Dec 18, 2025 New research identifies a simple strategy for combatting a major stumbling block in the development of next-generation solid-state lithium batteries. (Nanowerk News) Solid-state batteries are considered the next frontier in energy storage, particularly for electric vehicles. Compared to current liquid electrolyte batteries, solid-state batteries have the potential...
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Researchers observe flat-band ultrastrong coupling
Dec 18, 2025 Researchers observed and verified flat-band ultrastrong coupling of optical phonons and surface plasmon polaritons, enabling new polariton tech. (Nanowerk News) Researchers from CIC nanoGUNE, in collaboration with the Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC) and the Center for Materials Physics (CFM), have experimentally observed and theoretically verified flat-band...
Detecting the hidden magnetism of altermagnets
Dec 18, 2025 New method identifies altermagnets by signatures from circularly polarized light, validated in MnTe, speeding discovery for faster, efficient spintronics. (Nanowerk News) Altermagnets are a newly recognized class of antiferromagnets whose magnetic structure behaves very differently from what is found in conventional systems. In conventional antiferromagnets, the sublattices...
Ball milling with plant compounds turns liquid metal into record-setting water purifier and power generator
Dec 18, 2025 Ball milling liquid metal with natural plant compounds produces a black powder that purifies seawater and generates electricity using only sunlight. (Nanowerk Spotlight) A silver droplet of gallium-indium alloy reflects most incoming light. This reflectivity poses a fundamental problem for researchers hoping to use liquid metal in...
Researchers break speed and scale barriers in 3D nanofabrication with new meta-optics platform
Dec 18, 2025 Tiny metalenses split a laser into 120,000+ points, letting 3D nanoprinting cover wafer-size areas with 113 nm detail at 1,000x speed. (Nanowerk News) Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) engineers and scientists, in collaboration with Stanford University, have demonstrated a breakthrough 3D nanofabrication approach that transforms two-photon lithography...
6-Axis alignment system for PICs upgraded with new controller
Dec 17, 2025 PI's latest 6-axis alignment system is available in one-sided and double-sided configurations, upright for PIC assembly or inverted, for photonics wafer-probing applications. (Nanowerk News) PI (Physik Instrumente) announced the release of the F-713, the latest upgrade to its highly regarded F-712, 6-axis alignment system for photonics chips,...
Machine Learning model predicts protein binding on gold nanoclusters for biomedicine
Dec 17, 2025 A generalizable ML framework predicts protein interactions with ligand-stabilized gold nanoclusters, supporting faster design of bioimaging, sensing and drug delivery materials. (Nanowerk News) The adsorption of proteins onto nanomaterial surfaces is fundamental to many biological applications, including bioimaging and biosensing to targeted drug delivery. Gold nanoclusters, in...
3D-printed helixes show promise as THz optical metamaterials
Dec 17, 2025 Researchers have optimized and 3D-printed helix structures as optical materials for Terahertz (THz) frequencies, a potential way to address a technology gap for next-generation telecommunications, non-destructive evaluation, chemical/biological sensing and more. (Nanowerk News) The printed microscale helixes reliably create circularly polarized beams in the THz range and,...
A 3D-printed Christmas tree made entirely of ice (w/video)
Dec 17, 2025 Physicists 3D-printed an ice Christmas tree using only water and a vacuum, but no refrigeration. Time-lapse shows it printing, then melting when the pump stops. (Nanowerk News) The secret of the tree lies in so-called evaporative cooling. This is the same principle mammals use to regulate their...
Quantum batteries charge faster when engineered to mimic black hole information scrambling
Dec 17, 2025 Quantum spin chains that simulate black hole physics can boost quantum battery charging power and reduce charging times by exploiting rapid information scrambling dynamics. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Black holes scramble quantum information faster than any other physical system in the universe. This extreme scrambling, which rapidly spreads local...