Paracetamol production could be revolutionised by the discovery that a common bacterium can turn everyday plastic waste into the painkiller, a study reveals.

The scientists at Leipzig University, together with their collaborators at Purdue University (US), have published a summary ...

A condition long considered to be unfavorable to electrical conduction in semiconductor materials may actually be beneficial in 2D semiconductors.

A new metasurface design greatly improves light emission in atomically thin materials, offering a path to low-power, flexible ...

Scientists developed a new nanomaterial that rapidly captures water from air, holding over three times its weight - offering a faster path to clean drinking water.

Researchers use ultrasonic waves to assemble copper nanosheets into uniform, conductive coatings on curved and flexible ...

A new terahertz technique reveals nanometer-scale PN junction depths in silicon chips, enabling faster, non-contact ...

The chemical reaction to produce hydrogen from water is several times more effective when using a combination of new ...

Real-time X-ray scattering analysis reveals the synthesis mechanism of eco-friendly ternary quantum dots. (Nanowerk News) A ...

Photo-switchable binding of DNA nanostructures enabled photo-reversible fluidity within DNA liquid condensates.

Astronomers have shown that we will be able to learn about the masses of the earliest stars by studying a specific radio ...

A new cross-linking method creates 3-micron membranes with angstrom-scale pores, boosting efficiency in flow batteries by ...