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Toxic waste could become the next clean energy breakthrough

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Bio-tar, once seen as a toxic waste, can be transformed into bio-carbon with applications in clean energy and environmental protection. This innovation could reduce emissions, create profits, and solve a major bioenergy industry problem.

Sep 26, 2025

New catalyst turns water pollution into clean ammonia at high efficiency

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers developed a catalyst that converts nitrate pollution in water into ammonia with 94.8% efficiency, offering a cleaner alternative to the Haber-Bosch process.

Sep 26, 2025

3D printed carbon nanotube sensors for smart health monitoring

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers created stretchable, conductive CNT composites with 3D printing, powering smart insoles and wearable sensors for real-time health tracking.

Sep 26, 2025

Innovative 3D printing method enables customizable neural chips

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers used 3D printing and capillary action to create customizable neural chips, expanding design freedom for brain research, biosensors and biocomputing.

Sep 26, 2025

Molecular engineering makes zinc batteries more efficient and stable

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Molecular engineering of a zinc battery co-solvent improves plating stability, suppresses side reactions, and delivers near-perfect efficiency through a single functional group substitution.

Sep 26, 2025

Nanovaccine halts tumor growth and reduces cancer recurrence in lab models

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

A research team has developed an approach to significantly reduce the risk of cancer recurrence and metastasis after surgery, by targeting both bulk cancer cells and the elusive cancer stem cells (CSCs) responsible for relapse.

Sep 24, 2025

Piecing together the puzzle of future solar cell materials

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Using computer simulation and machine learning, researchers have taken an important step towards understanding and handling halide perovskites, among the most promising but notoriously enigmatic materials.

Sep 24, 2025

Doping induces charge density wave in two-dimensional semiconductor

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers have observed a doping-tunable charge density wave (CDW) in a single-layer semiconductor, extending the CDW phenomenon from metals to doped semiconductors.

Sep 24, 2025

2D broadband photodetector material integrating day-night recognition and distance measurement

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Overcoming the limitations of wet processes that damage lithium surfaces and induce dendrites, the research team implemented a stable interfacial layer through a solvent-free transfer printing process.

Sep 24, 2025

Engineers develop a magnetic transistor for more energy-efficient electronics

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A new device concept opens the door to compact, high-performance transistors with built-in memory.

Sep 24, 2025

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