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How resilient fungus might survive Mars and space

Apr 21, 2026 Fungi found in NASA cleanrooms survived simulated Mars and space conditions. Their spores endured harsh exposures, suggesting decontamination must expand beyond bacteria. (Nanowerk News) Scientists have long known that fungi are resilient, but a new study suggests that some strains might survive every step of the long,...

Perovskite nanocrystal glass achieves record blue emission for holographic displays

Apr 21, 2026 Fluoride-doped perovskite nanocrystal glass reaches record blue quantum yield and enables 20,000 PPI holographic displays through a vertically stacked RGB architecture. (Nanowerk News) A single laser beam driving a luminescent glass can now produce full-color holographic images at roughly 20,000 pixels per inch. Researchers at Zhejiang University...

Femtosecond laser technique produces record aspect ratio nanoholes in sapphire

Apr 21, 2026 Researchers developed wet-etching-assisted single-pulse nanolithography to fabricate nanoholes in sapphire with depth-to-diameter ratios exceeding 50,000:1 for photonic applications. (Nanowerk News) A research team led by Professor Jianrong Qiu of Zhejiang University and Professor Lijing Zhong of Ningbo University has fabricated nanoscale holes in crystalline sapphire with depth-to-diameter...

Researchers redefine what we can build by 3D printing nanomaterials-based electronics with focused microwaves

Apr 21, 2026 New process integrates electronic functionalities into broad range of multimaterial architectures, creating new classes of hybrid electronic devices previously not possible. (Nanowerk News) In a recently published paper in Science Advances ("Three-dimensional printing of nanomaterials-based electronics with a metamaterial-inspired near-field electromagnetic structure"), a team led by Rice...

Nanorobot kills superbugs and destroys their resistance genes

Apr 21, 2026 A biohybrid nanorobot pairs a bacterial virus with catalytic nanoparticles to destroy drug-resistant biofilms and shred the resistance genes they release. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Killing dangerous bacteria is not always enough to neutralize the threat they pose. When antibiotic-resistant bacteria die, they leave behind fragments of DNA carrying...

Non-linear resonance enables a quartz crystal microbalance sensor to detect single nanoparticles

Apr 21, 2026 Researchers boosted quartz crystal microbalance sensitivity to 100 femtograms by exploiting non-linear resonance, enabling single particle and protein detection. (Nanowerk News) Researchers have demonstrated that pushing a quartz crystal microbalance sensor into a non-linear vibration regime can detect individual micro- and nanoparticles, reaching a mass sensitivity of...