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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....

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...

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...

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...

Apr 07, 2026 Researchers created a coil instrument that can control magnetic microrobots without continuous visual tracking, unlocking new possibilities for biomedical and other applications. (Nanowerk News) Southern Methodist University (SMU) researchers created an electromagnetic coil system that can control microrobots without requiring continuous visual tracking of their position—a significant...

Apr 07, 2026 Researchers created chain-like metamaterials with motorised hinges that can learn new shapes, forget old ones, and toggle between multiple forms without any central control. (Nanowerk News) Normal materials have fixed, predetermined responses when a force is applied to them, whereas robots have pre-programmed behaviours. In stark contrast,...

Apr 07, 2026 Star-shaped vanadium hydroxide nanoparticles show that changing a material's shape from sheets to stars shifts its energy storage from battery-like to capacitor-like behavior. (Nanowerk News) When created at the nanoscale, materials can resemble shapes like stars, rods or even pyramids. These particle shapes, also known as the...

Apr 07, 2026 A research team is investigating a new ecosystem on plastic particles in the oceans. (Nanowerk News) Trillions of persistent plastic particles of varying sizes are scattered throughout the world’s oceans, where they often accumulate in ocean gyres known as ‘garbage patches’. Two of these regions were the...

Apr 07, 2026 Parabolic flight tests reveal that gravity had been masking nearly all of graphene aerogel's light-driven propulsive capability in every prior experiment. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Graphene aerogels move when hit with a laser beam. These ultralight porous carbon structures, weighing as little as a hundredth of a gram per...

Apr 07, 2026 Researchers developed a visible-light-driven method using bismuthene as a photocatalyst to produce porous semiconducting polymers without metal catalysts under ambient conditions. (Nanowerk News) Researchers at Koç University have developed a light-driven method to produce porous semiconducting polymers under ambient conditions without the need for metal catalysts. The...