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Nanofertilizer boosts photosynthesis and crop resilience

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A multifunctional nanophotonic fertilizer enhances crop growth by converting near-infrared light into red light, releasing magnesium and manganese in response to pH, and enabling in-plant nutrient tracking.

Sep 15, 2025

Frozen saltwater offers a new source of clean energy

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Adding salt to ice greatly boosts its electricity output when bent, opening paths for new devices and power generation in extreme environments.

Sep 15, 2025

Tiny metasurface sensor detects magnetic fields billions of times weaker than Earth's

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Researchers built a fingernail-sized magnetometer using metasurfaces that measures fields billions of times weaker than Earth's, opening new paths for quantum sensing.

Sep 15, 2025

INBRAIN Neuroelectronics to collaborate with Mayo Clinic on graphene-based brain-computer interfaces, announces plans to open Boston office

Graphene Info   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

INBRAIN Neuroelectronics, a brain-computer interface therapeutics (BCI-Tx) company developing graphene-based neural technologies, has announced it has entered into a know-how collaboration agreement with Mayo Clinic. The collaboration seeks to acc...

Sep 15, 2025

Graphene-enhanced concrete trial shortlisted for green innovation award

Graphene Info   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

A novel concrete formulation, CoMLaG, developed through collaboration between the Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre (GEIC), Cemex UK, Galliford Try, Sika, and Northumbrian Water, was recently trialed at a Northumbrian Water site in Sedgefield.

Sep 14, 2025

Next-generation nanoengineered switches can cut heat loss in electronics

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Electronic devices lose energy as heat due to the movement of electrons. Now, a breakthrough in nanoengineering has produced a new kind of switch that matches the performance of the best traditional designs while pushing beyond the power-consumpti...

Sep 14, 2025

Tiny magnetic spirals unlock the future of spintronics

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Scientists in Korea have engineered magnetic nanohelices that can control electron spin with extraordinary precision at room temperature. By combining structural chirality and magnetism, these nanoscale helices can filter spins without complex cir...

Sep 14, 2025

Electric fields create working logic circuits from atomically thin materials

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Electric-field-assisted assembly enables scalable, lithography-free fabrication of logic circuits using 2D semiconductors. It provides a practical route to high-performance electronics beyond conventional silicon processing.

Sep 14, 2025

Johns Hopkins breakthrough could make microchips smaller than ever

ScienceDaily   -   General News Websites

Johns Hopkins scientists, working with global partners, have unveiled a new way to build microchips so small they’re invisible to the eye. By developing special metal-organic materials that interact with powerful beams of light, they’ve cracked a ...

Sep 13, 2025

Indoor solar and sensor performance gets a single-molecule boost

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A minimalist molecular coating enables organic devices to generate power and detect light indoors, resolving a materials interface problem while improving efficiency, scalability, and cost.

Sep 13, 2025

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