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Mar 20, 2026 Researchers have successfully used a fertilizer, which can be produced solely with Martian resources, to grow edible biomass. (Nanowerk News) The fertilizer is based on cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae. They have several properties that make them particularly suitable for the use on the Red Planet:...

Mar 20, 2026 4D-printed microrobots with embedded gold-magnetite nanofillers use magnetic fields for navigation and near-infrared light for plasmonic heating to de-ice surfaces with programmable spatial and temporal precision. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Aircraft that accumulate ice on their wings before departure must be sprayed with heated glycol to restore safe airflow,...

Mar 20, 2026 A new bioprocess achieves 97% CO2-to-amino-acid conversion while cutting costs by over 40%, bringing carbon-negative chemical manufacturing closer to industrial scale. (Nanowerk News) The building blocks of proteins, amino acids are essential for all living things. Twenty different amino acids build the thousands of proteins that carry...

Mar 19, 2026 A new hydrogel stiffens 27,000-fold upon heating by transforming weak internal bonds into strong permanent ones, then gradually softens at room temperature. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Most synthetic polymers cannot change their mechanical properties after manufacturing. A rubber band stays stretchy; a hard plastic stays rigid. Biological tissues, by...

Mar 19, 2026 Researchers use supercomputers and artificial intelligence to predict how carbon transforms under extreme heat and pressure, paving the way for revolutionary materials. (Nanowerk News) Carbon is everywhere. It forms the graphite in pencils, the diamonds in jewelry and the molecules that make up every living thing. But...

Mar 19, 2026 Gravitational waves from violent cosmic events distort spacetime. A new study proposes detecting them by observing how they alter light emitted by atoms, pending experiments. (Nanowerk News) Gravitational waves are ripples in spacetime produced by violent cosmic events, such as the merging of black holes. So far,...

Mar 19, 2026 A new method strengthens perovskite solar cells by stabilizing grains and interfaces, enabling reliable performance under extreme temperature swings in orbit and harsh environments like space. (Nanowerk News) The Aydin Group at LMU has unveiled a novel strategy for making perovskite solar cells more robust against extreme...

Mar 19, 2026 Researchers have discovered a way to dramatically improve how electrical current enters perovskite semiconductors, an emerging class of materials with enormous potential for next-generation electronics. (Nanowerk News) A longstanding challenge has been the metal–perovskite interface, where electrical current often struggles to pass efficiently from the metal electrode...

Mar 19, 2026 Aromatic molecules adsorb onto carbon nanotube walls via pi-pi interactions, slowing supercritical water flow and reducing gasification efficiency, a new simulation study finds. (Nanowerk News) A molecular dynamics study shows that aromatic hydrocarbons form strong π–π interactions with carbon nanotube walls, severely reducing the diffusion of both...

Mar 19, 2026 Scientists have developed a self-training method that strengthens lab-grown muscle tissues around the clock, and used them to power a living-muscle robot that swims faster than any of its predecessors. (Nanowerk News) NUS researchers have developed a platform that lets lab-grown muscle tissues train themselves to record-breaking...