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Nanoscale surface defects boost condensation heat transfer 5.5-fold
11+ hour, 32+ min ago (35+ words) Nanowerk Nanoscale surface defects boost condensation heat transfer 5.5-fold An ultrathin polymer coating speeds droplet formation and removal, offering more efficient cooling, desalination and industrial heat exchange....
Atomic ordering keeps water electrolysis catalyst stable for 3,000 hours
11+ hour, 32+ min ago (41+ words) Nanowerk Atomic ordering keeps water electrolysis catalyst stable for 3,000 hours A platinum–nickel catalyst suppresses nickel loss, limiting performance degradation to below 2% in a practical-scale electrolyzer stack....
Atomic defects unlock hidden pathways for fast lithium-ion transport
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (55+ words) Nanowerk Atomic defects unlock hidden pathways for fast lithium-ion transport Atomic-scale oxygen vacancies unlock a dormant lithium-ion pathway in lithium titanate, transforming the battery material into a much better ion conductor. Heating in an oxygen-poor atmosphere Basic research as a…...
Light-powered proteins bring artificial membranes closer to biohybrid energy systems
4+ day, 9+ hour ago (41+ words) Nanowerk Light-powered proteins bring artificial membranes closer to biohybrid energy systems Researchers developed a way to embed light-driven proteins in durable artificial membranes, opening paths to biohybrid sensing and energy conversion....
Scientists 'see' nanoscale forces, providing evidence of electric fields at the air‑water interface
5+ day, 11+ hour ago (56+ words) Nanowerk Scientists 'see' nanoscale forces, providing evidence of electric fields at the air‑water interface Using 3D electron microscopy, researchers have captured direct evidence for a long‑debated electric field at air-water interfaces, opening a path to rationally designed clean‑energy…...
Molecular pinwheels control light rotation without complex materials
1+ week, 11+ hour ago (38+ words) Nanowerk Molecular pinwheels control light rotation without complex materials Microscopic pinwheel structures made from symmetric molecules control the handedness of emitted light, offering a simpler route to advanced optical materials....
Polymer membranes gain angstrom-scale precision for hydrogen separation
1+ week, 2+ day ago (36+ words) nanowerk.com Polymer membranes gain angstrom-scale precision for hydrogen separation A modular polymer network creates sub-3 angstrom transport pathways, boosting hydrogen permeability and selectivity while maintaining strength and stability....
Programmable metasurface brings pixel-by-pixel control to terahertz waves
1+ week, 3+ day ago (37+ words) Nanowerk Programmable metasurface brings pixel-by-pixel control to terahertz waves A programmable metasurface controls 2500 pixels across a full phase range, enabling tunable lenses, vortex beams and dynamic terahertz holograms....
Graphene wrinkles turn curvature into electrical control
1+ week, 3+ day ago (48+ words) Nanowerk Graphene wrinkles turn curvature into electrical control Sharp nanoscale wrinkles shift charge in graphene, showing that curvature alone can tune its electrical behavior without changing its chemistry. Looking closely at tiny wrinkles Shape changes electrical behavior From prediction to…...
Never-before-seen woven structure that forms naturally inside a crystal discovered
2+ week, 3+ day ago (41+ words) Nanowerk Never-before-seen woven structure that forms naturally inside a crystal discovered Discovery reveals a new type of organization in materials and expands our understanding of how complex structures emerge in nature....