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Mar 21, 2025 (Nanowerk Spotlight) The speed at which a battery charges depends on how efficiently lithium ions move through its materials. In conventional lithium-ion batteries, these ions must navigate through complex crystal structures, often encountering resistance that slows their movement. This sluggish transport creates a bottleneck, forcing longer charging...

Mar 20, 2025 Researchers have developed a new AI model that predicts dendritic growth in thin films, helping optimize thin-film growth processes. (Nanowerk News) Thin film devices, composed of layers of materials a few nanometers thick, play an important role in various technologies, from semiconductors to communication technologies. For instance,...

Mar 20, 2025 A nanoscale modulator has broken the terahertz mark. The ultrafast component efficiently transmits large volumes of data into the fibre-optic network in a short space of time. (Nanowerk News) Plasmonic modulators are tiny components that convert electrical signals into optical signals in order to transport them through...

Mar 20, 2025 This record-breaking detection is making astronomers rethink how quickly galaxies formed in the early Universe. (Nanowerk News) Two different teams of astronomers have detected oxygen in the most distant known galaxy, JADES-GS-z14-0. The discovery, reported in two separate studies, was made possible thanks to the Atacama Large...

Mar 20, 2025 (Nanowerk Spotlight) Light carries information in its wavelength, wavevector direction, polarization, and the way it bends through materials. Until now, optical data storage has typically used just one of these properties at a time—like encoding data in different colors of light. This limitation makes optical storage vulnerable...

Mar 19, 2025 Researchers reveal how microbes receive electrons from quantum dots, enabling nano-biohybrids to harvest sunlight for advanced chemical transformations. (Nanowerk News) Peanut butter and jelly. Simon and Garfunkel. Semiconductors and bacteria. Some combinations are more durable than others. In recent years, an interdisciplinary team of Cornell researchers has...

Mar 19, 2025 Researchers unveil 3D transistors using 2D semiconductors, enabling energy-efficient, high-performance electronics with unprecedented miniaturization. (Nanowerk News) In a significant advancement for semiconductor technology, researchers at UC Santa Barbara have unveiled novel three-dimensional (3D) transistors utilizing two-dimensional (2D) semiconductors. Their approach paves the way for energy-efficient, high-performance electronics...

Mar 19, 2025 (Nanowerk Spotlight) The integration of electronics into clothing promises to transform how we interact with technology, but the fundamental materials have consistently fallen short. Attempts to weave electronic functions into textiles typically produce either stiff, unwearable materials or delicate structures that fail under normal use. The core...

Mar 18, 2025 Researchers developed an innovative nano-immune agonist that significantly improves immunotherapy outcomes for melanoma - a highly aggressive and hard-to-treat form of skin cancer. (Nanowerk News) Prof. WU Zhengyan from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with Prof. ZHANG Guilong...

Mar 18, 2025 (Nanowerk Spotlight) Tiny plastic particles from decorative glitter infiltrate water systems and soil worldwide, adding to the growing crisis of microplastic pollution. These shimmering specks, smaller than five millimeters, persist in the environment for decades. While manufacturers have attempted to create biodegradable alternatives, they’ve struggled to replicate...