Apr 15, 2026 Fluoride-doped perovskite nanocrystal glass achieves record blue quantum yield and powers single-laser multicolor holographic displays at 20,000 PPI resolution. (Nanowerk News) Researchers have developed a fluoride-based strategy to embed perovskite nanocrystals in glass, producing a material that emits tunable full-spectrum light with high efficiency and enables multicolor...
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Scientists turn AI-generated proteins into smart molecular sensors
Apr 15, 2026 An international team of scientists has used artificial intelligence to create 'smart' proteins that switch on only when they detect a chosen target. (Nanowerk News) Published in Nature Biotechnology ("Artificial allosteric protein switches with machine-learning-designed receptors"), the research opens the way to a new generation of low-cost...
The once-theoretical skyrmion could unlock supercomputing memory
Apr 15, 2026 Researchers have uncovered key properties of magnetic skyrmions, ultra-stable, 2 nm vortex-like structures that could enable next-gen memory with extremely low power consumption. Even more surprising? They can form in materials once thought impossible. (Nanowerk News) When looking to the future of information technology, researchers have pinpointed...
Two liquid metals combine at room temperature into a self-healing potassium battery anode
Apr 15, 2026 Two liquid metals mixed at room temperature form a non-Newtonian fluid anode that eliminates dendrites and slashes viscosity in potassium-ion batteries. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Some materials refuse to commit to a single identity: solid or liquid, rigid or flowing. Apply force to oobleck, the cornstarch-and-water mixture familiar from...
Single-chip LED generates circularly polarized light with record efficiency
Apr 15, 2026 A new semipolar InGaN LED with an integrated metasurface produces circularly polarized light at 68% conversion efficiency, surpassing the 50% theoretical limit. (Nanowerk News) Researchers at The University of Osaka, in collaboration with ULVAC, Inc. and Ritsumeikan University, have developed a new LED structure that generates circularly...
Bright quantum light emission achieved at room temperature in 2D semiconductors
Apr 14, 2026 Nanostructured material traps excitons and removes excess charge, boosting room temperature light emission and enabling bright stable quantum light sources. (Nanowerk News) A joint research team led by Professor PARK Kyoung-Duck and Associate Director SUH Yung Doug of the Center for Multidimensional Carbon Materials within the Institute...
Fast 2D piezo scanning stage for image stabilization and resolution enhancement
Apr 14, 2026 Fast, nanometer-precise XY motion enables active image and laser-beam stabilization, pixel shifting, and super-resolution imaging in advanced optical systems. (Nanowerk News) Physik Instrumente (PI), a global leader in photonics, piezo and nanopositioning technologies, highlights its P-733 XY piezo scanning stage as a high-performance solution for applications that...
Graphene mirrors hidden charges shaping water without changing wetting
Apr 14, 2026 Graphene appears wetting transparent, yet mirrors substrate charges at the nanoscale, reshaping nearby water structure and enabling new control in membranes and energy systems. (Nanowerk News) Research on graphene, a single-atom-thick layer of carbon, has made great strides in recent years. However, to fully harness its potential...
Sonodynamic therapy with ferrocene-modified frameworks targets breast cancer metastasis
Apr 14, 2026 Ferrocene-modified covalent organic frameworks combine sonodynamic therapy with immune activation to suppress primary breast tumors and bone metastasis in mice. (Nanowerk News) A nanoscale therapeutic platform that pairs ultrasound-activated cancer treatment with immune system reprogramming has shown strong results against both primary breast tumors and bone metastasis...
Wavy membrane triples output of ultrasound-powered implant nanogenerators
Apr 14, 2026 A wavy polymer membrane triples the output of ultrasound-driven triboelectric nanogenerators by channeling vibration into controlled zones, maintaining stable performance after 100 million cycles in living tissue. (Nanowerk Spotlight) When sound waves strike a boundary between two materials, some energy passes through and some bounces back. The...