News•Jan 29, 2026
Optically Stimulated Ultraviolet‐C Luminescence for Solar Blind Imaging
Researchers have introduced a double‑perovskite phosphor, Cs2NaYF6 doped with Pr3+, that exhibits optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) in the ultraviolet‑C (UVC) range. After X‑ray exposure, the material stores charge carriers in deep traps and releases them as persistent UVC light when stimulated by a broad spectrum of wavelengths or heat. This wavelength‑dependent OSL is markedly distinct from conventional visible or near‑infrared OSL, eliminating interference from ambient light. The study demonstrates the phosphor’s utility for solar‑blind imaging, anti‑counterfeiting marks, and tracking under bright sunlight.
By Small (Wiley)
News•Jan 29, 2026
Northwood Space Raises $100M in Series B Funding
Northwood Space, a Los Angeles‑based ground‑infrastructure provider for space missions, secured $100 million in Series B financing. The round was led by Washington Harbour Partners and co‑led by Andreessen Horowitz, with participation from several space‑focused venture firms. The capital will fund accelerated...
By FinSMEs
News•Jan 29, 2026
Introducing the Klaviyo App in ChatGPT
Klaviyo has launched a new app that embeds its marketing automation data directly into OpenAI’s ChatGPT. By tagging @Klaviyo, marketers can query real‑time campaign performance, revenue trends, and unsubscribe drivers, receiving results as interactive cards and plain‑language recommendations. The integration...
By MarTech Series
News•Jan 29, 2026
What Is Included in a Fixed Price Software Project? Scope, Testing, and Deployment Explained
Fixed‑price software development contracts lock cost, scope, and timeline before coding begins. Vendors deliver detailed requirements, defined features, milestones, and a change‑request process. Testing obligations include functional, integration, and user‑acceptance testing within agreed limits, while deployment covers production launch, basic...
By TechBullion
News•Jan 29, 2026
Unlocking Klockmannite: Formation of Colloidal Quasi‐2D CuSe Nanocrystals and Photo‐Physical Properties Arising From Crystal Anisotropy
A thiol‑free hot‑injection technique enables the colloidal synthesis of quasi‑2D klockmannite CuSe nanocrystals, producing large nanosheets and uniform triangular nanoplatelets by tuning temperature and precursor ratios. The triangular plates, only 12–25 nm across, display strong near‑infrared plasmonic absorption driven by intrinsic...
By Small (Wiley)
News•Jan 29, 2026
Naked Wines Peak Trading in Line with Guidance
UK online wine retailer Naked Wines reported that its peak‑season trading through the 13 weeks to 29 December 2025 was in line with internal guidance. Revenue fell 19 % year‑on‑year on a constant‑currency basis as the company sharpened its focus on a...
By The Retail Bulletin
News•Jan 29, 2026
Paradox in Visible‐Light: O2•‒ Generation by CsPbBr3 Perovskite Nanocrystals
The Perspective reexamines CsPbBr3 perovskite nanocrystals, showing that visible‑light excitation converts ambient O₂ into superoxide radical anions. These reactive species destabilize the crystal lattice, creating defects that paradoxically enable aerobic photocatalytic reactions. By linking defect formation, surface chemistry, and reaction...
By Small (Wiley)
News•Jan 29, 2026
Live Imaging of Silver Nanostructures Electrochemically Dissolving at Open‐Circuit Potential
The researchers combined beam‑effect‑corrected electrochemical liquid‑phase electron microscopy (EC‑LP‑EM) with bulk electrochemical testing to directly image silver nanostructures dissolving on a platinum substrate under open‑circuit conditions. Their workflow incorporates automated image analysis and beam‑effect assessment, delivering quantitative, real‑time data on...
