May 06, 2026 Phage-infused alginate packaging helps fight biofilms, limit bacterial growth, preserve freshness, and support safer, greener shelf life. (Nanowerk News) Food packaging does more than hold our food; it protects it from contamination, preserves freshness, and keeps us safe. But some bacteria are relentless, forming biofilms that cling...
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Wafer-level meta-aspheric lens enables ultracompact wide-angle near-infrared imaging
May 06, 2026 Researchers developed a wafer-level meta-aspheric lens combining 101.5-degree field of view, 3.39 mm thickness, and high imaging quality for AR glasses and smartphones. (Nanowerk News) Researchers at Hunan University and their collaborators have developed a meta-aspheric lens that combines wide-angle near-infrared imaging, an ultrathin profile, and high...
Twisting atom thin materials reveals new way to save computing energy
May 06, 2026 A recent study shows a new and potentially more energy efficient way for information to be transmitted inside electronic systems, including computers and phones - without relying on electric currents or external magnetic fields. (Nanowerk News) In today’s electronics, information is transmitted by moving electrons through circuits,...
Plasmonic nanomachines use light to create motion
May 06, 2026 Plasmonic nanomachines use light-generated gradients to create local force, offering a design framework for controlled motion at micro- and nanoscale dimensions. (Nanowerk Spotlight) A machine seems simple at human scale: supply energy, generate force, produce motion. That intuition breaks down when the moving object becomes smaller than...
With large DNA fragment assembly, scientists can design microbes that produce countless complex products
May 06, 2026 Scientists can now build and combine large DNA pieces, letting microbes like yeast and bacteria become efficient cell factories for medicines, fuels and chemicals. (Nanowerk News) A review in Quantitative Biology ("Advances in large DNA fragment assembly for microbial cell factory engineering") demonstrates that scientists can now...
A comprehensive theory for nematoelasticity
May 05, 2026 Theorists address an experimental paradox by developing a general theory uniting a kind of order known as electronic nematicity with a crystal's elasticity. (Nanowerk News) Electronic nematicity is a phase of some crystalline solids in which electrons’ collective properties, such as charge or spin densities, organize themselves...
Piezoelectric MXene scaffold promotes cartilage repair while limiting vessel growth
May 05, 2026 An origami scaffold uses electrical repair cues and light-triggered heating to promote cartilage formation while limiting vessel growth beneath the defect. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Piezoelectric scaffolds offer a neat idea for cartilage repair: let joint movement generate electrical signals that push stem cells toward cartilage. Every step or...
Covalent organic framework recovers gold from electronic waste with 99% efficiency
May 05, 2026 Researchers developed a photocatalytic covalent organic framework that selectively captures gold from electronic waste leachate with 99% efficiency and strong reusability. (Nanowerk News) A two-dimensional covalent organic framework (COF) can selectively recover gold from electronic waste solutions with roughly 99% efficiency, according to research published in the...
Twisted crystal interfaces create conductive zones in quantum materials
May 05, 2026 Physicists created highly conductive zones at twisted lithium niobate interfaces, extending twisted interface research beyond van der Waals materials for nanoelectronics. (Nanowerk News) An international team of physicists has demonstrated that rotating and bonding two large crystals of lithium niobate at precise angles produces unexpected electrically conductive...
Insect brain discovery offers a blueprint for faster and more efficient AI and robots
May 05, 2026 The secret behind insects' lightning fast reactions could offer a blueprint for more energy efficient robots and self-driving cars, according to a new study challenging our understanding of how brains process information. (Nanowerk News) Published in Nature Communications ("Synaptic high-frequency jumping synchronises vision to high-speed behaviour"), the...