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Researchers developed magnetically driven 2D MXene microrobots that capture and retrieve PS and PET microplastics from laboratory water and soil samples. In 60-minute tests, the microrobots removed up to 94.0% of microplastics from water and 80.6% from soil, but nickel leakage and incomplete recovery require further study. 08/04/2026

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Researchers at the 4th Physics Institute of the University of Stuttgart and the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT) in Milan have demonstrated a new mechanism for directing light in a naturally hyperbolic van der Waals ... 08/05/2026

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Scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory have demonstrated a new quantum-dot mechanism that could significantly expand the reach of light-driven chemistry. By introducing magnetic manganese dopants into semiconductor ... 08/04/2026

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Enhance electron and ion microscopy sample preparation with high-resolution diamond scribing for improved throughput and precise analysis. 08/04/2026

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The NX1 AFM combines low-noise design and robust architecture for sub-Ångström stability, enhancing atomic lattice imaging in diverse research applications. 08/04/2026

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Researchers at the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering have developed a new approach to nanoscale 3D printing that improves both speed and fidelity, overcoming a challenge that has limited the technology's ... 08/04/2026

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Researchers used sub-10-nm silver nanoparticles to bridge copper microparticles and silver nanoflakes, creating a micro-nano hybrid thermal interface material with a thermal conductivity of 330.0 W/(m·K). In a model LED package, the nano-enabled hybrid reduced effective die-attach thermal resistance by 44% compared with a commercial silver paste while using less silver. 08/02/2026

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Researchers in the lab of Sam Peng, the Pfizer Inc.–Gerald Laubach Career Development Assistant Professor of Chemistry at MIT and a core institute member of the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, have developed a super-resolution ... 08/03/2026

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Most sensors are designed to do only one thing: detect what passes through them. But what if a sensor could do more? To create a new generation of technology, researchers have looked to living systems for inspiration. If ... 08/02/2026

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An attempt has been made to develop fish gelatin-based nanofiber with 30% gelatin in acetic acid via electrospinning. And to functionalize the... 07/31/2026

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Researchers 3D-nanoprinted hollow-core Photonic Scaffolds with up to 80% cladding openness, with models predicting attenuation at or below 1 dB/mm at that openness and experiments measuring sub-1 dB/mm losses at 68% openness. The waveguides supported dye diffusion in about 34 seconds, a 1.4 nL effective interaction volume, and quantum-dot emission with output photon statistics consistent with single-photon emission after transmission. 07/30/2026

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Polyethylene oxide (PEO) chitosan (CS) nanofiber membranes are promising for air filtration due to their biodegradability and antibacterial... 07/30/2026

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Researchers found that deep-sea carbonate fluorapatite comprises apatite nanocrystals embedded within an amorphous matrix that primarily hosts samarium, used as a probe for rare earth elements. This disordered nanoarchitecture helps explain why rare earth elements can be readily extracted by acid leaching despite fluorapatite’s low solubility. 07/29/2026

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Recent studies reveal how environmental weathering of polystyrene leads to nanoplastics, prompting innovative solutions through nanotechnology and microbes. 07/29/2026

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The growing demand for sensitive, rapid, and reliable analytical techniques for human health and environmental monitoring has driven the development... 07/26/2026

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The discovery of non-porous MOF thin films has altered our understanding of their stability and transport properties. We take a closer look. 07/15/2026

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Optimize materials design with KLA's SRX nanoindentation workflow, focusing on strain-rate sensitivity for improved understanding of rate-dependent behavior. 07/24/2026

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