By Small (Wiley)
News•Jan 29, 2026
AIEgen‐Based Photothermal Nanoparticles With Dual Antibacterial and Anti‐Inflammatory Activities for Enhanced Healing of Infected Diabetic Wounds
Researchers have engineered an aggregation‑induced emission luminogen (AIEgen) that converts near‑infrared light into heat, forming photothermal nanoparticles for diabetic wound therapy. The NIR‑activated particles efficiently kill multidrug‑resistant bacteria such as MRSA and carbapenem‑resistant Pseudomonas, while also disrupting biofilms and mitigating...
By Small (Wiley)
News•Jan 29, 2026
Heteroatom Loading of Nanodiamonds Modulates the Coupled Electrocatalytic Production of H2O2 by Oxygen Reduction and Water Oxidation
Researchers have synthesized oxygen‑doped nanodiamonds (O‑ND) and copper‑doped nanodiamond composites (Cu‑OND) that excel in two‑electron oxygen reduction (ORR) and water oxidation (WOR), respectively. O‑ND raises ORR Faradaic efficiency from 71% to 87.1%, while Cu‑OND delivers 78.2% WOR efficiency. When paired...
By Small (Wiley)
News•Jan 29, 2026
Non‐Corrosive Methide‐Based Lithium Salt for Stabilizing Ni‐Rich NMC Cathodes
Researchers introduced lithium bis‑trifluoromethanesulfonyl‑methide (LiCTf2), a methide‑based analogue of LiNTf2 that eliminates aluminum current‑collector corrosion and reinforces interfacial stability for Ni‑rich NMC cathodes. The CTf2⁻ anion forms low‑solubility Al³⁺ complexes and strengthens Li⁺ coordination, creating a hybrid inorganic‑organic cathode‑electrolyte interphase....
By Small (Wiley)
News•Jan 29, 2026
Engineered Biomimetic Nanorobots Orchestrate Targeted Nose‐to‐Brain Delivery to Resolve Neuron‐Glia Entanglement Against Parkinson's Disease
Researchers have engineered a biomimetic nanorobot (hPH‑RNPEC) that can be administered intranasally to deliver a combined payload of endogenous miRNAs and curcumin directly to the brain. The platform uses Pueraria lobata‑derived exosomes cloaked in neutrophil‑like membranes, a rabies virus glycoprotein...
By Small (Wiley)
News•Jan 29, 2026
EDO Launches ‘EDO Always-On’, Delivering Automated, Scaled Outcomes Measurement for Convergent TV
EDO announced the launch of Always‑On, a cross‑platform measurement solution that streams automated outcomes data into media partners' analytics platforms. NBCUniversal and Paramount Global are the first to integrate the service, feeding real‑time performance insights for linear and streaming inventory....
By MarTech Series
News•Jan 29, 2026
Programmable G‐Quadruplex@DNA Nano‐Highway Network Platform Enables One‐Pot Electrochemical Detection of Exosomes for Breast Cancer Lymph Node Metastasis Evaluation
Researchers have created a rapid, one-pot electrochemical sensor for breast‑cancer‑derived exosomes. The device leverages an aptamer‑triggered hybridization chain reaction combined with a streptavidin‑biotin cross‑link to assemble a G‑quadruplex‑DNA nano‑highway network at room temperature. Binding of the vimentin aptamer disassembles the...
By Small (Wiley)
News•Jan 29, 2026
Renovating Neural Networks With Viral‐Mediated Gene Transfer From A Tissue Contacting Matrix Mimic
Researchers engineered a self‑assembling peptide hydrogel (Fmoc‑DDIKVAV) to encapsulate adeno‑associated virus delivering brain‑derived neurotrophic factor (AAV‑BDNF). In a mouse Huntington's disease model, the hydrogel‑mediated delivery achieved markedly higher BDNF expression and neuroprotection in the striatum than direct AAV injection. The...
By Small (Wiley)
News•Jan 29, 2026
Charge Directed Selective Co‐Assembly of Ionic Complementary Peptide Binary Mixtures
Researchers have shown that designing peptide charge distribution, together with pH, stoichiometry, and concentration, can selectively direct the co‑assembly of ionic complementary peptide binary mixtures. By adjusting these parameters, they control β‑sheet strand alignment, assembly kinetics, nanofiber morphology, and hydrogel...
