Mar 03, 2025 A specialized nanoscale Covalent Organic Framework brightens cancer cells under extreme cold, boosting cryosurgery accuracy and improving surgical outcomes. (Nanowerk News) Researchers at NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) have developed an innovative tool that enhances surgeons' ability to detect and remove cancer cells during cryosurgery, a procedure that...
‘Vortion’, a new nanoscale magnetic state able to mimic neuronal synapses
Mar 03, 2025 Controlling this state paves the way for the creation of more intelligent, reconfigurable and energy-efficient devices that mimic the brain. (Nanowerk News) Researchers from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) have managed to experimentally develop a new magnetic state: a magneto-ionic vortex or “vortion”. The research, published...
Germanene nanoribbons’ amazing properties could be useful for quantum computing
Mar 03, 2025 Germanene nanoribbons keep topological edge states above 2 nm but form new quantum end states below this width, revealing a 1D topological insulator. (Nanowerk News) If you start with a two-dimensional ribbon and make it narrower and narrower, when does it stop being a ribbon and start...
Living fungal fibers form adaptable materials that grow, self-repair, and break down waste
Mar 03, 2025 (Nanowerk Spotlight) Synthetic plastics derive their exceptional properties from complex molecular structures—structures that make them both highly useful and environmentally problematic. Creating sustainable alternatives requires materials that offer similar performance without long-term persistence. Living organisms already produce materials with remarkable capabilities: they adapt to environmental conditions, repair...
Graphene production technique offers potential green alternative to graphite mining
Mar 03, 2025 Researchers have developed a reproducible and scalable method for producing graphene oxide nanosheets from commercial carbon fibers, marking a breakthrough in sustainable nanomaterial synthesis. (Nanowerk News) In the latest volume of the scientific journal Small ("Making Synthetic 2D Graphene Oxide Nanosheets by Electrochemical Oxidation of Commercial Carbon...