Northwestern team scales high-entropy alloy nanoparticle design to millions of particles
A Northwestern University-led team has reported a synthesis method that can tune both the composition and surface structure of high-entropy alloy nanoparticles, then scale the process to millions of particles on a chip. The advance could make it easier to identify catalysts for clean hydrogen, energy storage and other chemical processes.
NIMS unveils pinax, a provenance system for materials discovery workflows
Japan’s National Institute for Materials Science has introduced pinax, a provenance management system designed to track materials discovery workflows end to end, including machine-learning steps and the reasoning behind design decisions.
UC Berkeley Wins $10 Million Bezos Earth Fund Grant to Build Biodegradable Fabrics
UC Berkeley researchers have received a $10 million Bezos Earth Fund grant to develop biodegradable fibers from waste-derived proteins, with the goal of creating textiles that can rival the strength and flexibility of natural materials.
Nature Communications study shows a faster route to twisted 2D semiconductor stacks
Researchers reported a heating-rate-controlled chemical vapor deposition method that can grow twisted 2D transition metal dichalcogenide heterostructures with better twist-angle control, a practical advance for moiré materials.
MIT.nano backs startup using nanomaterial-based ion detectors to make lab instruments smaller and more sensitive
MIT.nano’s 2026 START.nano cohort includes a startup developing nanomaterial-based ion detectors for analytical, chemical and radiation instruments, a sign that a niche sensing platform is moving closer to commercial use.
NanoXplore says dry-process graphene module is nearing completion as it lifts capacity target to 5,000 tonnes a year
NanoXplore said on April 8, 2026 that its dry-process graphene module is nearing completion, a manufacturing milestone the company says will enable new product grades and lift annual output potential to 5,000 tonnes.