By Small (Wiley)
News•Jan 29, 2026
10 Companies Hiring IT Professionals Now
Biotech firms are aggressively recruiting IT talent as the sector’s digital transformation accelerates. After a mid‑year dip in 2025, job postings rebounded in the last four months and January 2026 listings already surpass December’s total. Ten companies—including AbbVie, Amgen, Lilly...
By BioSpace
News•Jan 29, 2026
20i Launches the Web Industry’s First Unlimited Managed Hosting Assistant
20i has introduced Twentie, the web industry’s first unlimited managed hosting assistant, embedded directly into its platform. The AI‑driven tool accesses live account data to generate custom PDF and CSV reports, analyze performance metrics, and help with tasks like marketing...
By AI-TechPark
News•Jan 29, 2026
Deezer Makes It Easier for Rival Platforms to Take a Stance Against AI-Generated Music
Deezer has opened its AI‑generated music detection system to rival streaming services, extending a tool that tags and removes AI tracks from recommendations and royalty pools. The platform processes about 60,000 AI‑created songs each day, with 85% of those streams...
By TechCrunch Apps
News•Jan 29, 2026
Contio Launches to Transform Every Meeting Into a Decisive Moment That Accomplishes Great Things
Contio has launched MeetingOS, the world’s first Decision Acceleration Platform, to turn inefficient meetings into decisive, outcome‑driven sessions. Powered by the Contio Intelligence Engine, the platform automatically drafts agendas, surfaces real‑time insights, and generates detailed notes and action items. Three...
By MarTech Series
News•Jan 29, 2026
Tunable Morphological Engineering of Self‐Assembled Copper‐Glutathione Nanoarchitectures: Size‐Dependent Antibacterial Action for Pathogen Infections Management
Researchers have developed size‑tunable copper‑glutathione (Cu‑GSH) nanocapsules using a simple co‑precipitation method, enabling precise control over particle morphology. In kiwifruit trials, the optimized formulation delivered 77% therapeutic and 66% protective efficacy, outperforming conventional copper pesticides. Small spherical nanocapsules penetrated plant...
By Small (Wiley)
News•Jan 29, 2026
Lithiated PAA‐Coated SiOx Anode for Stable and High‐Capacity Lithium‐Ion Batteries: Interfacial Regulation and Volume Expansion Suppression
Researchers have engineered a spherical SiOx@LiPAA composite anode using spray‑drying, where lithiated polyacrylic acid forms a conductive, elastic coating. The LiPAA layer buffers silicon‑oxide volume expansion and fosters a thin, LiF‑rich solid‑electrolyte interphase. Electrochemical tests show 1,234 mAh g⁻¹ after 200 cycles...
By Small (Wiley)
News•Jan 29, 2026
Ultrasensitive MicroRNA Detection Combining Reduced Graphene Oxide Electrolyte‐Gated Transistors and Machine Learning
Researchers have created an ultrasensitive biosensor that merges DNA‑functionalized reduced graphene oxide (rGO) electrolyte‑gated transistors (EGTs) with machine‑learning analytics to detect cancer‑ and neuro‑related microRNAs. The platform targets the miR‑34 family and achieves a limit of detection as low as...
By Small (Wiley)
News•Jan 29, 2026
Transition‐Metal‐Doped Hexagonal Boron Nitride for Efficient and Selective Nitrate‐to‐Ammonia Electrocatalysis: Theoretical Perspective and Design Principles
Researchers used first‑principles calculations to evaluate transition‑metal‑doped hexagonal boron nitride (TM@h‑BN) monolayers for electrochemical nitrate reduction to ammonia. Fe@h‑BN and Ir@h‑BN emerged as the most promising single‑atom catalysts, showing low limiting potentials of –0.45 V and –0.31 V respectively. Their balanced nitrate...
