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One‑step process generates high entropy alloy nanoparticles in milliseconds

A rapid synthesis method could speed discovery of cheaper, multi-metal catalysts for fuel cells, batteries, and other clean energy uses.

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Nanotubes and nanosheets boost fast energy storage

Hybrid nanotube–nanosheet electrodes speed ion flow, boost charge storage, and keep supercapacitors stable through 10,000 cycles.

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Microwells make nano-LED assembly precise enough for AR and VR displays

Tiny wells guide nano-LEDs into place, helping turn millions of small light sources into sharper headset display pixels.

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New review explores perovskite solar cells for space, underwater, and other extreme environments

Advances in perovskite solar cell design may enable reliable power generation in some of the world's harshest environments.

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AI platform turns catalyst data into a discovery engine

A new AI-ready data framework could accelerate catalyst discovery, supporting cleaner energy and more sustainable chemical processes.

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Machine learning points scientists to new superconductors- and possibly thousands more

Machine learning helped identify new superconductors and a process that could speed the discovery of thousands more energy-saving materials.

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Lithium-doped carbon nanorings promise better optical devices

Simulations show that adding lithium to carbon nanorings greatly boosts nonlinear optical response, guiding designs for future photonic and optical devices.

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Roll-to-roll lithography boosts flexible electronics production

A roll-to-roll digital lithography system compensates for substrate distortion in real time, enabling faster mass production of flexible electronics.

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Identifying proteins, molecule by molecule

A nanopore detection method can rapidly identify individual proteins, aiding disease research, drug development, and biomarker discovery.

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Switching spin states in manganese ions with light

Scientists developed a manganese-based molecular data storage material that works at about -132 C, warmer than earlier iron-based versions.

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Shape-shifting surface adds touch to displays

A soft magnetic metasurface can morph into thousands of shapes, sense deformation, and show LED feedback, pointing to tactile interfaces, wearables, soft robotics, and AR/VR.

June 27, 2026 Read more

Plastic bottles could find new life in batteries as graphite

Graphene oxide helps turn PET plastic waste into synthetic graphite for lithium-ion battery anodes, offering a recycling route for battery materials.

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Atomic defects tune carbon quantum dots for precise light control

Atomic defects can tune carbon quantum dots across UV to near-infrared light, guiding cleaner design of sensors, bioimaging and solar materials.

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Molecules on a surface reach the ultimate quantum limit

Surface-bound molecules reached the Fourier quantum limit, enabling cleaner studies of emitters for quantum tech and nanoscale control.

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Glass cells of atoms offer a new path to smarter, cheaper sensors

All-glass atomic vapor cells could enable smaller, cheaper, more stable sensors for navigation, radar and wireless signals without silicon interference.

June 27, 2026 Read more

Nanodiamonds emerge from a giant press and powerful X-rays

Researchers use extreme pressure and bright X-rays to track how nanodiamonds form, opening ways to tune ultra-hard materials for future technologies.

June 26, 2026 Read more