Apr 15, 2026 A new semipolar InGaN LED with an integrated metasurface produces circularly polarized light at 68% conversion efficiency, surpassing the 50% theoretical limit. (Nanowerk News) Researchers at The University of Osaka, in collaboration with ULVAC, Inc. and Ritsumeikan University, have developed a new LED structure that generates circularly...
Bright quantum light emission achieved at room temperature in 2D semiconductors
Apr 14, 2026 Nanostructured material traps excitons and removes excess charge, boosting room temperature light emission and enabling bright stable quantum light sources. (Nanowerk News) A joint research team led by Professor PARK Kyoung-Duck and Associate Director SUH Yung Doug of the Center for Multidimensional Carbon Materials within the Institute...
Fast 2D piezo scanning stage for image stabilization and resolution enhancement
Apr 14, 2026 Fast, nanometer-precise XY motion enables active image and laser-beam stabilization, pixel shifting, and super-resolution imaging in advanced optical systems. (Nanowerk News) Physik Instrumente (PI), a global leader in photonics, piezo and nanopositioning technologies, highlights its P-733 XY piezo scanning stage as a high-performance solution for applications that...
Graphene mirrors hidden charges shaping water without changing wetting
Apr 14, 2026 Graphene appears wetting transparent, yet mirrors substrate charges at the nanoscale, reshaping nearby water structure and enabling new control in membranes and energy systems. (Nanowerk News) Research on graphene, a single-atom-thick layer of carbon, has made great strides in recent years. However, to fully harness its potential...
Sonodynamic therapy with ferrocene-modified frameworks targets breast cancer metastasis
Apr 14, 2026 Ferrocene-modified covalent organic frameworks combine sonodynamic therapy with immune activation to suppress primary breast tumors and bone metastasis in mice. (Nanowerk News) A nanoscale therapeutic platform that pairs ultrasound-activated cancer treatment with immune system reprogramming has shown strong results against both primary breast tumors and bone metastasis...
Wavy membrane triples output of ultrasound-powered implant nanogenerators
Apr 14, 2026 A wavy polymer membrane triples the output of ultrasound-driven triboelectric nanogenerators by channeling vibration into controlled zones, maintaining stable performance after 100 million cycles in living tissue. (Nanowerk Spotlight) When sound waves strike a boundary between two materials, some energy passes through and some bounces back. The...
Searching for a quantum advantage in strong-field quantum electrodynamics
Apr 14, 2026 Physicists are using quantum computers to simulate high-intensity electromagnetic interactions to test the limits of light and matter under extreme conditions. (Nanowerk News) For the last 80 years, the theory of quantum electrodynamics (QED), which describes all electromagnetic interactions, has been a cornerstone of the standard model,...
A built-in ‘hairpin’ prevents rogue CRISPR RNAs
Apr 14, 2026 Bacteria independently evolved similar RNA hairpin structures to fix a wasteful flaw in different CRISPR immune systems, revealing convergent evolution at work. (Nanowerk News) The CRISPR-Cas gene-editing system has long been the focus of research as a promising tool in genome editing. However, the emphasis has been...
Tuning 2D materials growth for quantum photonics
Apr 14, 2026 A new growth method for boron nitride films produces single-photon emitters at room temperature by tuning argon flow, advancing scalable quantum photonics. (Nanowerk News) Two-dimensional materials are opening new possibilities for next-generation technologies, from electronics to quantum photonics. Among them, hexagonal boron nitride has emerged as a...
Bimetallic MOF electrode sterilizes airborne bacteria in milliseconds
Apr 14, 2026 A 3D bimetallic MOF electrode on copper mesh kills over 99% of airborne bacteria at low voltage using electroporation and reactive oxygen species generation. (Nanowerk News) A research team at Ocean University of China has fabricated a three-dimensional bimetallic electrode from metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) — porous crystalline...