Apr 15, 2025 Machine learning and nanophotonics combine to enable fast, energy-efficient computing and sensing with potential for transformative AI-driven technologies. (Nanowerk News) The intersection of artificial intelligence (AI) with nanophotonics has received tremendous interests because of its potential to solve the most challenging problems in both areas. In photonics,...
AI finds new ways to observe the most extreme events in the universe
Apr 15, 2025 AI is helping scientists design ultra-precise detectors for gravitational waves, exploring vast possibilities beyond human limits to solve this cosmic challenge. (Nanowerk News) Extreme cosmic events such as colliding black holes or the explosions of stars can cause ripples in spacetime, so-called gravitational waves. Their discovery opened...
Boosting the selectivity in oxygen electrocatalysis using chiral nanoparticles as electron-spin filters
Apr 15, 2025 In this study, chiral gold nanoparticles with a concave vortex cube structure were employed as the chiral substrate, exhibiting highly tunable optical chirality and intriguing chiral-induced spin selectivity-like effects. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Controlling the electron spin of oxygen-containing intermediates is crucial for efficient oxygen electrocatalysis toward clean energy...
Antiferromagnetism observed in quasicrystals for the first time
Apr 15, 2025 Researchers provide the first neutron diffraction proof of antiferromagnetism in an icosahedral quasicrystal, opening new paths in magnetic and spintronic research. (Nanowerk News) Quasicrystals (QCs) are fascinating solid materials that exhibit an intriguing atomic arrangement. Unlike regular crystals, in which atomic arrangements have an ordered repeating pattern,...
Artificial skin from hydrogels
Apr 15, 2025 Researchers are developing a new hydrogel-based material that makes it possible to engineer artificial skin tissues, which can serve as living three-dimensional models of human skin for better understanding and treating skin diseases. (Nanowerk News) The skin is the largest organ in the human body. It makes...
New, non-toxic synthesis method for MXene
Apr 14, 2025 MXenes, promising 2D materials for lubrication and energy tech, can now be made safely using electricity instead of toxic acid, enabling scalable, clean production. (Nanowerk News) It is one of the most significant trends in materials science: materials that consist of only a single layer of atoms,...