Jun 11, 2025 Physicists have used a cloud of atoms chilled down to incredibly cold temperatures to simultaneously measure acceleration in three dimensions - a feat that many scientists didn't think was possible. (Nanowerk News) In a new study, physicists at the University of Colorado Boulder have used a cloud...
Window-sized hydrogel device taps the air for safe drinking water
Jun 11, 2025 Engineers developed an atmospheric water harvester that produces fresh water anywhere - even Death Valley, California. (Nanowerk News) Today, 2.2 billion people in the world lack access to safe drinking water. In the United States, more than 46 million people experience water insecurity, living with either no...
Scalable solar process converts plastic waste into clean hydrogen
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Organic synapses give insect robots night vision and pattern recognition
Jun 11, 2025 An organic synapse array enables night vision and pattern recognition in insect robots by detecting near-infrared light and triggering real-time motor responses. (Nanowerk Spotlight) Insect-scale robots promise new capabilities for environmental exploration, disaster response, and surveillance in spaces too small or dangerous for humans or larger machines....
Autophagy enhances precision gene editing by regulating DNA repair
Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology. "Autophagy enhances precision gene editing by regulating DNA repair." Nanowerk, 11 June 2025, https://www.nanowerk.com/news2/biotech/newsid=67027.php. Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology. (2025, June 11). Autophagy enhances precision gene editing by regulating DNA repair. Nanowerk. https://www.nanowerk.com/news2/biotech/newsid=67027.php Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology, "Autophagy enhances precision gene...
New project integrates quantum light sources with quantum memories
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Moons of Uranus surprise scientists in NASA Hubble study
Jun 11, 2025 New surface data from largest Uranian moons are contrary to expectations. (Nanowerk News) Scientists using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope went looking for evidence of one phenomenon and found quite another. The research team studied the four largest moons of the ice giant Uranus, the seventh planet from...
New method of biofabrication could advance tissue engineering, bioprinting
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More displacement from space-tested piezo actuator technology
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Magnetic microrobot mechanically mixes microscopic materials
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