Jan 19, 2026 CP2K is a widely used open-source package for atomic and molecular simulations, including AI training data. A new overview outlines its methods and scope. (Nanowerk News) The paper, published in The Journal of Physical Chemistry B ("The CP2K Program Package Made Simple"), focuses on the practical application...
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Ultrafast spectroscopy allows new insights into energy flow in semiconductors
Jan 19, 2026 New measurements in germanium reveal how excited electrons drive lattice vibrations that govern energy flow and heating in semiconductors. (Nanowerk News) Whether in a smartphone or laptop, semiconductors form the basis of modern electronics and accompany us constantly in everyday life. The processes taking place inside these...
Atomic-scale channels destroy water pollutants that treatment plants cannot touch
Jan 18, 2026 Copper atoms trapped in MXene nanochannels remove 94.9% of Bisphenol A in 5 minutes by concentrating reactants and lowering the energy needed for breakdown. (Nanowerk Spotlight) The water flowing from your tap has likely passed through a treatment plant designed decades ago to handle threats that no...
Team develops a better method to create 2D superlattices with a twist
Jan 17, 2026 A scalable method creates ultraclean twisted 2D superlattices, enabling high resolution X-ray imaging of backfolded bands linked to exotic quantum effects. (Nanowerk News) Exciting electronic characteristics emerge when scientists stack 2D materials on top of each other and give the top layer a little twist. The twist...
Voltage pulses can flip, create, and erase magnetic bimerons in two-dimensional ferroelectrics
Jan 17, 2026 Flipping ferroelectric polarization reverses bimeron topology in a two-dimensional magnet, allowing voltage pulses alone to write, erase, and invert nanoscale spin structures without current flow. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Magnetic skyrmions captured the imagination of physicists when researchers first observed them in bulk crystals and thin films a little...
Direct imaging shows chiral nanowires actively reorient electron spins
Jan 16, 2026 Real-space measurements reveal chiral nanowires actively rotate electron spins, challenging the idea that they merely filter spin states. (Nanowerk News) The phenomenon where electron spins align in a specific direction after passing through chiral materials is a cornerstone for future spin-based electronics. Yet, the precise process behind...
How to get an elephant inside a single cell
Jan 16, 2026 Custom polymer structures can now be 3D printed inside living cells using laser-based fabrication, opening paths to intracellular sensors, cell tracking tags, and embedded microlasers. (Nanowerk Spotlight) A human cell is roughly 20 micrometers across, about one-fifth the width of a human hair. Into this space are...
Magnetic honeycomb material could enable quantum spin liquids
Jan 16, 2026 Researchers studied a potassium cobalt arsenate honeycomb, uncovering magnetic behaviors that may lead to quantum spin liquids and advanced quantum technologies. (Nanowerk News) Researchers at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory are pioneering the design and synthesis of quantum materials, which are central to discovery science involving synergies...
Pioneering natural, degradable polymer capsules
Jan 16, 2026 Researchers have developed technology to convert naturally derived monomers into polymers capsules. (Nanowerk News) Polymer capsules can store functional substances such as drugs and fragrances, making them widely used in functional cosmetics and daily necessities. However, conventional capsules use non-degradable polymers and are difficult to decompose in...
Efficient cooling method could enable chip-based trapped-ion quantum computers
Jan 16, 2026 New technique could improve the scalability of trapped-ion quantum computers, an essential step toward making them practically useful. (Nanowerk News) Quantum computers could rapidly solve complex problems that would take the most powerful classical supercomputers decades to unravel. But they’ll need to be large and stable enough...