban settings. (Nanowerk News) A new evaluation framework uses artificial intelligence to assess and optimize how cities manage plastic waste, targeting both carbon emissions and cost-effectiveness....
Imaging technique captures more information about ultrafast microscopic processes
Apr 09, 2026 By capturing intensity and phase changes in a single measurement, new method could help scientists design new materials, explore biological processes and advance high-power lasers. (Nanowerk News) Researchers have developed a new imaging technique that captures more information about ultrafast processes in the microscopic world than was...
Water molecules eliminate brute force from MXene nanosheet production
Apr 09, 2026 Water molecules replace mechanical force to exfoliate defect-free MXene nanosheets at kilogram scale, enabling record conductivity and lithium extraction from seawater. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Certain materials gain extraordinary properties when thinned down to a single atomic layer. Graphene, a one-atom-thick sheet of carbon isolated in 2004, was the...