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News•Feb 5, 2026

Bioinspired Dual‐Pathogen Defense Through Electrostatic‐Capturing and Light‐Burst Sterilization for Smart Screen Windows

Researchers have created an ambient‑light‑activated antimicrobial coating by integrating quaternary ammonium salts (QAS) with aggregation‑induced emission (AIE) photosensitizers onto nonwoven fabrics. The dual‑functional system first electrostatically captures pathogens and then uses light‑burst ROS generation to inactivate them, delivering >99.9% reduction of bacteria and influenza virus under indoor lighting. In aerosol tests the material intercepted 99.23% of airborne microbes while maintaining filtration performance. The technology is positioned for smart‑window panels that continuously safeguard indoor air in modern buildings.

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Bioinspired Dual‐Pathogen Defense Through Electrostatic‐Capturing and Light‐Burst Sterilization for Smart Screen Windows

Supramolecular Assemblies of Self‐Immolative Janus Dendrimers With Rapid Photodegradation Response

Nanostructure and Interface Engineering of Graphite Anodes for High‐Performance Potassium‐Ion Batteries: Mechanisms, Strategies, and Perspectives

Acid Resistant and Highly Silver Selective Membranes Based on Charged Nanoporous 2D‐Materials

Versatile Chitosan‐Based Hydrogel Dressings for Multi‐Scenario Wound Management

Dynamic Photovoltaic‐Electrolysis Coupling of Stable (>1000 H) CuP/CoF Catalysts with 6% Solar‐to‐Fuel Efficiency

QUT Researchers Secure Funding to Turn Waste Into Graphene Cooling Materials

Electron-Phonon 'Surfing' Could Help Stabilize Quantum Hardware, Nanowire Tests Suggest

Graphene Sealing Enables First Atomic Images of Monolayer Transition Metal Diiodides

Quick Test Can Curb Antimicrobial Resistance, Identifying Bacteria and Antibiotic Susceptibility in Under 40 Minutes

How Lipid Nanoparticles Carrying Vaccines Release Their Cargo

Nanocrystal Biohybrids Harvest Light to Reduce N₂ Gas to Ammonia

TUM Unveils EU’s 1st 7nm AI Chip with Local Processing and RISC-V Architecture

SQC Launches Quantum Twins Simulator and Reports 15,000-Qubit Register Fabrication

Nanobodies: A Cure for Treatment-Resistant Depression Depression?

QT Sense Secures €4M ($4.7M USD) for Nanodiamond-Based Cellular Sensing Platform

Electrochemical Unzipping of Carbon Nanotubes in a Molten Salt

Finite Size‐Effects in Martensite Microstructure of Magnetic Shape Memory Films

Beyond Imaging: Atomic Force Microscopy as an Integrated Tool for Nanomechanical Probing and Active Manipulation of Low‐Dimensional Materials

Trapped Energy Level‐Assisted Ultrafast Interfacial Charge Transfer in S‐Scheme Heterojunctions

Molecular Engineering of Functionalized Amino‐Acid Additives for Synergistic Stabilization of Zinc Metal Anode

Ultrathin Freestanding MoSiN Nanocomposite Membranes as Efficient High‐Temperature Mid‐Infrared Thermal Emitters

Engineering Lattice Asymmetry via a Cs+‐Triggered Domino Effect for Ultra‐Broadband Visible Emission From a Single Sb3+ Luminophore

Polymer‐Coated Manganese Dioxide Nanoparticles for Foliar Mn Delivery: Mechanisms of Uptake and Metabolic Responses in Mn Deficient Barley

Hydrophobic Drug-Loaded pRNA Nanoparticles Target Tumors Safely

Block Copolymer Particle‐Templated Cavitated Carbons Achieve Local Alkalinity for Enhancing Acidic Electrochemical CO2 Reduction

Engineered Nanofiber‐Based Nerve Guidance Conduit Facilitates the Restoration of Peripheral Nerve Injury Through Enhanced Vascularization

Unraveling Dynamic Interplay on Defective Indium Sites During CO2 Photoreduction

Interfacial Engineering for Enhanced Adhesion of Diamond Coatings

Thomas Farrell

Induced-Fit Growth of Ga Semiconductors for Neuromorphic Devices

Graphene-Info Publishes a New Edition of Its Graphene Supercapacitors Market Report

First Graphene Signs Agreements with Syron Greenthrust Dynamics

Tandem Architectures for Electrochemical CO2 Reduction: From Coupled Atomic Sites to Tandem Electrolysers

Warning of Kidney Cell Damage From High Exposure to Nanoplastics

On-Chip Optical Tweezers Enable High-Throughput Biomanipulation

Agenda Update: Skeleton Technologies Joins Graphene Connect 2026!

