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Ferroelectric materials boost data storage potential

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Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have used specialized tools to study materials at the atomic scale and analyze defects at the surface of ferroelectric materials. Results of their research help to better understand these materials used...

Jan 6, 2026

Nanoparticles with AI-crafted sensors open paths to at-home cancer screening

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Detecting cancer in the earliest stages could dramatically reduce cancer deaths because cancers are usually easier to treat when caught early. To help achieve that goal, MIT and Microsoft researchers are using artificial intelligence to design mol...

Jan 6, 2026

Direct 3D printing of nanolasers can boost optical computing and quantum security

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In future high-tech industries, such as high-speed optical computing for massive AI, quantum cryptographic communication, and ultra-high-resolution augmented reality (AR) displays, nanolasers—which process information using light—are gaining signi...

Jan 6, 2026

Programmable microparticles morph and self-propel under electrical fields

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Researchers at CU Boulder have created tiny, microorganism-inspired particles that can change their shape and self-propel, much like living things, in response to electrical fields.

Jan 6, 2026

Inhalable nanotherapy against advanced melanoma aims for one-two punch

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Immune checkpoint molecules play a crucial role in keeping the immune system in balance and preventing an attack on the body's own cells. Cancer cells can use these checkpoints to hide from the immune system, making them a key focus for treat...

Jan 5, 2026

Electron beams guide atomic-scale structural transformations in crystals

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A joint research team from the Institute of Metal Research (IMR) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory has achieved precise control and real-time observation of atomic-scale structural transformations, a fun...

Jan 5, 2026

AI approach takes optical system design from months to milliseconds

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A team of researchers at Penn State have devised a new, streamlined approach to designing metasurfaces, a class of engineered materials that can manipulate light and other forms of electromagnetic radiation with just their structures. This rapid o...

Jan 5, 2026

Discoveries rewrite how some minerals form and dissolve

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Two related discoveries detailing nanocrystalline mineral formation and dynamics have broad implications for managing nuclear waste, predicting soil weathering, designing advanced bioproducts and materials and optimizing commercial alumina product...

Jan 5, 2026

Tiny fluorescent core-shell silica nanoparticles supercharge cancer immunotherapy

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A class of ultrasmall fluorescent core-shell silica nanoparticles developed at Cornell is showing an unexpected ability to rally the immune system against melanoma and dramatically improve the effectiveness of cancer immunotherapy, according to a ...

Jan 5, 2026

Ultrasmall silica nanoparticles boost immune response against melanoma

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A class of ultrasmall fluorescent core-shell silica nanoparticles is showing an unexpected ability to rally the immune system against melanoma and dramatically improve the effectiveness of cancer immunotherapy.

Jan 5, 2026

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