A flash-heating method produces MXenes from MAX phases in under 30 seconds, cutting synthesis time dramatically while working across multiple material systems.

An ultrasmooth copper template enables continuous, transferable ultrathin gold down to 1.5 nanometers while scaling ...

High-force piezo actuators are suitable for applications requiring fast, nanometer-scale motion while maintaining an ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Squeeze certain crystals and they release a pulse of electricity. This effect, called piezoelectricity, turns mechanical force into electrical charge, and it drives technology ...

Sharp nanoscale wrinkles shift charge in graphene, showing that curvature alone can tune its electrical behavior without changing its chemistry. (Nanowerk News) Rice University researchers have shown ...

The mashup of a black hole and an enormous star has never been seen before and could explain the mysterious little red dots often found in deep-space images.

Researchers have developed tiny rolls that can be unrolled and rolled up in a controlled manner using a magnet. These smart materials enable the development of more efficient drive technologies for ...

Engineered a DHB prodrug-based oral nano-emulsion with enhanced bioavailability, dramatically improving the efficacy of ...

A DNA origami nanosyringe introduces mechanically controlled molecular transport into synthetic cells. This opens new ...

Single-atom catalysts can function inside living cells while retaining their structure and catalytic activity, extending ...

Researchers have developed a new method to reveal the collective motion of electrons in one of the most elusive states of ...

Researchers create a printable liquid crystal elastomer that switches molecular alignment to produce opposite motions on ...