Materials Science & Nanotech

8+ hour, 14+ min ago   (35+ words) Nanowerk Molecular scissors explain how crystals bend without breaking Researchers reveal how coordinated molecular scissoring motions let some crystals bend, expand and respond to light without fracturing....

1+ hour, 54+ min ago   (48+ words) (IMAGE) EurekAlert! Three modules in the data-knowledge dual driven ML framework are included parameter optimization, customized synthesis, and mechanism deciphering. More on this News Release AI × 2D material growth: Integrated pipeline for process optimization, custom synthesis and mechanism decoding...

4+ hour, 56+ min ago   (77+ words) (IMAGE) EurekAlert! The left panels illustrate the device substrate with 100 nm tungsten heaters and 500 nm ground contacts, including corresponding microscopy images, while the right panel shows the fabricated substrate containing arrays of phase-change heterostructure memory devices. Credit must be given…...

2+ hour, 34+ min ago   (1636+ words) Nature Reviews Materials (2026) Cite this article Li, Z. R. et al. Pulse heating and slip enhance charging of phase-change thermal batteries. Nature 649, 360–365 (2026). Henry, A., Prasher, R. S. & Majumdar, A. Five thermal energy grand challenges for decarbonization. Nat. Energy 5, 635–637 (2020). Saher, S. et al....

2+ hour, 10+ min ago   (492+ words) Ivy Delaney has been working with neural networks and machine learning since the mid-nineties, back when a couple of hidden layers and a long afternoon of training counted as ambitious. She has watched the field go from academic curiosity to…...

19+ hour, 32+ min ago   (439+ words) Korea Basic Science Institute uncovers link between anion rotation and lithium-ion conductivity in solid electrolytes Researchers have identified a new way to improve the performance of solid-state batteries, which eliminate the explosion risk by replacing flammable liquid electrolytes with solid…...

6+ hour, 20+ min ago   (329+ words) Einstein portrait created with DFP technology, transforming light into matter. Source: © Claudia Rosa Illumination with UV light leads to the formation of bubbles within the material that enable it to scatter most light, making the material appear a bright white…...

7+ hour, 14+ min ago   (740+ words) Dr. Adam Yasunaga, left, and Ryan Riopel examine the microfluidic setup they used to develop Tether Force Spectroscopy, a new method for measuring the mechanical forces that drive molecular interactions. Across every cell in the body, molecules are constantly pulling,…...

8+ hour, 14+ min ago   (40+ words) Nanowerk Molecular doping unlocks much higher conductivity in flexible plastics Researchers uncover how alkylsilane molecules improve charge injection in conducting polymers, offering a new route to higher-performance flexible and wearable electronics....

7+ hour, 48+ min ago   (366+ words) A twist of just 1.1 degrees unlocked a surprising property in bilayer graphene, and the field gained major attention after this discovery. Researchers are extending this exploration beyond graphene to materials like halide perovskites and MXenes, observing altered exciton transport and…...