Short current pulses can switch magnetization in thin films via spin orbit torque, enabling controllable skyrmion motion for future data technologies.

Quantum metamaterials enable ultrasensitive far-infrared sensing by exploiting the in-plane photoelectric effect.

A resin strategy lets 3D printed polymers organize internally during curing, creating ordered nanostructures that can later be locked into stronger materials.

Room-temperature e-beam method uses crystal buckling to pattern hard materials like silica for next-gen photonic and optoelectronic chips. (Nanowerk News) A new chip-making technique exploits a ...

Researchers used DNA nanotechnology to build a synthetic membrane that mimics cell pores, enabling coordinated transport and programmable reactions inside. (Nanowerk News) Living systems such as cells ...

Imaging ellipsometry enables non-destructive, multi-scale quality control of microstructured MXene thin films during device ...

Scientists have developed a new passivation strategy that significantly improves both the efficiency and operational stability of perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells. (Nanowerk News) ...

Study finds gold atoms on common surfaces rearrange into protective patterns, suppressing oxygen reactions by a billion to a trillion times. (Nanowerk News) Gold has been prized for thousands of years ...

Researchers show water droplets can adopt sticky or repellent states on the same smooth surface, challenging a 200 year old law of interface chemistry. The finding contradicts a principle of interface ...

Sub-5-nm gold antennas match the scale of 2D semiconductors, concentrating light where atomically thin materials can convert ...