1+ hour, 19+ min ago   (162+ words) The review summarizes studies in which electrostatic discharge can substantially alter the electrical output characteristics of triboelectric nanogenerators. The electron avalanche triggered by ESD amplifies electrical current from the microampere range to the milliampere or even ampere range, potentially addressing…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (380+ words) Traditional biosensors rely heavily on natural enzymes due to their high specificity and fast catalytic activity. However, these enzymes can be expensive to produce, require complex purification processes, and lose activity when exposed to heat or varying environmental conditions. Their…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (534+ words) Static charges make the world’s most sensitive nanoresonators lose energy to nearby materials, revealing a hidden design limit for next-generation quantum and sensing devices. Micro- and nanomechanical resonators have become essential tools in quantum technologies, precision sensing, and fundamental physics…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (198+ words) A new review frames enzyme-mimicking nanomaterials as ecosystem-level tools that could help clean up pollutants, support green energy systems, and guide the development of safer environmental technologies. Historical trajectory of enzyme development in energy conversion and environmental remediation. Image Credit:…...

3+ week, 1+ hour ago   (685+ words) A paper recently published in the journal Nature Communications demonstrated a metal-printing method that uses spatiotemporally confined hot electrons to enable high-precision metal printing with low pulse energy. This method provides a polymer-free approach for flexible nanoscale metal printing at…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (285+ words) A new review shows how copper nanoparticle additives could turn biodegradable vegetable oils into higher-performing lubricants, but long-term stability, safety, and life-cycle evidence remain critical hurdles before industrial use. For more than a century, heavy industry and transportation have relied…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (364+ words) A new University of Manchester study shows that the hidden core of polymer nanoparticles can tune ice growth, opening a more precise route to scalable synthetic materials for cryopreservation, frozen foods, and anti-icing technologies. Controlling ice formation and growth is…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (373+ words) To address this challenge, the researchers developed a strategy to form ionic hydrogels directly within nanoscale pores. The approach creates ultrathin ion-selective nanogels within lithographically fabricated silicon nitride nanopores. By minimizing transport distance, the design aims to improve ion permeability…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago   (316+ words) A PEI-coated magnetic carbon nanomaterial removed 98.33% of water from heavy-oil emulsions in lab tests, suggesting a reusable route to faster, more efficient oil-water separation. Nanotechnology offers new opportunities to address these challenges. Magnetic nanoparticles have attracted considerable interest due to…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (237+ words) However, analyzing low-loss EELS data is challenging due to several factors inherent to the nanoscale regime: overlapping spectral resonances, the intense zero-loss peak (ZLP) that masks nearby features, and low signal-to-noise ratio in small volumes. Complementary finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) simulations…...