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Why phage contamination is hard to kill, and how charged nanoparticles could help

Phys.org   -   Scientific News Websites

Bacteriophages are viruses that can kill bacteria through highly specific interactions. While this property can be beneficial in selected applications, bacteriophages represent a serious threat to laboratories and industries that rely on bacterial...

Feb 13, 2026

Shaping carbon fiber with electricity: Wireless voltage pulses drive reversible bending

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Controlled manipulation of fibers that are as thin as or even thinner than human hair is a real challenge. Despite technological development, the precise and reversible change of the microfibers' orientation is not easy. The interdisciplinary...

Feb 13, 2026

Light-activated crosslinking transforms DNA into a controllable nanoscale reaction vessel

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Scientists developed a light-responsive artificial nucleic acid that enables reversible, controllable crosslinking within DNA, opening doors for nanomedicine, DNA nanotechnologies and drug delivery.

Feb 13, 2026

Scientists bottle the sun with liquid battery

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

A new bio-inspired molecule captures solar energy and releases it as heat on demand, outperforming lithium-ion batteries

Feb 13, 2026

Cleaner solar manufacturing could cut global emissions by eight billion tonnes

Nanowerk   -   Nanotechnology Websites

Next-gen solar panel manufacturing could dramatically cut global carbon emissions, with newer designs outperforming current tech in nearly all environmental measures, a new study finds.

Feb 13, 2026

Perpetuus reports positive outcomes of GNPs-enhanced cooling fluid test

Graphene Info   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

UK-based Perpetuus Advanced Materials has reported a reduction in operating temperature using low loadings of plasma treated, surface engineered graphene nanoplatelets (SE-GNPs) homogeneously dispersed into a standard propylene glycol water coolin...

Feb 13, 2026

Solidion Technology enters MOU to supply pouch cells for energy storage systems

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Solidion Technology has announced that it has entered into a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") with an entity that manufactures and distributes energy storage systems to supply pouch cells for use in energy storage systems.

Feb 13, 2026

New type of magnetism discovered in 2D materials

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In collaboration with international partners, researchers at the University of Stuttgart have experimentally demonstrated a previously unknown form of magnetism in atomically thin material layers. The discovery is highly relevant for future magnet...

Feb 7, 2026

Encapsulated PbS quantum dots boost solar water splitting without sacrificial agents

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A research team affiliated with UNIST has developed stable and efficient chalcogenide-based photoelectrodes, addressing a longstanding challenge of corrosion. This advancement paves the way for the commercial viability of solar-driven water splitt...

Feb 7, 2026

Grapherry expands battery-related partnerships to evaluate its graphene in anode materials

Graphene Info   -   Scientific and Educational Websites

Grapherry, a Chicago-based clean-tech materials company, has announced that it is expanding partnerships with battery companies to evaluate its waste-derived graphene for use in battery anode materials. The ongoing collaborations focus on assessin...

Feb 7, 2026

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