Dec 09, 2025 Leading X-ray space telescopes XMM-Newton and XRISM have spotted a never-seen-before blast from a supermassive black hole. In a matter of hours, the gravitational monster whipped up powerful winds, flinging material out into space at eye-watering speeds of 60 000 km per second. (Nanowerk News) The gigantic...
Ultrafast quantum switching in 2D materials
Dec 09, 2025 Scientists have found a way to use light to control and read tiny quantum states inside atom-thin materials. The simple technique could pave the way for computers that are dramatically faster and consume far less power than today's electronics. (Nanowerk News) A team of researchers from Indian...
Expanding the search for quantum-ready 2D materials
Dec 08, 2025 Scientists have created a high-throughput computational strategy, creating a new, data-driven approach to finding ideal 2D materials and substrates. (Nanowerk News) Quantum technologies from ultrasensitive sensors to next-generation information processors depend on the ability of quantum bits, or qubits, to maintain their delicate quantum states for a...
Magnetically doped quantum dots promise brighter lights and smarter future tech
Dec 08, 2025 With the successful introduction of manganese into perovskite nanoparticles, researchers have 'doped the undopable'. (Nanowerk News) A team of University of Oklahoma materials scientists has done what many in the field thought impossible: magnetize quantum dots by “doping” them with manganese. The implications span everything from how...
A unified design principle for boron nanostructures
Dec 08, 2025 New model explains stability and electronic behavior of boron nanostructures from hollow clusters to ultrathin 2D layers, linking them to atomic coordination. (Nanowerk News) Boron, a chemical element next to carbon in the periodic table, is known for its unique ability to form complex bond networks. Unlike...
Researchers harness plant-virus proteins to create nanomaterials
Dec 08, 2025 Researchers develop a cheaper, safer material for use in solar panels, sensors and optical devices. (Nanowerk News) Using proteins from a common tobacco plant virus, McGill chemistry researchers have developed a simple, eco-friendly way to arrange gold nanoparticles into ultrathin sheets, strengthening the particles’ optical properties. The...
New microscope can image an invisible 2D material
Dec 08, 2025 have found a new way to image layers of boron nitride that are only a single atom thick. This material is usually nearly invisible in optical microscopes because it has no optical resonances. To resolve this issue, the team uses nonlinear microscopy with infrared light, making the...
Turning carbon dioxide and electricity into protein-rich yeast
Dec 08, 2025 A membrane-free solid-state reactor turns captured carbon dioxideinto clean formic acid that feeds microbes, growing protein-rich yeast and suggesting how electricity and waste carbon could supply future protein. (Nanowerk Spotlight) A future low carbon menu might not start in fields or barns at all. Instead, it could...
New filterless air purifier uses nano water spray to capture ultrafine dust
Dec 08, 2025 New quiet, filterless air purifier sprays nano-sized water droplets to trap ultrafine dust, slashing power use and avoiding harmful ozone. (Nanowerk News) A KAIST research team has drawn attention by developing a new water-based air purification technology that combines “nano water droplets that capture dust” with a...
Patterned graphene-based carbon sheet is a tunable semiconductor and traps carbon monoxide
Dec 08, 2025 A new atomically precise carbon sheet combines nanoporous graphene and biphenylene stripes, offering controlled semiconducting behavior, tunable mechanics, and selective gas interaction for future electronic and sensing applications. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Digital electronics rely on materials that can switch cleanly between a conducting state and a nonconducting state....