Apr 08, 2026 A three-layer electrode using silver nanowire networks as both conductors and catalysts achieved 86% selectivity for converting CO2 into multi-carbon products. (Nanowerk News) Researchers have developed a novel electrode architecture that uses silver nanowire networks to convert carbon dioxide into ethylene and other multi-carbon chemicals with up...
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Momentum-engineered photonic states make bulk silicon shine
Apr 08, 2026 Researchers demonstrate a fundamentally new way to make silicon emit light, overcoming one of the most persistent limitations in modern electronics and photonics. (Nanowerk News) An international team of researchers, led by scientists from the University of California, Irvine, shows that silicon, long considered an inefficient light...
Atomic force microscopy becomes a design tool for ferroelectric materials
Apr 08, 2026 A review paper presents an integrated AFM framework for observing, manipulating, and engineering ferroelectric materials at the nanoscale for semiconductor applications. (Nanowerk News) Researchers at KAIST have published a review paper that reframes atomic force microscopy (AFM) as an active platform for designing and controlling ferroelectric materials,...
Liquid metals as vital materials for future deep-space missions
Apr 08, 2026 Room-temperature liquid metals could benefit deep-space exploration, enabling advances in propulsion, thermal management, soft robotics, smart spacesuits, and life support systems. (Nanowerk News) A research team led by Prof. LIU Jing from the Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry (TIPC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)...
Optical control of nuclear spins in molecules points to new paths for quantum technologies
Apr 08, 2026 Researchers optically initialized, controlled, and read out nuclear spins in a molecular material for the first time, showing molecular nuclear spins could advance quantum tech. (Nanowerk News) Researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) have reported important progress in quantum physics and materials science by optically...
How Jupiter cultivated more large moons than Saturn
Apr 07, 2026 Jupiter's strong magnetic field formed a disk cavity, trapping multiple large moons. Saturn's weaker field lacked this, leaving it with fewer dominant moons like Titan. (Nanowerk News) The two largest planets in our Solar System, Jupiter and Saturn, also have the largest satellite systems, or the most...
New flexible system overcomes major hurdle in creating synthetic cells
Apr 07, 2026 Researchers introduces an innovative chemical strategy to create biomimetic structures with greater efficiency. (Nanowerk News) Synthetic biology aims to engineer artificial systems that replicate the behavior of living cells. These synthetic or biomimetic cells serve as simplified models to study basic biological processes and develop new technologies....
Eco-friendly nanoparticle approach yields high-performance thermoelectric material from silver selenide
Apr 08, 2026 Researchers developed silver selenide nanoparticles into a high-performance thermoelectric material using simple, low-temperature processing as an eco-friendly alternative to bismuth telluride. (Nanowerk News) Thermoelectric (TE) materials, which can directly convert heat into electricity and vice versa, are attracting significant attention as key energy technologies for applications such...
Scientists discover how bacteria rotate tiny pucks and create unusual materials
Apr 07, 2026 Swimming E. coli twist the fluid around them to spin symmetrical micro discs without contact, a newly discovered hydrodynamic effect that occurs wherever bacteria inhabit confined spaces. (Nanowerk News) At the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA), researchers resemble blacksmiths as they toil with bacteria. When...
First close pair of supermassive black holes detected
Apr 07, 2026 At the center of the galaxy Markarian 501, there appears to be not just one supermassive black hole, but two. Radio observations over several years suggest that the duo could merge in as short as 100 years. (Nanowerk News) Supermassive black holes at the centres of galaxies...