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Apr 30, 2025 Researchers use DNA to assemble mixed-dimensional nanostructures with tunable optical properties, enabling scalable photodetectors with high sensitivity. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Efforts to build high-performance optoelectronic devices have repeatedly run into the limitations of individual low-dimensional materials. Nanoparticles are excellent at absorbing and emitting light but suffer from poor...

Apr 30, 2025 Researchers created a flexible thermoelectric generator using sponge-like carbon nanotubes to efficiently power small wearable sensors via heat harvesting. (Nanowerk News) A Korean research team has developed a novel thermoelectric material and generator (TEG) that leverages sponge-like carbon nanotube (CNT) structures, improving the limitations of organic thermoelectric...

Apr 30, 2025 Researchers transformed red marker ink into graphene-based circuits using a laser, enabling low-cost, flexible electronics on everyday surfaces like paper or cups. (Nanowerk News) It is the first case of electric circuit created using a simple marker and a laser beam. Simple and sustainable materials to generate...

Apr 29, 2025 XY flexure-guided piezo nanopositioning stage delivers ultra-precise motion, long-term stability, and travel to 1500 microns. (Nanowerk News) Nanometer adjustment precision, wear-free operation, and clean-room compatibility is critical in applications such as super-resolution microscopy, micro-assembly, beam delivery, photonics, and optical metrology, often requiring continuous 24/7 operation. To address...

Apr 29, 2025 Researchers demonstrate that even small, noisy quantum circuits can outperform certain types of classical computation, without relying on assumptions or ideal conditions. (Nanowerk News) INL researcher Michael de Oliveira, together with collaborators from the University of Cambridge and the Hon Hai (Foxconn) Quantum Computing Research Center, has...

Apr 29, 2025 Researchers showed they can inexpensively produce silk microneedles to deliver vitamins or agrochemicals to plants. (Nanowerk News) When farmers apply pesticides to their crops, 30 to 50 percent of the chemicals end up in the air or soil instead of on the plants. Now, a team of...

Apr 29, 2025 A silver single-atom chain demonstrates atomic-scale strain sensing and piezoresistive effects, advancing nanotechnology and nanoscale sensing capabilities. (Nanowerk Spotlight) At the scale of individual atoms, materials behave in ways that defy everyday intuition. Stretch a metal wire by a few micrometers and its resistance changes only slightly....

Apr 29, 2025 A new study is challenging the understanding of planetary disk formation around young stars. It reveals that the environment plays a crucial role in determining the size and lifetime of these planetary disks, which are the sites of planet formation. (Nanowerk News) A study led by Paolo...

Apr 28, 2025 A new method uses gold to assemble multi-element nanoparticles under mild conditions, offering improvements in catalytic activity and long-term stability. (Nanowerk Spotlight) The drive to engineer nanoparticles composed of multiple metal elements has been motivated by the promise of exceptional performance in catalysis, energy conversion, electronics, and...

Apr 28, 2025 In exploring how crystals form, researchers came across an unusual, rod-shaped crystal that hadn't been identified before. (Nanowerk News) Crystals—from sugar and table salt to snowflakes and diamonds—don’t always grow in a straightforward way. New York University researchers have captured this journey from amorphous blob to orderly...