By Small (Wiley)
News•Jan 29, 2026
Sulfur‐Fumigation Engineered Ceria Nanoparticles With Augmented Oxygen Vacancies for Enhanced Therapy of Drug‐Induced Liver Injury
Researchers applied sulfur fumigation to reconfigure ceria nanoparticle surfaces, exposing (200) and (220) crystal facets and generating abundant oxygen vacancies. This structural shift dramatically boosts the particles’ reactive oxygen species (ROS) scavenging capability while maintaining a liver‑targeting hydrodynamic size (~136 nm)....
By Small (Wiley)
News•Jan 29, 2026
Cassava and AXON Join Forces to Drive AI Innovation for African Firms
Cassava Technologies and AXON Networks announced a strategic partnership to build Africa’s first end‑to‑end Operator‑as‑a‑Service (OaaS) platform, combining AXON’s AI‑ready, real‑time digital‑twin technology with Cassava’s 110,000 km high‑speed fibre backbone. The solution will deliver a multi‑tenant, AI‑managed network that can provision...
By AI-TechPark
News•Jan 29, 2026
Symmetric Metal Organic Framework‐Plasmonic Architectures for Reversible and High‐Sensitivity Optical Sensing
The study introduces a plasmonic sensing platform that couples surface lattice resonances (SLRs) from two‑dimensional metal nanoparticle gratings with ZIF‑8 metal‑organic framework (MOF) films. Gratings are fabricated via a template‑assisted, scalable colloidal assembly compatible with MOF growth. By exchanging solvents...
By Small (Wiley)
News•Jan 29, 2026
Hollow RuSe2‐MoSe2@NC Microsphere/Chitosan Aerogel Janus Electrode for Solar‐Driven Photothermal‐Promoted Synchronous Seawater Splitting and Evaporation
Researchers introduced a Janus‑type electrode that merges hollow RuSe2‑MoSe2@NC microspheres and carbon black within a chitosan aerogel matrix. The asymmetric design simultaneously drives seawater electrolysis and solar‑driven evaporation on a single platform. Under 1 kW m⁻² illumination, the device reduces the overall...
By Small (Wiley)
News•Jan 29, 2026
Co‐Assembled Layers for High Performance Wide Bandgap Inverted Perovskite Solar Cells
Researchers introduced a co‑assembled hole‑transport layer (AH‑SAM) by blending aminoguanidine dihydrochloride with the standard Me‑4PACz self‑assembled monolayer. The hybrid interface passivates halide vacancies, curbs Me‑4PACz aggregation, and lowers the HTL HOMO level, delivering an open‑circuit voltage of 1.27 V and a...
By Small (Wiley)
News•Jan 29, 2026
Pollutants to Products: A Tailored Multicomponent Photocatalyst for Simultaneous CO2 and Plastic Waste Conversion
Researchers have engineered a high‑entropy oxide photocatalyst (BaTiNbTaZnO9) that simultaneously reduces CO₂ to carbon monoxide with over 95% selectivity and oxidizes polyethylene terephthalate (PET) waste into methane, acetate, glycolate and terephthalate under light. The catalyst’s distorted lattice combines electron‑accepting d⁰...
By Small (Wiley)
News•Jan 29, 2026
Tailored Molecular Fillers Enable High‐Temperature Insulation and Long‐Term Operating Stability in All‐Organic Polymers
Researchers introduced the TU3 organic molecule as a molecular filler for epoxy resin, creating deep charge traps that dramatically improve dielectric performance. With just 0.02 wt% TU3, breakdown strength rose 30.75% at room temperature and 52.28% at 120 °C, while maintaining long‑term...
By Small (Wiley)
News•Jan 29, 2026
The State of Browsing in 2026: Why Digital Burnout Is Now a Marketing Problem… and Opportunity
Shift’s 2026 State of Browsing Report finds digital burnout now prevalent in browsers, with 62% of U.S. adults reporting recurring fatigue. Users juggle many tabs—one in five has 11+ open—and experience frequent attention loss, costing significant time. Marketers are implicated...
