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Jan 31, 2026 Researchers turn discarded cigarette butts into carbon electrodes for supercapacitors, achieving high energy density, fast charging, and long-term stability from toxic waste. (Nanowerk News) Cigarette butts are among the most widely discarded items in the world, accumulating by the millions of tons each year and leaching toxic...

Home > Press > From sensors to smart systems: the rise of AI-driven photonic noses Roadmap of AI‑driven photonic noses. Early gas sensors (including colorimeters, refractive sensors, absorptive sensors, and spectroscopic sensors) paved the way for subsequent innovations. With advancements toward high-throughput sensors, distributed nodes, and on‑chip photonic integrated circuits,...

Home > Press > Decoding hydrogen‑bond network of electrolyte for cryogenic durable aqueous zinc‑ion batteries •The hydrogen-bond network structure and solvation structure of the electrolyte are reconstructed by glycerol (GL) and methylsulfonamide (MSA) to achieve low-temperature durability in aqueous zinc-ion batteries (AZIBs). •GL and MSA collaboratively construct (100)-oriented high-activity dendrite-free...

Jan 29, 2026 On-demand control of stable toroidal vortices lays groundwork for robust wireless data encoding. (Nanowerk News) Researchers have created an optical device that can generate both electric and magnetic vortex-ring-like light patterns. These structured light vortices, known as skyrmions, are highly stable and resistant to disturbances, making them...

Home > Press > COF scaffold membrane with gate‑lane nanostructure for efficient Li+/Mg2+ separation •Covalent organic framework (COF) scaffold membranes with gate-lane nanostructure were prepared. •The gating layer affords high rejection to Mg2+ and thus high Li+/Mg2+ selectivity. The permeating layer bearing Li+ lanes and Cl− lanes facilitates Li+ transport...

Jan 30, 2026 Scientists developed a wastewater treatment method to help clear pollution caused by toxic, non-biodegradable dyes. The method uses a 3D, sponge-like covalent organic network to purify wastewater in a sustainable manner. (Nanowerk News) Industrial dye pollution remains one of the most persistent and hazardous challenges in global...

Jan 30, 2026 Silicon carbide is for photonic circuits and quantum devices. Atomic layer processing boosts SiC waveguides and resonators, improving performance. (Nanowerk News) Quantum systems are the rising stars of future technologies. Large high-tech companies, and institutional investors in particular, are engaged in a global race to transfer the...

Jan 30, 2026 The CRAFT method uses widely available materials and inexpensive commercial 3D printers. (Nanowerk News) Researchers have developed a new method for 3D printing objects with very different properties, including levels of hardness and transparency, on a pixel-by-pixel basis while using commonly available materials and inexpensive 3D printers....

Jan 30, 2026 A study shows that polarons can host stable atomic distortion patterns, reshaping how charge and energy move in materials such as solar cells, LEDs, and electronics. (Nanowerk News) A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ("Symmetry-protected topological polarons") uncovers an unexpected...

Jan 30, 2026 Scientists achieve optical measurements at atomic scales using quantum electron tunneling, surpassing conventional microscopy limits by nearly 100,000 times with standard lasers. (Nanowerk News) From smartphone cameras to space telescopes, the desire to see ever finer detail has driven technological progress. Yet as we probe smaller and...