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Self-Heating Nanopores Turn Salt Precipitation Into Neuromorphic Memory

Self-Heating Nanopores Turn Salt Precipitation Into Neuromorphic Memory

Researchers developed a nanopore-based ionic memristor that uses localized Joule heating to precipitate cerium sulfate and reversibly block ion transport. The device reproduced synaptic-like memory, learning, chemical sensing, and image-storage functions in a 5 × 4 fluidic array.

15 Jul 2026

Nanozyme Aptasensors Show Promise for Faster Food, Health, and Environmental Testing

Nanozyme Aptasensors Show Promise for Faster Food, Health, and Environmental Testing

This review demonstrates how nanozyme aptasensors combine synthetic enzyme-like nanomaterials with DNA or RNA aptamers to enhance selective biosensing across clinical, environmental, and food-safety applications. The paper compares three major sensor designs, NAISA, adsorption/desorption-based systems, and amplification-based platforms, while outlining the key challenges for point-of-care translation.

9 Jul 2026

How AI and Nanotechnology Can Fix America’s Manufacturing Skills Gap

How AI and Nanotechnology Can Fix America’s Manufacturing Skills Gap

This paper proposes a convergent curriculum framework that integrates nanotechnology, MEMS, magnetic materials, and generative and agentic AI to strengthen U.S. advanced-manufacturing workforce development. It argues that future competitiveness depends on stackable credentials, shared lab infrastructure, industry-academia partnerships, and training that links fabrication, metrology, automation, data interpretation, and ethical oversight.

28 May 2026

Topological Semimetal Enables High-Performance Nanoscale Interconnects

Topological Semimetal Enables High-Performance Nanoscale Interconnects

Niobium phosphide films outperform traditional metals, offering a breakthrough in conductivity for nanoscale electronics and energy-efficient designs.

9 Jan 2025

Light-Based Lithography Sets New Standard for Chip Density

Light-Based Lithography Sets New Standard for Chip Density

Researchers from the Paul Scherrer Institute, Laboratory of X-ray Nanoscience and Technologies, developed a method for producing denser circuit patterns.

14 Aug 2024

New Method to Enhance Intestinal Barrier Monitoring Within the HuMiX Gut-on-a-Chip Model

New Method to Enhance Intestinal Barrier Monitoring Within the HuMiX Gut-on-a-Chip Model

To enhance the fields of drug development and medical research, there has been a strategic pivot from traditional animal experiments to the adoption of novel in vitro models.

31 May 2024

Pore Power: High-Speed Droplet Production in Microfluidic Devices

Pore Power: High-Speed Droplet Production in Microfluidic Devices

Over the last two decades, ongoing research in microfluidics has faced challenges in applications due to the restricted productivity of microdroplets.

7 Feb 2024

Photonic Chip That ‘Fits Together Like Lego’ Opens Door to Local Industry

Photonic Chip That ‘Fits Together Like Lego’ Opens Door to Local Industry

Researchers at the University of Sydney Nano Institute have invented a compact silicon semiconductor chip that integrates electronics with photonic, or light, components.

2 Dec 2023

Swedish Company Delivers First Quantum Chips to Clients

The Gothenburg based company ConScience AB has delivered its first quantum technology components to a US based quantum computing company. Quantum computers are a type of computing technology that leverage the principles...

From ConScience AB 11 Sep 2023

Novel On-Chip Magnetic Extraction System for Effective Extraction of Exosomes

Novel On-Chip Magnetic Extraction System for Effective Extraction of Exosomes

Exosomes are lipid-bilayer nanoscale membrane particles with an average size of around 200 nm, which are secreted by many cell types.

4 Jul 2022

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Nanomaterials in 2026: Commercial Adoption in Medicine, Aerospace, and 3D Printing

Nanomaterials in 2026: Commercial Adoption in Medicine, Aerospace, and 3D Printing

As nanomaterials gain commercial traction, they have the potential to revolutionize medicine, aerospace, and 3D printing, and are set to surpass $15 billion in market size by 2026.

Market Report: The Next Wave of Atomic Force Microscopy

Market Report: The Next Wave of Atomic Force Microscopy

Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) is pivotal in nanoscience, offering high-resolution imaging and manipulation for advancements in semiconductors and life sciences.

Could Sodium-Ion Batteries Challenge Lithium, and What Role Does Nanotechnology Play?

Could Sodium-Ion Batteries Challenge Lithium, and What Role Does Nanotechnology Play?

Sodium-ion batteries, enhanced by nanotechnology, present a viable alternative to lithium-ion, addressing sustainability and performance challenges.

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