By MarTech Series
News•Jan 29, 2026
Promises and Challenges of Na4Fe3(PO4)2(P2O7) Cathode for Electric Vehicles and Energy Storage From an Industrial Perspective
The review establishes a performance‑to‑application framework for Na4Fe3(PO4)2(P2O7) (NFPP) cathodes in sodium‑ion batteries, assessing six key metrics including energy density, power density, cycle life, temperature range, safety and cost. It benchmarks NFPP against commercial LiFePO4, highlighting comparable energy density, superior...
By Small (Wiley)
News•Jan 29, 2026
Engineering Interface Polarity via Halide‐Functionalized Self‐Assembled Monolayers for NiO‐Based QLEDs with High External Quantum Efficiency
Researchers introduced halide‑functionalized 2PACz self‑assembled monolayers (SAMs) on Cu‑doped NiO hole‑injection layers, creating a strong interfacial dipole that deepens the valence band and lowers the hole‑injection barrier. The high polarizability of the halide groups enhances van der Waals forces, yielding...
By Small (Wiley)
News•Jan 29, 2026
AI Adoption Advances in Manufacturing Amid Economic Headwinds
Rootstock’s 2026 State of Manufacturing Technology Survey shows AI has become mainstream, with 94% of manufacturers deploying some form of artificial intelligence. Predictive AI usage rose to 48%, and investments are shifting toward supply‑chain planning and process optimization. Despite economic...
By AI-TechPark
News•Jan 29, 2026
Python-Based PyRAT Emerges as Cross-Platform Threat With Advanced Remote Access Capabilities
A new Python‑based Remote Access Trojan, dubbed PyRAT, has been identified as a cross‑platform threat capable of compromising both Windows and Linux systems. The malware leverages Python’s portability, compiling into ELF and PE binaries, and employs lightweight persistence mechanisms—XDG autostart...
By GBHackers On Security
News•Jan 29, 2026
Dual‐Mode Triboelectric Textiles with Electrostatic Breakdown for Energy Harvesting and Motion Monitoring
The researchers introduced a dual‑mode triboelectric textile (DMTT) that can generate direct‑current (DC) in contact‑sliding mode and alternating‑current (AC) in contact‑separation mode. By employing core‑sheath‑structured fibers woven with cotton and conductive yarns, the fabric achieves a peak instantaneous DC current...
By Small (Wiley)
News•Jan 29, 2026
Confining Polyiodide in Polymer Cathode Boosts Cycling Stability in High Energy‐Dense Aqueous Zinc‐Sulfur Batteries
Researchers introduced a cationic polymer, poly(vinyl butyl imidazolium iodide) (PVIMI), that immobilizes polyiodide species within the cathode of aqueous zinc‑sulfur batteries. This confinement accelerates sulfur redox reactions, curtails polyiodide shuttling, and mitigates zinc anode corrosion. The binder‑free PVIMIx cathode delivers...
By Small (Wiley)
News•Jan 29, 2026
Adcom Transforms Communication Training with Its AI-Enabled Communication Labs
Adcom Designs, a Bay Area learning firm, launched AI‑Enabled Communication Labs that replace lecture‑based training with hands‑on, practice‑focused sessions. The labs integrate artificial intelligence from the start, offering customized workshops lasting two hours to two days for groups of ten...
By MarTech Series
News•Jan 29, 2026
On Appoints Frank Sluis as Chief Financial Officer
Swiss sportswear brand On announced the appointment of Frank Sluis as chief financial officer, effective May 1. Sluis arrives from Ahold Delhaize, where he served as CFO for Europe & Indonesia, and previously held finance roles at Reckitt Benckiser, Unilever and Hoogwegt Group. He...
