May 13, 2025 Turbulence shapes plasma, stars, and magnetic fields, but remains poorly understood. New large-scale simulations reveal it behaves differently than expected. (Nanowerk News) From the ocean’s rolling swells to the bumpy ride of a jetliner, turbulence is everywhere. It breaks large waves into smaller ones, cascading energy across...
Quantum entangled photons on demand
May 13, 2025 Researchers developed a chip-scale platform that efficiently generates entangled photons, advancing scalable quantum tech for computing, cryptography, and sensing. (Nanowerk News) Entangled photons are at the heart of a variety of different and powerful quantum applications. By exploiting this unique quantum phenomenon, in which information correlates between...
Femtosecond laser repairs laser-induced graphene and improves its performance in water purification and electronics
May 13, 2025 Atomic-scale laser treatment enhances laser-induced graphene for efficient electrothermal heating and water purification through improved conductivity and structure. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Graphene’s promise as a material for electronics, energy systems, and sensors rests on its distinctive structure: a single layer of carbon atoms arranged in a hexagonal lattice....
Robotic hand moves objects with human-like grasps (w/video)
May 13, 2025 A robotic hand can pick up 24 different objects with human-like movements that emerge spontaneously, thanks to compliant materials and structures rather than programming. (Nanowerk News) When you reach out your hand to grasp an object like a bottle, you generally don’t need to know the bottle’s...
Researchers develop living material from fungi
May 13, 2025 Fungi are considered a promising source of biodegradable materials. Researchers have developed a new material based on a fungal mycelium and its own extracellular matrix. This gives the biomaterial particularly advantageous properties. (Nanowerk News) Sustainably produced, biodegradable materials are an important focus of modern materials science. However,...
new technology for cell and gene therapy
May 13, 2025 Scientists are researching a new approach for the effective, safe and cost-efficient treatment of autoimmune patients. (Nanowerk News) One in ten adults in Germany suffers from an autoimmune disease. When our immune system is intact, it protects us from viruses and bacteria. In the case of an...
Lysosomal iron triggers cell death in drug-resistant cancer cells
May 12, 2025 Scientists have discovered how iron in lysosomes can induce ferroptosis, offering a new route to target treatment-resistant cancer cells and stop metastasis. (Nanowerk News) A recent groundbreaking study published in Nature ("Activation of lysosomal iron triggers ferroptosis in cancer") from researchers at the Institut Curie in Paris...
Tiny device promises new tech with a human touch
May 12, 2025 Engineers have invented a small neuromorphic device that detects hand movement, stores memories and processes information like a human brain, without the need for an external computer. (Nanowerk News) Engineers at RMIT University have invented a small neuromorphic device that detects hand movement, stores memories and processes...
The mysterious chemical world inside nanopores
May 12, 2025 Researchers have found a way to precisely control contaminants in nanopores that would ultimately benefit desalination techniques, carbon dioxide storage and porous catalysts. (Nanowerk News) Natural and engineered systems have a whole world of chemistry inside their tiny pores — known as nanopores — that changes depending...
Astrophysicist searches for gravitational waves in new way
May 12, 2025 Scientists are pursuing a new way of measuring the universe's gravitational wave background - the constant flow of waves that churn through the cosmos, warping the very fabric of space and time. (Nanowerk News) University of Colorado Boulder astrophysicist Jeremy Darling is pursuing a new way of...