A resin strategy lets 3D printed polymers organize internally during curing, creating ordered nanostructures that can later be locked into stronger materials. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Light-based 3D ...

Short current pulses can switch magnetization in thin films via spin orbit torque, enabling controllable skyrmion motion for future data technologies. (Nanowerk News) Magnetic switching processes are ...

Quantum metamaterials enable ultrasensitive far-infrared sensing by exploiting the in-plane photoelectric effect. (Nanowerk News) Being able to see light and detect radiation is of utmost importance ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...