By The Retail Bulletin
News•Jan 29, 2026
Lululemon to Open First Birmingham Store
Lululemon announced its first UK store in the Midlands, opening a 5,700‑square‑foot location at Birmingham’s Bullring. The flagship will carry the brand’s full activewear range for women and men, spanning yoga, running, tennis, golf and more. Lululemon plans to embed...
By The Retail Bulletin
News•Jan 29, 2026
OpenX Elevates Key Leaders Across Strategy, Marketplace Quality, and Product to Build the Industry’s Most Intelligent SSP
OpenX Technologies promoted three senior leaders—Andrew Goode to SVP of Strategy, Chris Hallenbeck to VP of Marketplace Quality, and Rich Calkins to VP of Product—to accelerate its AI‑driven, performance‑focused roadmap. The appointments leverage Goode’s agency and LLM expertise, Hallenbeck’s 25‑year...
By MarTech Series
News•Jan 29, 2026
NIST’s AI Guidance Pushes Cybersecurity Boundaries
NIST’s Center for AI Standards and Innovation released a formal Request for Information targeting secure practices for autonomous AI agents, signaling a shift from broad, principle‑based AI risk guidance to concrete, operational controls. The agency highlighted the limits of treating...
By CSO Online
News•Jan 29, 2026
StackAdapt Achieves EU–U.S. Data Privacy Framework Certification
StackAdapt announced it has earned certification under the EU‑U.S. Data Privacy Framework, the European Commission‑approved mechanism that legitimises transatlantic personal data flows. The certification confirms the platform’s GDPR‑aligned privacy program and eliminates the need for supplemental transfer tools such as...
By MarTech Series
News•Jan 29, 2026
Matanbuchus Malware Evolves to Bypass AV Defenses by Swapping Core Components
Matanbuchus, a C++‑based downloader sold as Malware‑as‑a‑Service since 2020, has evolved into a modular backdoor platform with its latest 3.0 release featuring heavy obfuscation, ChaCha20‑encrypted strings, and Protobuf‑encoded C2 traffic. The malware leverages DLL sideloading through a malicious HRUpdate.exe MSI...
By GBHackers On Security
News•Jan 29, 2026
Put a Face on It: Unpacking the Uniquely Australian Obsession with Heads in Logos
Australian retailers frequently feature founders' heads in their logos, a trend highlighted by Dan Murphy’s recent eye‑contact campaign. The practice taps into a cultural love for personable, “battler” narratives that signal authenticity and local origin. Both real and fictional founder...
By Inside Retail Australia
News•Jan 29, 2026
Tenpoint Gets FDA Nod for Presbyopia Eye Drop and $235M
Tenpoint Therapeutics received FDA approval for its presbyopia eye drop, YUVEZZI, marking the first pharmacologic therapy for age‑related near‑vision loss. A Phase 3 trial demonstrated a statistically significant two‑line improvement in near visual acuity. The company simultaneously announced a $235 million financing...
By Endpoints News
News•Jan 29, 2026
Bionano Mapping Reveals Complexities of Chromosomal Duplications
Bionano Genomics announced that its latest optical mapping platform has uncovered unprecedented structural complexity within chromosomal duplications, pinpointing breakpoint architecture at kilobase resolution. The study, involving over 200 patient genomes, revealed that many duplications comprise nested inversions, insertions, and micro‑homology...
By Bioengineer.org
News•Jan 29, 2026
The Hidden SEO Cost Of A Slow WordPress Site & How It Affects AI Visibility via @Sejournal, @Wp_rocket
A slow WordPress site now hurts both traditional SEO and emerging AI visibility, with research showing higher bounce rates, lower conversion, and fewer ChatGPT citations for sluggish pages. Google’s Core Web Vitals remain a ranking factor, yet only 50 % of...
By Search Engine Journal
News•Jan 29, 2026
Why Bank Branches Still Matter
Bank branches in the UK have shrunk dramatically, falling from over 20,000 in the late 1980s to about 6,870 today, with more than 6,600 closures between 2015 and 2024. The Big Five banks collectively shuttered thousands of locations, yet over...
By The Finanser