Jun 20, 2025 Researchers created nanoscale glass structures with near-perfect reflectance, overturning long-held assumptions about what low-index materials can do in photonics. (Nanowerk News) Glass has been a reliable workhorse of optical systems, valued for its transparency and stability. But when it comes to manipulating light at the nanoscale, especially...
Innovative clip-off chemistry enables fast and precise production of complex molecules
Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. "Innovative clip-off chemistry enables fast and precise production of complex molecules." Nanowerk, 20 June 2025, https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=67088.php. Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. (2025, June 20). Innovative clip-off chemistry enables fast and precise production of complex molecules. Nanowerk. https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=67088.php Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology,...
New 2D semiconductors offer fast charge transport and solar cell potential
Jun 20, 2025 Simulations reveal previously unknown 2D phthalocyanine monolayers combining structural stability, high mobility, and direct bandgaps. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Two-dimensional materials have rapidly expanded from a niche curiosity to a core area of materials research. Graphene’s discovery catalyzed exploration into atomically thin systems, inspiring efforts to discover, synthesize, and...
Precise ion sieving achieved with ultra-thin polymer membranes
Chinese Academy of Sciences. "Precise ion sieving achieved with ultra-thin polymer membranes." Nanowerk, 20 June 2025, https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=67089.php. Chinese Academy of Sciences. (2025, June 20). Precise ion sieving achieved with ultra-thin polymer membranes. Nanowerk. https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=67089.php Chinese Academy of Sciences, "Precise ion sieving achieved with ultra-thin polymer membranes," Nanowerk, June 20, 2025,...
Cosmic signal from the very early universe will help astronomers detect the first stars
Jun 20, 2025 Astronomers have shown that we will be able to learn about the masses of the earliest stars by studying a specific radio signal originating just a hundred million years after the Big Bang. (Nanowerk News) Understanding how the universe transitioned from darkness to light with the formation...
Scientists discover new approach to gene therapy
Hubrecht Institute. "Scientists discover new approach to gene therapy." Nanowerk, 19 June 2025, https://www.nanowerk.com/news2/biotech/newsid=67082.php. Hubrecht Institute. (2025, June 19). Scientists discover new approach to gene therapy. Nanowerk. https://www.nanowerk.com/news2/biotech/newsid=67082.php Hubrecht Institute, "Scientists discover new approach to gene therapy," Nanowerk, June 19, 2025, https://www.nanowerk.com/news2/biotech/newsid=67082.php.
Seeing through a new LENS allows brain-like navigation in robots
Jun 19, 2025 A new robot navigation system mimics neural processes of the human brain and uses less than 10 per cent of the energy required by traditional systems. (Nanowerk News) QUT robotics researchers have developed a new robot navigation system that mimics neural processes of the human brain and...
Soft robots morph and move under external electric fields with no internal wiring (w/video)
Jun 19, 2025 A soft electroactive gel enables untethered robots to deform, grip, and move using only external electric fields, eliminating the need for internal wiring or circuitry. (Nanowerk Spotlight) The flexibility of living tissue inspires efforts to build robots that are soft, adaptive, and capable of complex movements. Creating...
A new era in precision medicine
The University of Osaka. "Smart mRNA drugs that listen to the body: A new era in precision medicine." Nanowerk, 19 June 2025, https://www.nanowerk.com/news2/biotech/newsid=67084.php. The University of Osaka. (2025, June 19). Smart mRNA drugs that listen to the body: A new era in precision medicine. Nanowerk. https://www.nanowerk.com/news2/biotech/newsid=67084.php The University of Osaka,...
‘The models were right’: Astronomers find ‘missing’ matter
Jun 19, 2025 Astronomers have discovered a huge filament of hot gas bridging four galaxy clusters. At 10 times as massive as our galaxy, the thread could contain some of the Universe's 'missing' matter, addressing a decades-long mystery. (Nanowerk News) The astronomers used the European Space Agency’s XMM-Newton and JAXA’s...