New Brochure for High-Precision Motion Control, Nanopositioning Automation & Piezo Solutions

Stacked Graphene Sandwich Reveals Switchable Memory without Traditional Ferroelectrics

Ultra-Thin Metasurface Can Generate and Direct Quantum Entanglement

Niobium's Superconducting Switch Cuts Near-Field Radiative Heat Transfer 20-Fold

Injectable Thermogel‐Loaded Bi2S3 Nanorods for Synergistic Photothermal Bacterial Elimination and Anti‑Inflammation to Remodel Periodontitis Microenvironment

Ti3C2 MXene Nanosheets and K+/Strong Base Synergistically Regulated G‐C3N5 Jointly Construct a Novel Photogenerated Electron Capacitor for Efficient Photosynthesis of...

Enhancing Active Surface Area and Gas Diffusion Properties of Low‐Temperature Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Cathodes by Sputtering with Glancing Angle...

Cation‐Doped Ionic Thermoelectric Ionogels With Nonlinear Temperature‐Voltage Response Characteristics

The Next Frontier in Perovskite Stability: Operando Smart‐Responsive Materials Driving the Next Revolution

Selection of Metal–Tellurium (M–Te) Alloy as Recyclable Controlled Te Precursors for Wafer‐Scale Synthesis of MxTey Thin Films

Large‐Area Bi2O2Se Nanosheets With Enhanced Optoelectronic Performance for Flexible Electronics

Ligand‐Driven Optimization of Iron Oxide Nanoprobes for In Vivo MRI Enhancement at Ultra‐High Field

Oxygen Vacancy Shell Coupled Pt Clusters Engineering for Sunlight Driven Selective Decarboxylation of Amino Acids

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Bioinspired Dual‐Pathogen Defense Through Electrostatic‐Capturing and Light‐Burst Sterilization for Smart Screen Windows

Supramolecular Assemblies of Self‐Immolative Janus Dendrimers With Rapid Photodegradation Response

Nanostructure and Interface Engineering of Graphite Anodes for High‐Performance Potassium‐Ion Batteries: Mechanisms, Strategies, and Perspectives

Acid Resistant and Highly Silver Selective Membranes Based on Charged Nanoporous 2D‐Materials

Versatile Chitosan‐Based Hydrogel Dressings for Multi‐Scenario Wound Management

Dynamic Photovoltaic‐Electrolysis Coupling of Stable (>1000 H) CuP/CoF Catalysts with 6% Solar‐to‐Fuel Efficiency

QUT Researchers Secure Funding to Turn Waste Into Graphene Cooling Materials

Electron-Phonon 'Surfing' Could Help Stabilize Quantum Hardware, Nanowire Tests Suggest

Graphene Sealing Enables First Atomic Images of Monolayer Transition Metal Diiodides

Quick Test Can Curb Antimicrobial Resistance, Identifying Bacteria and Antibiotic Susceptibility in Under 40 Minutes

How Lipid Nanoparticles Carrying Vaccines Release Their Cargo

Nanocrystal Biohybrids Harvest Light to Reduce N₂ Gas to Ammonia

TUM Unveils EU’s 1st 7nm AI Chip with Local Processing and RISC-V Architecture

SQC Launches Quantum Twins Simulator and Reports 15,000-Qubit Register Fabrication

Nanobodies: A Cure for Treatment-Resistant Depression Depression?

QT Sense Secures €4M ($4.7M USD) for Nanodiamond-Based Cellular Sensing Platform

Electrochemical Unzipping of Carbon Nanotubes in a Molten Salt

Finite Size‐Effects in Martensite Microstructure of Magnetic Shape Memory Films

Beyond Imaging: Atomic Force Microscopy as an Integrated Tool for Nanomechanical Probing and Active Manipulation of Low‐Dimensional Materials

Trapped Energy Level‐Assisted Ultrafast Interfacial Charge Transfer in S‐Scheme Heterojunctions

Molecular Engineering of Functionalized Amino‐Acid Additives for Synergistic Stabilization of Zinc Metal Anode

Ultrathin Freestanding MoSiN Nanocomposite Membranes as Efficient High‐Temperature Mid‐Infrared Thermal Emitters

Engineering Lattice Asymmetry via a Cs+‐Triggered Domino Effect for Ultra‐Broadband Visible Emission From a Single Sb3+ Luminophore

Polymer‐Coated Manganese Dioxide Nanoparticles for Foliar Mn Delivery: Mechanisms of Uptake and Metabolic Responses in Mn Deficient Barley

Hydrophobic Drug-Loaded pRNA Nanoparticles Target Tumors Safely

Block Copolymer Particle‐Templated Cavitated Carbons Achieve Local Alkalinity for Enhancing Acidic Electrochemical CO2 Reduction

Engineered Nanofiber‐Based Nerve Guidance Conduit Facilitates the Restoration of Peripheral Nerve Injury Through Enhanced Vascularization