AI is accelerating nanotech: charge-switching mRNA carriers, $2/g perovskite, 2D chip crystals
ChrisUniverse · x · 2026-10-23
An AI-agent-assisted roundup of recent nanotech research argues nanoscale tricks are making existing tech cheaper and safer:
- Safer mRNA delivery: A UC Berkeley-led team built lipid nanoparticles that switch charge from positive to negative, dodging the inflammation that has kept mRNA stuck at vaccines; in mice it treated acute lung injury, and only one of seven particle types inflamed human blood cells (Nature Nanotechnology).
- AI-made solar nanocrystals: A room-temperature method makes perovskite nanocrystals for $2.16/g (vs $119 traditionally), hitting 19.37% efficiency — a record for nanocrystal solar cells (Nature Communications).
- Chip-grade 2D crystals: Korean researchers can now grow ultra-thin molybdenum disulfide semiconductor crystals at exact chosen spots (Nature).
- Nanoparticle "skin" for plastics: Leicester pressed nanoparticles into plastic surfaces so they stay put; tested on wind-turbine blades, patent filed.
- Longer-lasting hydrogen catalysts: Tohoku's nanomaterial kept iridium catalysts stable for 3,800+ hours of water splitting with almost no drop.
Related event: AI Accelerates Nanotech Breakthroughs in mRNA Delivery and Materials(2 posts)→
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