Apr 04, 2026 Symmetrical 2D perovskites enable long-range energy transport, overcoming key limits in charge mobility and opening new paths for efficient optoelectronic devices. (Nanowerk News) Rice University scientists and collaborators have created a new type of two-dimensional (2D) semiconductor that comes closer than ever to a “perfect” crystal. The...
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High-efficiency microwave photon detector enables next-gen quantum tech
Apr 04, 2026 Researchers have built a device that detects individual microwave photons with up to 70 percent efficiency, operating continuously and without complex reset steps. (Nanowerk News) Detecting a single particle of light is hard; detecting a single microwave photon is even harder. Microwave photons, the tiny packets of...
Preview tool helps makers visualize 3D-printed objects
Apr 04, 2026 By quickly generating aesthetically accurate previews of fabricated objects, the VisiPrint system could make prototyping faster and less wasteful. (Nanowerk News) Designers, makers, and others often use 3D printing to rapidly prototype a range of functional objects, from movie props to medical devices. Accurate print previews are...
How a single atom controls heat transport for next-gen nanoelectronics
Apr 03, 2026 Scientists show how a single atom can precisely control heat flow in molecules, opening new paths for efficient nanoelectronics and advanced thermal management systems. (Nanowerk News) In close collaboration with researchers from the University of Michigan (USA), physicists in Augsburg have succeeded for the first time in...
Is dark radiation masquerading as neutrinos?
Apr 03, 2026 New research suggests that neutrinos in the early universe may have transformed into a previously unknown form of radiation. This offers a new way to explain certain puzzling observations about how the universe evolved. (Nanowerk News) Bhupal Dev and his colleagues report the results in a recent...
Living brain cells enable machine learning computations
Apr 03, 2026 A collaborative research group has shown that biological neurons can be trained to perform a temporal pattern learning task that was previously carried out by artificial systems. (Nanowerk News) A research team at Tohoku University and Future University Hakodate has demonstrated that living biological neurons can be...
How did this get made? Giant planet orbits small star
Apr 03, 2026 New observations of 'forbidden' planet TOI5205-b reveal surprising details about it its atmospheric chemistry. (Nanowerk News) Observations of the highly unusual—sometimes called “forbidden”—exoplanet TOI-5205 b taken by JWST suggest the giant planet’s atmosphere has fewer heavier elements than its host star. These findings have implications for our...
The depths of Neptune and Uranus may be ‘superionic’
Apr 03, 2026 Sophisticated models predict that a quasi-one-dimensional superionic state of carbon hydride exists under the extreme pressures and temperatures found deep inside Neptune and Uranus. (Nanowerk News) The interiors of ice giant planets like Uranus and Neptune could be home to a previously unknown state of matter, according...
The most pristine star in the universe
Apr 03, 2026 A record-setting pristine star provides a window into the dawn of stars and galaxies in the universe. (Nanowerk News) An unusual team of astronomers used Sloan Digital Sky Survey-V (SDSS-V) data and observations on the Magellan telescopes at Carnegie Science’s Las Campanas Observatory in Chile to discover...
A framework for making networks of robots and vehicles safer
Apr 03, 2026 Researchers introduce 'cy-trust' as a quantitative measure of how much a robot or vehicle in a networked system should trust information from another agent before acting. (Nanowerk News) From birds flying in formation to students working on a group project, the functioning of a group requires not...