Home > Press > Researchers demonstrates substrate design principles for scalable superconducting quantum materials: NYU TandonBrookhaven National Laboratory study shows that crystalline hafnium oxide substrates offer guidelines for stabilizing the superconducting phaseAbstract:Silicides alloys of silicon and metals long used in microelectronics are now being explored again for quantum...
Nanotechnology Now – Press Release: Gap-controlled infrared absorption spectroscopy for analysis of molecular interfaces: Low-cost spectroscopic approach precisely analyzes interfacial molecular behavior using ATR-IR and advanced data analysis
Home > Press > Gap-controlled infrared absorption spectroscopy for analysis of molecular interfaces: Low-cost spectroscopic approach precisely analyzes interfacial molecular behavior using ATR-IR and advanced data analysis Researchers have developed a low-cost method for the analysis of interfacial molecules by combining ATR-IR with precise gap-control and multi-variate data analysis. ...
Nanotechnology Now – Press Release: Spinel-type sulfide semiconductors to operate the next-generation LEDs and solar cells For solar-cell absorbers and green-LED source
Home > Press > Spinel-type sulfide semiconductors to operate the next-generation LEDs and solar cells For solar-cell absorbers and green-LED source ZnSc2S4 exhibits a direct bandgap and can emit light from orange to blue. Its composition can be chemically tuned to switch between n-type and p-type conduction over nine orders...
Nanotechnology Now – Press Release: Breaking barriers in energy-harvesting using quantum physics: Researchers find a way to overcome conventional thermodynamic limits when converting waste heat into electricity
Home > Press > Breaking barriers in energy-harvesting using quantum physics: Researchers find a way to overcome conventional thermodynamic limits when converting waste heat into electricity This infographic depicts a simplified diagram of the novel energy-harvesting technique using the TL liquid. Implementation of this strategy in practice could help in...
Nanotechnology Now – Press Release: Hanbat National University researchers present new technique to boost solid oxide fuel cell performance: Researchers demonstrate cobalt exsolution in solid oxide fuel cell cathodes in oxidizing atmospheres, presenting a new direction for fuel cell research
Home > Press > Hanbat National University researchers present new technique to boost solid oxide fuel cell performance: Researchers demonstrate cobalt exsolution in solid oxide fuel cell cathodes in oxidizing atmospheres, presenting a new direction for fuel cell research Cobalt exsolution occurs in layered perovskite oxides in oxidizing atmospheres, above...
Shining a light on dark valleytronics
Oct 04, 2025 Scientists directly observed dark excitons in atomically thin materials, revealing how they evolve and paving the way for dark valleytronic quantum technologies. (Nanowerk News) In a world-first, researchers from the Femtosecond Spectroscopy Unit at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) have directly observed the evolution...
Calcium unlocks multifunctional silk hydrogels
Oct 04, 2025 Calcium transforms silk hydrogels into a versatile platform that prints precisely, stores for months, and fuses after sterilization, overcoming barriers to practical biomedical use. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Hydrogels are soft, water-rich materials that resemble a sponge, and scientists are exploring them for a wide range of medical uses,...
Nanotechnology Now – Press Release: Researchers develop molecular qubits that communicate at telecom frequencies
Home > Press > Researchers develop molecular qubits that communicate at telecom frequencies PhD students Leah Weiss (left) and Grant Smith work in the lab of Professor David Awschalom. (Photo by John Zich) Credit John Zich Abstract:A team of scientists from the University of Chicago, the University of California...
Nanotechnology Now – Press Release: Rice membrane extracts lithium from brines with greater speed, less waste
Home > Press > Rice membrane extracts lithium from brines with greater speed, less waste Qilin Li (second from left) and Jun Lou (third from left) are co-corresponding authors on a study published in Nature Communications. Credit Photo by Jorge Vidal/Rice University Abstract:A team of researchers at Rice University...
Nanotechnology Now – Press Release: “Nanoreactor” cage uses visible light for catalytic and ultra-selective cross-cycloadditions
Home > Press > "Nanoreactor" cage uses visible light for catalytic and ultra-selective cross-cycloadditionsAbstract:SummaryWhile molecular cages offer high selectivity, previous versions lacked visible-light sensitivity, hindering their use in mild photochemical synthesis.We engineered a platinum(II)-based M6L4 cage that acts as a visible-light-responsive nanoreactor, achieving perfect stereo- and site-selective cross-[2+2] cycloadditions of...