Researchers converted sawdust into cellulose particles and tested them across water retention, barley growth, synthetic dye removal, and wound healing in mice. The results showed application-specific effects: sawdust retained the most water; clay plus nanocellulose supported strong barley growth; both materials decolorized selected dyes; and nanocellulose-treated wounds showed promising closure patterns that warrant further preclinical study.
By Dr. Noopur Jain
20 Sep 2026
A single application of ‘smart’ self-repairing coating is being developed to dramatically extend rust protection for buildings, bridges, cars and other steel components.
Organic-based nanoplatforms are emerging as promising theranostic systems that combine diagnostic imaging with targeted treatment while addressing concerns about the persistence and toxicity of some inorganic nanomaterials. The review shows how molecular composition and nanoscale structure shape drug loading, targeting, imaging, therapeutic activity, biodegradation, and clinical potential across self-assembled, polymeric, lipid-based, carbon-based, and hybrid systems.
By Akshatha Chandrashekar
16 Sep 2026
PI (Physik Instrumente) has extended its BIX bi-phase piezo drive beyond the original B-421 stage, adding high-force, rotary, screw-drive, tip/tilt, and cryogenic variants for nanopositioning OEMs.
This article reviews the mutual empowerment between artificial intelligence and metasurfaces, characterizing that artificial intelligence enables intelligent nanophotonics, while metasurfaces facilitate optical intelligence.
A new silicon metasurface capable of rapidly controlling wide-bandwidth light pulses could help advance compact technologies for optical communications, computing, LiDAR and photonic information processing.
A pixel-controlled programmable metasurface capable of dynamically reshaping terahertz (THz) waves could open new possibilities for compact imaging, communications and optical systems.
A Nature Communications review maps how crystal symmetry, material synthesis, and structural control shape polaritons in two-dimensional metal oxides, a diverse family of materials with optical responses spanning the visible to terahertz range. The authors assess fabrication challenges and propose photonic-chip concepts involving reconfigurable waveguides, polariton logic, biosensing, photodetection, and thermal management.
By Samudrapom Dam
15 Sep 2026
All-atom molecular dynamics simulations examined how gold tracks embedded in cylindrical silver substrates could guide the diffusive motion of C60, flexible-chassis nanocars, and rigid-chassis nanotrucks across temperatures from 75 K to 600 K. The results show that chassis flexibility, track width, and temperature jointly determine how effectively these molecular machines maintain directed motion.
By Dr. Noopur Jain
13 Sep 2026
A review of cellulose nanomaterial-based electrospun membranes finds that nanocellulose can increase mechanical strength, hydrophilicity, permeability, fouling resistance, and contaminant-removal capabilities across several water-treatment designs. The authors also examine solvent choice, hydraulic stability, manufacturing scale-up, life-cycle impacts, and the practical requirements for moving these membranes beyond laboratory studies.
By Muhammad Osama
11 Sep 2026
Researchers at Argonne are shaping the nanoscience frontier, using atomic-scale control to accelerate advances in electronics, energy storage, catalysis, sensing and medicine.
Placing two lattices - like window screens - on top of each other and twisting one layer compared to the other creates intriguing patterns. In fact, there are toys based on the designs that emerge, called moiré patterns.
Researchers engineered HZO-SiO2 nanomechanical resonators that use nanoscale oxide layering and phase-dependent elasticity to suppress temperature-driven frequency drift while retaining electrical tunability. The CMOS-compatible platform combined passive thermal compensation with voltage-controlled stiffness tuning, highlighting how ferroelectric oxide nanostructures could support more stable integrated resonators.
By Dr. Noopur Jain
10 Sep 2026
Researchers developed a sterically regulated electrolyte that uses a non-flammable cyclic fluorinated diluent to form isolated solvation nanoclusters, improving lithium-ion transport and stabilizing interfaces in lithium metal batteries. The system enabled NCM811 coin cells to retain 80% capacity after more than 800 cycles, while a separate 6 Ah pouch cell exceeded 500 Wh kg?¹ and showed favorable behavior in nail-penetration and severe overcharge tests.
By Akshatha Chandrashekar
9 Sep 2026
The device has the potential to last an entire lifetime, reducing the risks and costs associated with replacing the devices when their batteries fail.