May 13, 2026 Researchers report the creation of step-terrace-ordered GaN surfaces using catalyst-referred etching (CARE). Mechanical testing on these surfaces demonstrates exceptional reproducibility across 100 measurements, achieving record-low stress scatter. (Nanowerk News) As modern technologies shrink to the nanoscale, surfaces increasingly dictate how materials deform, yield, and fail. Yet probing...
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Smart AI gives electric vehicle batteries 23 per cent longer life
May 12, 2026 AI method adapts fast charging to battery health, extending EV battery life by nearly 23% without longer charging times. Only a software update needed. (Nanowerk News) Fast charging without shortening battery lifetime is one of the key challenges in the electrification of transport. Researchers at Chalmers University...
DNA barcoding platform finds gold nanoparticles for precision cancer therapy
May 12, 2026 A new high-throughput platform screens dozens of nanoparticle designs in living systems to identify those that reach tumor mitochondria, enabling more precise and effective cancer therapies. (Nanowerk News) Researchers at the National University of Singapore (NUS) have developed a high-throughput method to identify gold nanoparticles capable of...
Giving nanoscale x-ray vision a sense of direction
May 12, 2026 Nanoscale X-ray method reveals hidden orientation in materials and biological structures too small to image directly, opening new ways to study nano-order. (Nanowerk News) Whether in tooth enamel or in nanomaterials made of silicon, the orientation of tiny internal structures often determines the properties of a material....
A new way to spot signs of dark matter
May 12, 2026 Gravitational waves emitted by colliding black holes may bear imprints of dark matter, which physicists could detect with a new model. (Nanowerk News) Dark matter is thought to make up most of the matter in the universe, but the only way it interacts with its surroundings is...
How dried mRNA vaccines could bypass cold chain storage requirements
May 12, 2026 Dried mRNA vaccines can match standard injection without cold storage when a polymer matrix at the right ratio prevents the structural failures that destroy lipid nanoparticles during drying. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Some medicines are easy to make and hard to keep. The active ingredients degrade within hours at...
Modular photonics alignment system for fiber-optics applications with higher loads
May 12, 2026 Integrated 3- to 6-axis nanopositioning platform with ACS motion control accelerates active alignment processes. (Nanowerk News) Physik Instrumente (PI), a global leader in precision motion control and nanopositioning systems, introduces the F-572 High-Performance 3- to 6-Axis Photonics Alignment System, designed for high-throughput active alignment applications in photonics...
Powerful shrinking technique could enable devices that compute with light
May 12, 2026 Researchers created tiny 3D photonic devices with features small enough to channel visible light. (Nanowerk News) Using a new technique that can create vacancies at any site across a material and then shrink it to about 1/2,000 of its original volume, MIT researchers have designed nanotechnology devices...
Atoms vibrate on circular paths
May 12, 2026 For the first time, researchers observe and control how angular momentum is transferred between vibrations of a crystal lattice. (Nanowerk News) An international team of researchers, including scientists from the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) and the Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, for the first time...
Metabolism-inspired hydrogels replicate heartbeat-like motion and photosynthesis
May 12, 2026 Scientists design polymer networks that enable hydrogels to self-oscillate or convert light into chemical energy. (Nanowerk News) Living organisms sustain themselves through intricate metabolic processes that continuously convert energy and materials into useful functions. Inspired by these biological systems, researchers are now engineering synthetic materials that can...